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Made for Each Other
by William Steig
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books (2000-01)
ISBN: 0060285125
EAN: 9780060285128
Hardcover: 48 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: 0803160042
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Good used condition for age. Has been read and may have corner bumping or cover or spine creases, but overall good condition.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.com
This book is for people who were made for each other. And though there aren't too many artists in the world you can trust to translate that peas-in-a-pod kind of phenomenon into words and pictures, you can trust William Steig, cartoonist for The New Yorker since 1930 and illustrator of the Caldecott Medal-winning Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. "I love the hay you walk on," begins this smallish, square book, with a simple, scribbly illustration of a fancy milkmaid walking by an admiring rake-wielding farmer. The next page confesses, "You make this blossom blush," as a gentleman caller offers a bloom to his beloved. You're the cat's meow.
In spite of everything, I love you.
It's bound to work out.
We're always in step.
If this sounds like a selection of mushy greeting cards bound in one volume, well, in a sense it is. But the wise and clownish Steig could never, and would never, create something so ordinary. Steig couples statements such as "Our love is eternal" with his unconventional drawings--in this case, a depiction of a strolling, formally dressed, huge-nosed, double-chinned pair who are somehow quaint and dignified in their eternal love and frumpiness. His comical, compassionate illustrations of regular folks add infinite nuance to the simple pronouncements of love. "The road is often bumpy" and "Till death do us part" conclude this endearing, quirky book that would make the perfect gift for the one who is made for you. Kids old enough to know love will understand this book, but Made for Each Other is meant for the young at heart more than the young. --Karin Snelson
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Book Description
How many ways can you say "I love you" to the one who's made for you? I love the hay you walk on.
You make this blossom blush.
We dance to the same music.
You keep me on my toes.
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Customer Reviews
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Wonderful statement about the truth of love
Rating  (5)
Date: 2005-04-10
Once again, William Steig has broken out his stereotypical role as a children's writer. In this book, Stein professes not only the beauty of romantic love, but he also eloquently presents love as it is - a complicated mixture of pleasure and pain. Steig shows us all in this book, written for an adult audience, that true love endures all.
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Made for Each Other
Rating  (2)
Date: 2002-09-11
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
This may be a good 'let's make-up' gift for a spouse or even a quirky valentine. I did find that the line, "We remain true to our vows", with the illustration of a couple sitting on a bench with an obvious rift between them, was contrary to what I would want to give, although with the right sense of humor this book may be hysterical. I also thought that the contradiction of "Our love is eternal" followed by "Till death do us part" unappealing. I don't consider this a children's book at all, despite it being from children's author William Steig.
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Great gift idea!
Rating (5)
Date: 2002-03-07
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
While searching for a small Valentine's gift for my girlfriend I came across this book. The title, Made for Each Other, summed up my feelings in four simple words but the pictures and the short phrases througout the book really express the true meaning of love. Love can be hazy, shiny and even imperfect. This book captures the many aspects of love in a quirky, off-beat way that might not be endearing to some but to others it explains our heart.The gift must have helped because she is now my fiance'!!
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A Wonderful Book About True Love!
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-08-19
5 out of 6 customers found this reveiw helpful
I gave this book to my husband for an anniversary present. The text is sweet and simple. It is everything I wanted to say to my dear husband. Much better than a Hallmark card. The illustrations in the fabulous style of William Steig are comical. To top it all, Mr. Steig dedicated the book to his wife Jeanne, (of course).
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Made for each other
Rating  (1)
Date: 2001-03-13
13 out of 19 customers found this reveiw helpful
The title is deceptive. It is not romantic at all. The sketches are ugly and the lines are not sweet or loving. Example: "I would kill for you". I returned it. I had purchased it to give to my husband. I would never consider it a loving gift!!
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