The Real Thief by William Steig

Authors

Gareth B. Matthews, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Lenore Carlisle Reilly, Mount Holyoke College
Shari Tishman, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Description

The Real Thief is an unusual stmy about clime and punishment. The author sensitively descrtbes the thief's feelings and motives before and after he steals from the King's treasury. William Steig does not lead the reader to condone Derek's actions or even excuse him. However, readers are likely to envision themselves doing the clime and learning from its consequences.

Publication Date

1991

Publisher

Sundance Publishers & Distributors

Keywords

children's literature, philosophy for children, ethics

Disciplines

Education | Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Matthews, Gareth B.; Reilly, Lenore Carlisle; and Tishman, Shari, "The Real Thief by William Steig" (1991). Wise Owl: Talking and Thinking about Children’s Literature. 5.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_wiseowl/5