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Tuesday

by David Wiesner

4.23 · rating details · 4,800 ratings · 423 reviews

The unpredictable events of a particular Tuesday unroll before the reader with the precision and clarity of a silent movie. A Caldecott Medal book.

Paperback, 32 pages

Published August 18th 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (first published April 22nd 1991)

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Apr 08, 2009

Chandra rated it

Shelves: great-illustration, picture-books, caldecott, graphic-novels-comics, wordless

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!...moreA 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!

This 1992 Caldecott Medal winner features a typical slumbering American town where a bizarre phenomenon has taken place - all the frogs have been temporarily granted the gift of flight! I never knew frogs could have such hysterical facial expressions! If you read this to a small child you'll quickly see, as I did, that this isn't a book where you will just flip the pages in silence. Instead this book gives your child the chance to participate as he/she speculates on the action and uses visual cues to form conclusions. It's really great fun!

Wiesner's flawless artistic execution of a vision is what makes his books something to treasure. I always feel like, for a moment, I am in the world or situation he has created, and for a picture book to do that for an adult is something amazing. I often judge a book by whether or not I'd like to own it - and the answer here is an emphatic yes! These are books to savor for a long time and pass down through generations.

There are only two minor flaws I can identify in this book. First, as others have noted the theme is pretty creepy. We like creepy and macabre in our house, but I don't think this is something that can be totally discounted. I could see that sensitive children would not be amused and could be potentially scared by the flying frogs and dark images. It has a sort of 1950s Sci-Fi feel to it. Also, I've read that the lack of a child protagonist (as featured in Sector 7 and Flotsam) serve to distance to the reader from the action.

In any event, I still highly recommend this story for both young and old!(less)

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Oct 19, 2008

Daniel rated it

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 illustrati...moreTitle: 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 guiding the story, it is entirely up to the reader to be creative and think about why some of the strange events are happening. The illustrations show a group of frogs that seem to be flying on Lillie pads at night across a neighborhood at night. They fly around the neighborhood, interacting with a dog and even going into an elder woman’s home and watching TV! When morning comes around, the frogs go back to the pond like usual, leaving the people scratching their head. The last scene of the story is a detective investigating outside and examining a Lillie pad and an eyewitness being interviewed by reporters.
I have never read a “wordless story” before and didn’t know what to expect. I found myself scratching my head at times in trying to figure out the point of the story. Apparently when it turns night outside, frogs fly around at night in Lillie pads. There is no point to this story but I did find the pictures to be very interesting. I guess that this is one of those books that enforce the reader to really use their imagination and think. I can only wonder how a parent would approach reading a “wordless story” to their children.

Citation of two critical sources:
Publishers Weekly describes this book as having visuals that are “stunning, slightly surrealistic and imbued with mood and mystery." This review was short and almost as wordless as the wordless picture book. It was not really helpful in explaining the purpose of the book.
Patricia Dooley’s School Library Journal review probably does a better job of telling the story of the wordless picture book than the actual book itself. The review is effective in that it describes what happens in the pictures. It also describes the story as a “lighthearted, meticulously imagined, fun-without-a-moral fantasy.”
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Oct 20, 2008

Lara's rated it

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 ...more

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Apr 07, 2009

Melody rated it

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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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Jan 12, 2009

Stephanie rated it

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...more

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Feb 01, 2012

Roger DeBlanck rated it

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 cha...more

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Jan 23, 2012

Brigette rated it

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 inc...more

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Dec 09, 2011

Amy rated it

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 de...more

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Dec 08, 2011

Melanie Soble rated it

Shelves: read-for-libs-642, picture

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.
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Nov 19, 2011

Katlyn Campbell rated it

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 jour...more

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Oct 17, 2011

Jade Nguyen rated it

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 ...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 }:

Although the dark colors of Tuesday may assume a dreary context, Wiesner successfully takes the night and manifests it into something magical and intriguing. Some key moments in this text that brought the light out from the dark was the comical expressions on the frogs faces. For example of page 6, the frogs have just reached their first destination and one has discovered how to fly upside down. This frogs mouth is wide open with a slight smile as is eyes shine with amazement. The second example is on page 11 in which one frog has unknowingly flown into a hanging sheet. This frog surprises himself as his arms and hands spread wide open. The sheet has somehow surrounded his entire body. The fact that this would never happen and Wiesners approach to embedding authenticity within each page makes it all the more ludicrous (in the most positive way). The final example is Wiesner’s magnifying technique which can be found on page 5, 6, 12 and 13. This approach is creative in the sense that Wiesner is able to provide both the general landscape of the setting as well as the up-close details. It’s an ingenious way to present a wordless title to all audiences.

4. { Curriculum Connection }:
I utilized Tuesday as one of my titles for my literature sharing assignment. I used Tuesday to either engage their knowledge of time or how to tell time. For students who can’t yet read or are having trouble reading, I would definitely recommend Wiesner’ wordless books. His books provide so much inspiration to imagine and create that even a child who couldn’t read would benefit from. For example, showing this book to a Pre-K student could enhance their communication skills per page. There’s so much to talk about in Wiesner’s book - time of day, feelings, destination, setting. There’s nothing minimalistic about the way Wiesner approaches his story-telling. There’s no limitation in which Wiesner draws attention to detail and creates wonder.

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Sep 27, 2011

Rebecca Catlett rated it

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 ...moreIt 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 of a sudden the frogs fly into tree branches and they lose all their lily pads. In the end all the frogs have to hop back to the pond because the sun is coming up. Once the frogs are in the pond they are all resting on lily pads.

I think the age range for this book is primary. The pictures cover the whole page and a child can use his imagination as to what is happening. It is nice for adults to make up many stories to children with this book because so much is happening in each picture.

The pictures are very detailed. The lines are thin and defined with the colors cool and warm. In the beginning of the book the colors are mainly green because of the frogs and dark blue because of the night sky. At the end of the book the colors are bright green and blue because it is day time. The pictures are done with a computer because everything is so detailed and realistic. Towards the end when the frogs are chasing the dog away and each frog is very detailed with many different colored spots on the frogs. The dog is also very detailed because in the background the moon is shining and you can see where it is shining on the dog.

This book should be read because it has some funny pictures in it. My favorite is in the middle when the one frog stops suddenly and turns around on his lily pad to get away from the dog. The book's illustrations are very detailed so it is easy to understand what is happening on each page. It is also a good book because on each page something new could be told each time you read it even though it has a main theme.
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Sep 27, 2011

Melissa Diplacido rated it

Shelves: childrens

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...more

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Sep 26, 2011

Sara Lynn rated it

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 ...more1. 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 into the faces of the characters in the story, including the frogs, dog, and humans. The very first page of the story, prior to the title page, gives the reader a sneak peek into what they can expect to see throughout the course of the story. This page shows three particular frogs within three different pictures. The pictures are placed side by side; introducing the reader to the first, next, last scenario. As time passes in the three consecutive pictures, the frogs become more and more animated in their details, including a waving frog and bulging eyes.

c. The details used in the illustrations of this story invite the reader to ride along on the same journey that these exciting and adventurous frogs are also experiencing. From flying after birds (p. 9), to waving to a man eating a midnight snack (p. 13), to watching an old woman’s television (p. 18), David Wiesner offers his reader a humorous and fantastical approach to what might happen on the night of a full moon…or just on any typical Tuesday night.

4. Curriculum Connection: Teachers could use this wonderfully illustrated fantasy to use as an introduction to a creative writing assignment. After looking over Wiesner’s story, students can then discuss what they think is happening in the story, and why it is occurring. Afterwards, the teacher can then prompt the students to write their own short story about what they think might happen at night after the sun goes down and everyone has gone to sleep. The very first page of the story can be used as an example of the sequential order in which things happen in a story. This page offers the first, next, last scenario, and would be a great tool for use with students in the primary grades.
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Sep 20, 2011

Melissa Fordonski rated it

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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Sep 20, 2011

Traci rated it

Tuesday by David Wiesner provides the reader with quite an interesting tale with few words. As the full moon rises the story truly begins its journey as the frogs in a pond have taken flight. They fly around on their lily pads as they explore the world outside of their pond. They face a dog, and even fly by a man's window as he is eating a midnight snack in the kitchen. As the frog's trip comes to an end, their lily pads are left over the city, and an inspector is left puzzled by the scatter...moreTuesday by David Wiesner provides the reader with quite an interesting tale with few words. As the full moon rises the story truly begins its journey as the frogs in a pond have taken flight. They fly around on their lily pads as they explore the world outside of their pond. They face a dog, and even fly by a man's window as he is eating a midnight snack in the kitchen. As the frog's trip comes to an end, their lily pads are left over the city, and an inspector is left puzzled by the scattered lily pads. The story closes on this mysterious flying trip as it occurs next week as it happens to pigs on a farm. The reader is left to wonder where the pigs will go.

As I looked through this book I was awed by the details in the pictures. With few words to the story, Wiesner could devote the time to the pictures. Each frog is a different color and they have different patterns on their body, lending to the idea that they each have their own personality in the story. I saw this as that these frogs would not make the same decisions if they were different, rather than just having green frogs throughout the story. This also provided me with the opportunity to track frogs during the story to see if they are recurring characters, and indeed from looking at the patterns on the frogs they do appear throughout the story, providing a stable reading experience for me.

Switching to the outside of the book, the cover showcases a huge clock that is nearing the midnight hour. You can see a few lily pad edges on the cover, as well as a hint of a frog leg on a lily. There is also a glimpse of a neighborhood, and one house had their porch light on as their dog is sitting outside the house watching the frogs go by. As I thought about the cover, it had to reveal something about the story, and as I read through I realized the hour that the frogs begin their journey is near midnight. The picture is surrounded by a white border, with a black background. The black background made me think of the story occurring at night during a "bewitching" hour.

Before the title page is an illustration page with three border images of the frogs. The first one shows the frogs asleep, the next one shows one of the frogs starting to float with a scared to death look on his face, and the third shows all the frogs starting to flat on their lily pads. This provides the reader with a glimpse of what is going to occur in the story. Clearly, the frogs are going to go about town floating on their lily pads, but it also allows the reader to imagine their own view of what will happen to the frogs.

The pictures inside the book are extremely detailed, and put a smile on my face at the pure joy of having a story that doesn't focus on words, but allows the reader to create their own text as they go through the book. All of the pictures have a white border around them. Some of the pages have three pictures on one page, either going up and down or side by side, allowing for more progress of the story to be seen. There are no full-bleed pictures, but I didn't mind the borders too much. The only downside to having the borders is that you don't get to see everything going on. You are provided with the border image, only allowing for one perspective. While I truly enjoyed this book and found it quite enjoyable, I would have liked to see full-bleed pictures with this book.
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Sep 20, 2011

Nicole rated it

Tuesday by David Weisner is a humorous and creative “almost” wordless picturebook that is filled with imagination, and vivid imagery. The story of what could happen on a Tuesday night in a small town when frogs discover that they can fly on lily pads is amusing and ingenious. Wiesner sets the space in time, but leaves the rest of the story for interpretation by individual readers. Unlike other postmodern wordless picturebooks, Tuesday has a strong and satisfying plot. Weisner is a master storyte...moreTuesday by David Weisner is a humorous and creative “almost” wordless picturebook that is filled with imagination, and vivid imagery. The story of what could happen on a Tuesday night in a small town when frogs discover that they can fly on lily pads is amusing and ingenious. Wiesner sets the space in time, but leaves the rest of the story for interpretation by individual readers. Unlike other postmodern wordless picturebooks, Tuesday has a strong and satisfying plot. Weisner is a master storyteller and the reader can easily follow the narrative and enter this surreal world where frogs and perhaps pigs can fly.

The mostly blue and green hued watercolor illustrations are carefully detailed. For instance, the expressions of the frogs are hilarious as they experience flying among the birds, or peek in at the man having a late evening snack, and frown as they sit on their non-flying lily pads after a night of frolicking. The unusual visuals are set against a realistic background—familiar looking homes, a kitchen, an old woman’s family room, an ordinary neighborhood—and this allows the reader to take what Weisner calls “a leap of faith” and truly engage with the story. He pays homage to the 1960’s detective films with the double page spread of the morning after—Wednesday. And he dabbles in surrealism throughout the pages of Tuesday. In fact, Weisner states on his website that he “was intrigued by the surrealists—Margritte, de Chirico, Dali—who depicted the dream world with an unsettling precision”. He has accomplished just that with his award winning picturebook.

The author and illustrator also incorporated framing and perspective in unique and striking ways. For example, the panels used throughout the text allow the reader a unique view of what these crazy frogs are up to. The alternating perspectives are dramatic and immediately capture the reader’s attention. It is easy to see why this book was awarded a Caldecott Medal. It will forever have a place on my bookshelf and my list of must-reads with students.
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Sep 15, 2011

Sharne' Cherry rated it

1. Wordless Picture book
2. Tuesday is a creative book about all of the crazy, unsuspected things that could happen in one day. The book involves frogs and how on one Tuesday are able to do things they would not normally be able to do. Its a fun, interesting picture book for younger readers. The book is not comprised of many words, therefore the book solely relies on its descriptive illustrations to tell the story.
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Sep 06, 2011

Tiffany rated it

Tuesday is a unique and comical story. The illustrations HAVE to tell the story in this book, because the words are very limited. I have used this picture book several times with my students for a writing activity, where they would have to supply the words that go along with the story.

When looking at the cover, I noticed that the clock looks like it is showing 9:00 more than 8:00. I wonder if there is any significance to the clock showing 9:00.

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Sep 03, 2011

Maria rated it

Tuesday" is a text less, intriguing, and inventive picture book. "Tuesday" is almost a mythical tell, but with a sense of humor. Frogs are strange creatures. Frogs are a good choice to tell a children's story. They invaded that neighborhood flying on top of their Lilly pads and only a man, and other animals could see them. This images reminded me of the Exodus, when God sent a plague of frogs to the Egyptians.

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Mar 09, 2011

Megan Palasik rated it

Shelves: childrens-books

I am a speech-language pathologist and I like to use wordless (or almost wordless) books with my preschoolers sometimes to practice their speech sounds in a conversational context, as well as informally assess their sentence structure and story telling skills.

This book is fun. The pictures are as wonderful and detailed as David Wiesner is known for. The clock on the cover is misleading as to the overall story. I usually ask my kids what they see on the cover and what we might think ...more

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Dec 01, 2010

Sarah Brindley rated it

This was my fantasy book selection. This is a good one for early childhood because there is very little text. The only text is to tell what the day or time is, and that is only added in several different places. The frogs leave the pond on flying lily pads and fly over the trees, telephone poles, rooftops, and through a clothesline with sheets hanging on it. They fly by the window of a man eating a sandwich late at night. He sees them, but can't believe his eyes. The frogs fly into an old w...more

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Sep 22, 2010

Rina Perez rated it

Shelves: read-again

David Wiesner clearly intended to entertain with his Caldecott Honor Book (1992), Tuesday. The plot is simply about a squadron of personable frogs on their lily pads who float through the air and explore the suburban neighborhood spooking a dog while the residents sleep. This nearly wordless picture book, however, was presented with good-humor inventiveness that readers, young and old, will not be able to hold their smiles as the harmless floating frogs unintentionally startle a turtle, unsettl...more

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Feb 16, 2010

Ch_hayley Medsker rated it

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, picture-books

Tuesday by David Wiesner is for an imaginative audience. The journey begins on Tuesday evening at 8pm, where a few frogs begin to take flight upon their lily pads. The adventurous group of frogs grows in number as they travel through yards, surprising unexpecting dogs, past windows, confusing late night eaters, and through homes, sailing past clueless and asleep citizens. The exhilirating thrill ride ends at day break, when the frogs are back in their respective ponds, leaving little clues behin...more

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Sep 28, 2009

Katie Carson rated it

Shelves: picture-books

One of my favorite parts about this book is the interaction between the frogs and the other animals. A few pages in, we see the contrast of the birds sitting stationary on the telephone wires, while the frogs fly about on their lilypads. At the far right of the page, we see a frog excitedly chasing a bird, who looks very frightened by the frog clapping his hands behind him.
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Apr 23, 2009

Lindsey Schwanke rated it

It’s a mysterious night where mysterious things happen and there are very few witnesses, but no one will ever believe them when they hear what happens on Tuesday. Frogs peacefully sit on their lily pads around dawn just as the sun is setting. All of the sudden Around eight p.m. they start to levitate in the air and they are off flying through the town, entering houses, startling dogs and even baffles one man enjoying a midnight snack because he can not even believe the sight that he is witnes...more

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Sep 15, 2011

Becca Buckman rated it

Tuesday, a Caldcott Medal winning book by David Wiesner, is a wordless picture book that forces the reader to read the story by looking at and describing the pictures. The story is about a Tuesday night, somewhere in the U.S.A. where frogs are flying through a city on lily pads. The frogs’ journey through air went on into the wee morning hours where they are shown falling from their magical lily pads, on top of houses and tree branches. Once in daylight, the illustrations show the frogs leapin...more Tuesday, a Caldcott Medal winning book by David Wiesner, is a wordless picture book that forces the reader to read the story by looking at and describing the pictures. The story is about a Tuesday night, somewhere in the U.S.A. where frogs are flying through a city on lily pads. The frogs’ journey through air went on into the wee morning hours where they are shown falling from their magical lily pads, on top of houses and tree branches. Once in daylight, the illustrations show the frogs leaping on the ground and splashing through the water, almost as if they were normal everyday frogs! This story appropriately belongs in the wordless genre of picture books considerable for children.

a.) I feel as though a real strong point of Wiesner’s book lies in the animation of the animals and the joy they bring to the late hours of the usually dark and lonely night.

b.) Most children are used to the whole world being quiet, still and asleep when it is dark outside. The bright light is out of the sky, moms throughout the world are telling their children to get ready for bed because school comes early and for the next few hours the world is quiet and asleep. Wiesner’s book gives children the opportunity to take a ride with the animated animals as they imagine what the world can look like under the sky’s twinkling stars.

c.) The use of creative imagery such as frogs flying through birds perched on a telephone wire (p.6), soaring over houses while stunning a late-night snack eater (p.10), passing through the living room of an old lady sleeping soundly in her chair (p.15), and running freely with a confused dog Rusty (p.20) will create many opportunities for discussions, comments and descriptions in the classroom. The illustrations used in Tuesday are interesting, appropriate, indulging and intriguing to any young student’s mind and imagination.

Tuesday is a book of imagery and creativity, which is extremely important to young children while reading. This book is a wonderful choice to show young students in the primary grade levels when teaching how to describe scenery and the things around them. Beginning in kindergarten, the students are asked to look through the pictures of the story as a way to provoke predictions which are likely to occur. I enjoyed this award-winning book and do intend on using it in my classroom during story time. My intended plan is to let the students tell the story in the way they see it happening by describing the amazing illustrations, predicting the frog’s next soared-through places and imagining what could happen in the night when the rest of the world is sleeping.
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Sep 11, 2011

Brittany Young rated it

The cover of the picture book was interesting. The face of the clock tower stood out among the dark blue, gray, and green background. It lets me know that the story has something to do with time. The art on the opening page before the title page showed some of Weisner’s style. The image was broken up into three different panels, showing a small scale timeline. First the frogs were asleep, then they were levitating on their lily pads, and finally they were floating away on them. The entire book w...more

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Jul 26, 2011

Cindy rated it

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This is yet another of his wordless or should we say nearly wordless picture book, once again takes readers on a very unique and amazing adventure. Tuesday is normally such a boring day of the week. Nothing ever happens on a Tuesday until one quiet Tuesday evening something changes. On a Tuesday evening at around 8:00 p.m. an army of frogs began to soar through the night air sitting on lily pads. They very quietly leave their swamp and head to the city. As they descend on the city, they ...more

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Oct 11, 2011

Elizabeth Sciarra rated it

I thought that even though it was a wordless picture book it was really cool to look at. This is because I thought the the pictures were really great and even though there weren't that many words, the pictures really explained the whole book really well.

Kids would really enjoy this and be entertained by this story. I thought that the use of how they used the time to show how much duration of time was a really neat concept. Rather than just making the audience guess, I thought it was ni...more

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About David Wiesner

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.

As a child growing up in suburban New Jersey, Wi...moreDuring 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.

As a child growing up in suburban New Jersey, Wiesner re-created his world daily in his imagination. His home and his neighborhood became anything from a faraway planet to a prehistoric jungle. When the everyday play stopped, he would follow his imaginary playmates into the pages of books, wandering among dinosaurs in the World Book Encyclopedia. The images before him generated a love of detail, an admiration for the creative process, and a curiosity about the hand behind the drawings.

In time, the young Wiesner began exploring the history of art, delving into the Renaissance at first — Michelangelo, Dürer, and da Vinci — then moving on to such surrealists as Magritte, de Chirico, and Dalí. As he got older, he would sit, inspired by these masters, at the oak drafting table his father had found for him and would construct new worlds on paper and create wordless comic books, such as Slop the Wonder Pig, and silent movies, like his kung fu vampire film The Saga of Butchula.

Wiesner has always been intrigued by and curious about what comes before and after the captured image. His books somehow convey the sequence of thoughts leading up to and following each picture, and that quality explain why they are frequently described as cinematic.

At the Rhode Island School of Design, Wiesner was able to commit himself to the full-time study of art and to explore further his passion for wordless storytelling. There he met two people who would figure prominently in his life: Tom Sgouros, to whom Tuesday is dedicated, and David Macaulay, to whom The Three Pigs is dedicated. These two men not only taught Wiesner the fundamentals of drawing and painting but also fostered his imaginative spirit and helped him comprehend the world around him. Sgouros's and Macaulay's artistic influences were vital to Wiesner's development into the acclaimed picture-book author he is today.

David Wiesner has illustrated more than twenty award-winning books for young readers. Two of the picture books he both wrote and illustrated became instant classics when they won the prestigious Caldecott Medal: Tuesday in 1992 and The Three Pigs in 2002. Two of his other titles, Sector 7 and Free Fall, are Caldecott Honor Books. An exhibit of Wiesner's original artwork, "Seeing the Story," toured the United States in 2000 and 2001. Among his many honors, Wiesner holds the Japan Picture Book Award for Tuesday, the Prix Sorcières (the French equivalent of the Caldecott Medal) for The Three Pigs, and a 2004 IBBY Honour Book nomination for illustration, also for The Three Pigs. Flotsam, his most recent work, was a New York Times bestseller and was recently named winner of the 2007 Caldecott Medal, making Wiesner only the second person in the award’s long history to have won three times.

Wiesner lives with his wife and their son and daughter in the Philadelphia area, where he continues to create dreamlike and inventive images for books.(less)

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