Tuesday
David Wiesner, Author, Dorothy Briley, Editor Clarion Books $17 (32p) ISBN 978-0-395-55113-4
In this nearly wordless picture book, Wiesner ( Hurricane ; Free Fall ) again takes readers on an imaginative voyage, using everyday reality merely as a touchstone. Here, a squadron of frogs soars through the night air one Tuesday, squatting upon lilypads that they use as flying carpets. Apparently intending no harm, these mysterious visitors to a suburban development leave a minimum of disruption as evidence of their eerie flight: a few startled eyewitnesses, some scattered lilypads and a spooked dog. Wiesner's visuals are stunning: slightly surrealistic, imbued with mood and mystery, and executed with a seemingly flawless command of palette and perspective. But, perhaps because this fantasy never coalesces around a human figure, it is less accessible and less resonant than his tales that center on a child protagonist. Ages 5-up. (Apr.)
Details
Reviewed on: 04/22/1991
Release date: 04/01/1991
Genre: Children's
Paperback - 32 pages - 9780395870822
Prebound-Sewn - 1 pages - 9780606077552
Prebound-Sewn - 32 pages - 9780613036146
Prebound-Sewn - 32 pages - 9780780784352
Paperback - 30 pages - 9781849394475
Paperback - 32 pages - 9780395735114
Hardcover - 32 pages - 9780395551134
Open Ebook - 32 pages - 9780547860299