Tuesday
by David Wiesner
Bibliography: Wiesner, D. (1991). Tuesday. New York: Clarion Books.Is a Caldecott winner that relies on its pictures to do most of the story-telling. The book starts out on a Tuesday evening around eight and follows a group of frogs as they discover that they have the ability to fly on their lillypads. The frogs soon go for a joy ride in a nearby town,flying though backyards, into hanging sheets, startling citizens having snacks in their kitchens, watching tv in an older woman's house, and flying alongside a running dog. As the sun comes up the lilypads appear to lose their powers and the frogs are unceremoniously dumped backed ino the pond from wence they came. The town is baffled by the lilypads all over the streets and policeman are called to investigate. Finally the end of the book warns that there is always another Tuesday and pigs are shown flying out of a barn.
Impressions:
The first time that I flipped through the pages of this book I was a little put off that there were apparently less than ten words to the entire book. But as I read the book again I found charm in the fact that the pictures were able to accurately narrarate the book with little to no help from the words. Besides that the illustrations are beautifully painted with vibrant blues and greens throughout. The pictures contain fun little hidden wonders for readers to discover like a frog using the tv remote with its tongue, a frog that gets a sock caught around its neck like a cape, and the man whose snack they interrupted talking to the police at the end and pointing towards the sky.
Review:
Booklist
Wiesner offers a fantasy watercolor journey accomplished with soft-edged realism. Studded with bits of humor, the narrative artwork tells a simple, pleasant story with a consistency and authenticity that make the fantasy convincing. While this trip may not take children far, its open-ended conclusion invites them to carry on the fantasy, allowing for unexpected magic in everyday, modern settings. ~--Carolyn Phelan
Library Setting:
This book would be fun to use in a storytime with children aged approximately 3-6. It would be an excellent resource for shoing the power of the imagination in books with few words and getting your audience into the story by asking what the children see in the pages and what is happening. The open ending of the book also invites the children to continue to think about the story even after it is over.
Review Reference: R.R. Bowker LLC. (2012). Books in print. Retrieved from http://libproxy.library.unt.edu:4442/DetailedView.aspx?hreciid=|727941|1793297&mc=USA
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