David Wiesner, Illustrator and Author of Children's Picture Books and a Longtime Favorite

David Wiesner has the imagination, and apparently the time to express it, that I've always wanted. When I was a new parent in 1992, his book Tuesday (that year's Caldecott Medal winner) was the first book to get me excited about picture books.
He can tell the most amazing stories almost entirely with his illustrations. His illustrations always spark curiosity and promise clever humor. His visual perspectives make the reader feel like they are part of the action of the story. Imagine sharing an almost wordless book with your little one (or your not so little one, I often share his books with my husband) - taking time to see every detail, and discovering the nuances of the story along the way. Tuesday revolves around frogs floating through all the public and private places of a town fast asleep, giving us a chance to see what goes on in this space of time that we normally don't experience.

Seven years after that first discovery I started volunteering (and now working) in my sons' school library. One of the joys of being there, even now after my youngest son graduated from the school a year and a half ago, is finding our library's newest David Wiesner book in my To Do pile. My new favorites of his are Flotsam (also a Caldecott Medal winner, 2007), and Freefall (1991).


























Because the pictures I've shared here are quite small you must see the books in person to REALLY appreciate the magic of his illustrations, and his ability as a storyteller. Please check them out at your library or your local bookseller!