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Tuesday
A Caldecott classic celebrating twenty years in print.
David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Tuesday. In the years that followed, he went on to receive two more Caldecotts, and Tuesday went on to sell half a million copies in the United States and to be published in a dozen foreign countries. Now, with remarkable advances in the technology of color reproductio...more
David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Tuesday. In the years that followed, he went on to receive two more Caldecotts, and Tuesday went on to sell half a million copies in the United States and to be published in a dozen foreign countries. Now, with remarkable advances in the technology of color reproductio...more
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
September 27th 2011
by Sandpiper
(first published January 1st 1991)
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A goodreads friend reminded me of David Wiesner with her great review of Flotsom (which I plan on reading ASAP) but I realized I hadn't reviewed this one yet. Like many others I was skeptical of the whole 'wordless' thing. I thought it was going to be like some emperor's new clothes scenario - everyone pretends to like them because it makes you seem smart! But I finally bit the bullet and checked out Tuesday and Sector 7 from the library. Long story short, both were a great hit in our house!
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“Tuesday” is a Caldecott Award winning book from the creative mind of David Wiesner and is about how some seemingly ordinary frogs from a pond go on a magical adventure throughout the city. David Wiesner’s story of a magic along with his beautiful illustrations makes “Tuesday” a mesmerizing book for children.
David Wiesner has done it again with creating a wordless book that tells its story through his illustrations. David Wiesner’s story is interesting as the only words that he uses in this boo...more
David Wiesner has done it again with creating a wordless book that tells its story through his illustrations. David Wiesner’s story is interesting as the only words that he uses in this boo...more
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Title: Tuesday
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books, 32 pp, 1991
Format: Picture Book (wordless story)
Intended Audience: Children, ages 4 to 8
Description:
Tuesday is a wordless picture book that vividly depicts strange events that happened at various times of the day on Tuesday.
Personal Review:
For a picture book that has relatively few or no words at all, the illustrations are the only thing that drives the story. Tuesday has illustrations that are lively and vivid. With nothing really...more
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Clarion Books, 32 pp, 1991
Format: Picture Book (wordless story)
Intended Audience: Children, ages 4 to 8
Description:
Tuesday is a wordless picture book that vividly depicts strange events that happened at various times of the day on Tuesday.
Personal Review:
For a picture book that has relatively few or no words at all, the illustrations are the only thing that drives the story. Tuesday has illustrations that are lively and vivid. With nothing really...more
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Oct 20, 2008
Lara's
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Parents and children 4yrs and up.
Shelves:
picture-books
Synopsis
: The events recorded here are verified by an undisclosed source to have happened somewhere, U.S.A.. on Tuesday. All those in doubt are reminded that there is always another Tuesday.
Review : This is a book that truly illustrates how a pictures can be worth a thousand words. The beauty of these illustrations, paired with the fun and humor of frogs flying through the night on magical lily pads is just a gift from Mr. Weisner that everyone who is lucky enough to pick up this book will undo...more
Review : This is a book that truly illustrates how a pictures can be worth a thousand words. The beauty of these illustrations, paired with the fun and humor of frogs flying through the night on magical lily pads is just a gift from Mr. Weisner that everyone who is lucky enough to pick up this book will undo...more
I enjoyed reading this mostly wordless book with my son when he was small. It's decidedly odd, atmospheric and almost creepy. Not quite scary, not quite fun. The art is worth the price of admission, certainly. It's not a town I'd like to live in, though.
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Our local library has, in the kids' section, several shelves that are devoted to Caldecott and Newberry award winners, which makes it easy to choose books for my daughter. I chose Tuesday, by David Wiesner, because it is a Caldecott winner and because it had been recommended to me by some people in a choral group I used to sing with. I was really underwhelmed.
The book has beautiful, incredibly vivid pictures, but what bothers me about the book is that there is no story -- no plot. And when I sa...more
The book has beautiful, incredibly vivid pictures, but what bothers me about the book is that there is no story -- no plot. And when I sa...more
The 1992 Caldecott Medal Winner, Tuesday, by David Wiesner, is an outstanding example of an exceptional picture book. It is predominantly pictures, but not just any pictures! The images are beautifully elaborate, vibrant and full of character. Tuesday is essentially a wordless picture book, and Wiesner’s illustrations do a marvelous job of telling the tale of what happened on Tuesday night with no need for textual aid.
Tuesday was easily deserving of the 1992 Caldecott Medal. Wiesner’s use of wa...more
Tuesday was easily deserving of the 1992 Caldecott Medal. Wiesner’s use of wa...more
This was the first David Wiesner book I have read and I was completely blown away by the illustrations in this book. Everything, and I mean everything, was so detailed. For example, on the close-ups of the toads it almost looks like you can reach out and touch their warts because they are so clearly defined by Wiesner. Each toad has his/her own personality and Wiesner even draws their emotions onto their little faces; they have people-like qualities. Everything in this book was so detailed that...more
I enjoyed this book because the author allowed the images (that were presented in horizontal registers) to tell the story, rather than using an overabundance of words. The illustrations presented the detail and calmness of the nighttime. The magical world of the nighttime was presented through these pictures. I liked the premise of the tale because it allows readers to ponder, “what happens in the world during the night while I am asleep?” I was most drawn into the story by the frogs’ playfulnes...more
Tuesday written and illustrated by David Wiesner won the Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1992. Books that have received an award may be worthy of a read or look at, or at least were considered so by those giving the award. However, it is good to know what criteria are required to be met under the award received. The Randolph Caldecott Medal, in this case, is given out once a year to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book. There are much technical criteria that have to be met for...more
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1. Genre: Wordless
2. Summary: This book show a night of flying toads having some encounters with their neighbors in town. By morning, the townspeople are wondering where all the lily pads came from.
A. Area of Comment: Color
B. Wiesner uses cooler hues of color to help convey the sense of night in his illustrations. The use of deep blues and greens give the reader a feeling of deep, dark night. There are scenes where people are awake in their homes and in these pictures the reader feels the stark...more
2. Summary: This book show a night of flying toads having some encounters with their neighbors in town. By morning, the townspeople are wondering where all the lily pads came from.
A. Area of Comment: Color
B. Wiesner uses cooler hues of color to help convey the sense of night in his illustrations. The use of deep blues and greens give the reader a feeling of deep, dark night. There are scenes where people are awake in their homes and in these pictures the reader feels the stark...more
1. Genre: Wordless
2. Summary: As night begins to fall, frogs from all over fill the midnight sky as they take flight while sitting on lily pads. When morning comes, the frogs return to their natural ways. The humans are left wondering how so many lily pads landed all over their yards.
3. Critique:
(a) Illustrations (mood)
(b) The light shades of blues and greens give this story a calm feeling. It may be that Wiesner chose low intensity colors to give a since of quietness as the frogs fly across t...more
2. Summary: As night begins to fall, frogs from all over fill the midnight sky as they take flight while sitting on lily pads. When morning comes, the frogs return to their natural ways. The humans are left wondering how so many lily pads landed all over their yards.
3. Critique:
(a) Illustrations (mood)
(b) The light shades of blues and greens give this story a calm feeling. It may be that Wiesner chose low intensity colors to give a since of quietness as the frogs fly across t...more
PB 36: I enjoyed this book because the author allowed the images (that were presented in horizontal registers) to tell the story, rather than using an overabundance of words. The illustrations presented the detail and calmness of the nighttime. The magical world of the nighttime was presented through these pictures. I liked the premise of the tale because it allows readers to ponder, “what happens in the world during the night while I am asleep?” I was most drawn into the story by the frogs’ pla...more
Aug 03, 2012
Christina Taylor
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
picturebooks
Wiesner’s nearly wordless tale begins with a disclaimer on the book jacket that “the events recorded here are verified by an undisclosed source to have happened somewhere, U.S.A., on Tuesday. All those in doubt are reminded that there is always another Tuesday.” An establishing scene prior to the title page depicts three frames in which frogs placidly enjoying their lily pads find themselves, surprisingly, beginning to levitate. Following the title page is a formal text arrangement that belies t...more
Jul 10, 2012
Tami
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books-for-any-age,
caldecott
SENSATIONAL!
During a recent trip to the library my 3rd & 4th Grader came running up to me holding Tuesday.
"Have you read this book, Mom?" they asked
"No, I don't think I have," I said.
"You HAVE to read this book!" They promptly added it to the top of the pile of books I was checking out.
I am so glad they did! After reading Tuesday it has instantly become one of my favorite picture books! It is told in pictures with only short moments of text to inform the reader of the day and time.
On the Tue...more
During a recent trip to the library my 3rd & 4th Grader came running up to me holding Tuesday.
"Have you read this book, Mom?" they asked
"No, I don't think I have," I said.
"You HAVE to read this book!" They promptly added it to the top of the pile of books I was checking out.
I am so glad they did! After reading Tuesday it has instantly become one of my favorite picture books! It is told in pictures with only short moments of text to inform the reader of the day and time.
On the Tue...more
Ever since I saw this book for the first time when I was a kid, I have adored this book. It is one of the very few that without even looking through it again I remember what happens. It's just one of those books you never forget. It was so unique and unlike anything I had ever seen before. David Wiesner is a genius in illustrating marvelous wordless books or nearly wordless. In this case it is one of his best. I love the faces and expressions. In the first couple pages the frogs are stunned and...more
Jun 20, 2012
L12_luisespinoza Espinoza
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy-sci-fi
This Caldecott Medal winning book by David Wiesner is yet another example of his creative, beautifully illustrated picture books. This book has managed to tell a story without words through highly imaginative illustrations.
Every Tuesday evening around eight o'clock, something magical happens. This Tuesday evening, frogs from a pond start to fly on their lily pads throughout the city. The illustrations show the frogs flying over houses, into houses (where they play around with a TV remote control...more
Every Tuesday evening around eight o'clock, something magical happens. This Tuesday evening, frogs from a pond start to fly on their lily pads throughout the city. The illustrations show the frogs flying over houses, into houses (where they play around with a TV remote control...more
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This was one of the first David Wiesner books I had read and it is probably one of his betterknown books he has written. The story is about these frogs who change in the middle of the night and float around the town over all of the houses without anyone knowing. The story is told with only illustrations other than saying that it is Tuesday and giving the time it is. All the events that happen are very strange and make you giggle. The illustrations are wonderful and add to the humor of the story....more
Tuesday is a book full of strange things that happen at night when some people in a town are asleep. One Tuesday evening, a group of frogs begin to fly on lily pads. Throughout their journey in a small town, they watch television, enter houses, chase dogs, and make messes through several backyards. When morning comes, all turns back to normal and the frogs go back into the lake. The story ends with a group of detectives who stumble upon a group of abandoned lily pads. What will happen next Tuesd...more
Tuesday is both a strange and fascinating picture book. Wiesner states that the amazing events begin “around” eight o’clock in the evening, an hour when children often go to bed and the dream world begins. Children could look over and over the details to consider what Wiesner is trying to show. There’s evidence that the events did happen: the turtle senses something in the air, the birds are scared, the man eating his sandwich senses something odd coming from his kitchen window, and the dog chas...more
This book made me happy. The first thing I read was the teaser on the inside of the jacket. It reads; "The events recorded here are verified by an undisclosed source to have happened somewhere, U.S.A., on Tuesday. All those in doubt are reminded that there is always another TUESDAY."
On first glance, before reading anything, it seemed like it was going to be a rather plain book. The front cover is dark and enigmatic, in that--besides a clock--it is hard to know what else is included in the pictur...more
On first glance, before reading anything, it seemed like it was going to be a rather plain book. The front cover is dark and enigmatic, in that--besides a clock--it is hard to know what else is included in the pictur...more
1) Genre: Wordless
2) Summary: On Tuesdays, it seems like there is something fishy going on. A group of frogs fly over the town similar to a bird. They have fun doing silly things on Tuesdays, but once the night is over, they return to their normal frog-like stance and wait until their next journey!
3) Critique:
a) As with any wordless book, the illustrations are crucial to the content.
b) The pictures alone carry the plot of this book. The richness in color and detail show depth within the chara...more
2) Summary: On Tuesdays, it seems like there is something fishy going on. A group of frogs fly over the town similar to a bird. They have fun doing silly things on Tuesdays, but once the night is over, they return to their normal frog-like stance and wait until their next journey!
3) Critique:
a) As with any wordless book, the illustrations are crucial to the content.
b) The pictures alone carry the plot of this book. The richness in color and detail show depth within the chara...more
1. This book would fall under the category of a picture book, wordless.
2. Something strange is going on when the sun goes down on Tuesdays. Frogs are gallivanting throughout the town on their flying lily pads. They’re watching. When the sun returns, the magic is over and the frogs discard their lily pads and return to their ponds. What will happen the next Tuesday?
3. critique
a. The strongest part of this book is its illustrations.
b. Weisner has an amazing knack for conveying complex thoughts...more
2. Something strange is going on when the sun goes down on Tuesdays. Frogs are gallivanting throughout the town on their flying lily pads. They’re watching. When the sun returns, the magic is over and the frogs discard their lily pads and return to their ponds. What will happen the next Tuesday?
3. critique
a. The strongest part of this book is its illustrations.
b. Weisner has an amazing knack for conveying complex thoughts...more
Genre: Wordless
Summary: This is a unique book which takes you on an interesting nighttime adventure. You fly over and through a town with a group of frogs who explore a variety of different places. When morning comes their adventure is over and they return to their home.
Critique:
a. The most outstanding part of this title is its illustrations.
b. The interesting and mysterious illustrations that Wiesner created in Tuesday truly make the book. They take the reader on a journey that always leaves t...more
Summary: This is a unique book which takes you on an interesting nighttime adventure. You fly over and through a town with a group of frogs who explore a variety of different places. When morning comes their adventure is over and they return to their home.
Critique:
a. The most outstanding part of this title is its illustrations.
b. The interesting and mysterious illustrations that Wiesner created in Tuesday truly make the book. They take the reader on a journey that always leaves t...more
1. { Genre }: Other
2. { Summary }: Tuesday evening, 8:00AM - frogs fly through the sky. When morning breaks the magic of the night disappears and the frogs return to their home.
3a. { Area for comment }: Composition
3b. { Critique }:
The composition of Tuesday is its best feature. Each page is a gradual progression of events that seem to surprise and humor its audience. Wiesner’s magnifying technique within his illustrations is also a strong characteristic of the title.
3c. { Critique Example }:
A...more
It starts on Tuesday evening when the sun is going down and a turtle is sitting on a log in the middle of a pond. He looks up and quickly ducks his head as hundreds of frogs on lily pads float above him. The frogs float high into the sky and they are headed into town.They float by houses and some go into the houses and they float by the people that are sleeping. One frog almost runs into a big dog but his frog friends come help him chase away the big dog. The frogs are floating so high that all...more
Tuesday
By: David Wiesner
Genre: Wordless Picture Book
On Tuesday at 8 p.m., some magical things happen. Frogs, sitting on lily pads, begin to fly through the neighborhood. They aren’t flying in a mischievous manner; they just seem to be flying. They fly down the street, through a house, through someone’s laundry and so on. In the morning, the people of the town are completely disturbed and confused as to all the lily pads on the streets. The next Tuesday evening around 8 p.m. something else happen...more
By: David Wiesner
Genre: Wordless Picture Book
On Tuesday at 8 p.m., some magical things happen. Frogs, sitting on lily pads, begin to fly through the neighborhood. They aren’t flying in a mischievous manner; they just seem to be flying. They fly down the street, through a house, through someone’s laundry and so on. In the morning, the people of the town are completely disturbed and confused as to all the lily pads on the streets. The next Tuesday evening around 8 p.m. something else happen...more
1. Genre: Picture Book/Wordless
2. Summary: It is a normal Tuesday evening in this small town, but as the full moon rises and the sky gets darker, things begin to get a little stranger and stranger. Go on this picture book adventure as the town’s frogs get a little out of hand while letting loose after the sun goes down.
3. Critique:
a. One of the greatest strengths of this story is the detail that has been used within the illustrations.
b. Of these, the most effective use of detail is incorporated...more
2. Summary: It is a normal Tuesday evening in this small town, but as the full moon rises and the sky gets darker, things begin to get a little stranger and stranger. Go on this picture book adventure as the town’s frogs get a little out of hand while letting loose after the sun goes down.
3. Critique:
a. One of the greatest strengths of this story is the detail that has been used within the illustrations.
b. Of these, the most effective use of detail is incorporated...more
In this wordless picture book, David Wiesner uses various techniques to tell this strange tale. On Tuesday, around 8:00, mysterioius things are happening in a pond. A group of frogs are in flight on lily pads. We follow them on a journey as they take over a subruban neighborhood. Throughout their journey the floating frogs have their run ins with clotheslines, neighborhood dogs and trees, but finally head back to their regular pond life, leaving the people wondering, the next day, why there are...more
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During David Wiesner's formative years, the last images he saw before closing his eyes at night were the books, rockets, elephant heads, clocks, and magnifying glasses that decorated the wallpaper of his room. Perhaps it was this decor which awakened his creativity and gave it the dreamlike, imaginative quality so often found in his work.
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