Flotsam
by David Wiesner
Hardcover from Clarion Books
ISBN: 0618194576
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect
and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles,
lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds.
But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery:
a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share .
. . and to keep.
In each of his amazing picture books, David Wiesner has revealed the
magical possibilities of some ordinary thing or happening--a frog on a
lily pad, a trip to the Empire State Building, a well-known nursery tale.
This time, a day at the beach is the springboard into a wildly imaginative
exploration of the mysteries of the deep, and of the qualities that enable
us to witness these wonders and delight in them.
Product Description
A bright, science-minded boy goes to
the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that
has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description
are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for
one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with
its own secrets to share . . . and to keep.
In each of his amazing picture books, David Wiesner has revealed the
magical possibilities of some ordinary thing or happening--a frog on a
lily pad, a trip to the Empire State Building, a well-known nursery tale.
This time, a day at the beach is the springboard into a wildly imaginative
exploration of the mysteries of the deep, and of the qualities that enable
us to witness these wonders and delight in them.
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Tuesday
by David Wiesner
Paperback from Sandpiper
ISBN: 0395870828
The unpredictable events of
a particular Tuesday unroll before the reader with the precision and clarity
of a silent movie. A Caldecott Medal book."Tuesday evening, around eight"--a
deceptively mundane beginning for what proves to be a thrilling, miraculous,
and surreal amphibian journey. Slowly and quietly on this particular Tuesday,
a few fat frogs begin hovering over a swamp, riding lily pads like magic
carpets. Clearly satisfied and comfortable, the floating frogs are as serene
as little green buddhas. Gradually, the flying fleet grows in momentum
and number, sailing over the countryside and into an unsuspecting town.
These frogs know how to have fun--startling the occasional bird, waving
webbed feet at late-night snack-eaters, and even changing the channels
on a sleeping granny's television. As day breaks, the frogs lose their
lily pads, head back to the pond, and wait impatiently for their next scheduled
departure.
Tuesday won the 1992 Caldecott Medal and, among other honors,
was named as an ALA Notable Children's Book. The critical acclaim will
come as no surprise to anyone who opens the pages of this beautiful and
humorous book. With hardly any words (except those noting the time), David
Wiesner creates a wondrous romp as silent as the middle of the night. Using
the rich purples, blues, and greens of late evening, Wiesner draws readers
into the warm, incandescent world of frog flight. "Read" this wordless
wonder to children and savor it for yourself as well. Chances are, you
and the youngsters will both find yourselves poised at the window, hoping
to catch a few airborne frogs in the act. (Ages 4 and older) |
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Art
& Max
by David Wiesner
Hardcover from Clarion Books
ISBN: 0618756639
Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur
is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using
a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various
artistic media, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls. Although Max
is inexperienced, he's courageous and a quick learner. His energy and enthusiasm
bring the adventure to its triumphant conclusion. Beginners everywhere
will take heart.
Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2010: With eye-popping
illustrations, three-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner takes readers
on a stunning journey through the art world. Art & Max is the
story of two artists: Art, a collared lizard who is studiously painting
a portrait when we first meet him, and Max, who has just picked up paints
and brushes and is ready to go. What follows is a magical journey of explosive
color--brilliantly highlighted by the desert background--where acrylic
paints, watercolor, and line drawings, are deconstructed and re-invented,
and Art undergoes a Jackson Pollack-like transformation. Combining minimal
text with remarkable images, this is a book to be cherished and poured
over, inspiring the artist in all of us.--Seira Wilson
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The
Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
Hardcover from Clarion Books
ISBN: 0618007016
This picture book begins placidly
(and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going
off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf's huffing
and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the
realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling
adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects cinematic flow, astonishing
shifts of perspective, and sly humor, as well as episodes of flight.
Satisfying both as a story and as an exploration of the nature of story,
The Three Pigs takes visual narrative to a new level. Dialogue balloons,
text excerpts, and a wide variety of illustration styles guide the reader
through a dazzling fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending.
Fans of Tuesday's frogs and Sector 7's clouds will be captivated by old
friends the Three Pigs of nursery fame and their companions in a new guise.Once
upon a time three pigs built three houses, out of straw, sticks, and bricks.
Along came a wolf, who huffed and puffed... So, you think you know the
rest? Think again. With David Wiesner at the helm, it's never safe to assume
too much. When the wolf approaches the first house, for example, and blows
it in, he somehow manages to blow the pig right out of the story frame.
The text continues on schedule--"...and ate the pig up"--but the perplexed
expression on the wolf's face as he looks in vain for his ham dinner is
priceless. One by one, the pigs exit the fairy tale's border and set off
on an adventure of their own. Folding a page of their own story into a
paper airplane, the pigs fly off to visit other storybooks, rescuing about-to-be-slain
dragons and luring the cat and the fiddle out of their nursery rhyme.
Wiesner, Caldecott Medal recipient for Tuesday, and Caldecott
Honor winner for both Sector 7 and Free Fall, prefers not
to wait around until pigs fly. He gives them wings (or paper airplanes)
and sets them on their way! In his latest flight of fancy, Wiesner uses
shifting illustration styles and fonts to startle complacent readers into
an imaginary world even as they ponder the conventional structure of story.
His trademark crafty humor and skewed perspectives will tickle readers
pink (even the nonporcine variety)! (Ages 4 and older) --Emilie Coulter |
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Sector
7 (Caldecott Honor Book)
by David Wiesner
Hardcover from Clarion Books
ISBN: 0395746566
Only the person who gave us
Tuesday could have devised this fantastic tale, which begins with a school
trip to the Empire State Building. There a boy makes friends with a mischievous
little cloud, who whisks him away to the Cloud Dispatch Center for Sector
7 (the region that includes New York City). The clouds are bored with their
everyday shapes, so the boy obligingly starts to sketch some new ones.
. . . The wordless yet eloquent account of this unparalleled adventure
is a funny, touching story about art, friendship, and the weather, as well
as a visual tour de force.In another wondrous, wordless picture book by
Caldecott Medal winner David Wiesner (Tuesday and June 29, 1999),
a class visiting the Empire State Building finds complete cloud cover and
no visibility. One boy makes friends with a cloud (identifiable in the
mists by the red mittens, hat, and scarf and swipes from the boy), and
goes AWOL on a wonderful adventure. The cloud whisks him away to the "Sector
7" floating cloud factory, a bizarre sky station that looks like a Victorian
design for a submarine.
Hiding behind his new cumulonimbus friend, the boy enters an area resembling
Grand Central Station (complete with "Arrivals" and "Departures" boards)
and watches officious human types in uniform giving the clouds their weather
assignments. When the clouds complain to the boy that their assigned shapes
are boring, he, a talented artist, creates new blueprints for them. The
stuffy grownups are furious when clouds start emerging in the shape of
fantastic fish; they shout at the clouds, tear up the new designs, and
escort the boy back to his school group. But the revolt of the clouds is
unstoppable now, and in the last few pages the skies over Manhattan suddenly
get a lot more interesting. (Click to see a sample spread. Copyright 1999
by David Wiesner. With permission of Clarion Books.) (Ages 2 to 8) --Richard
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June
29, 1999
by David Wiesner
Paperback from Sandpiper
ISBN: 0395727677
The lively imagination of Caldecott
medalist David Wiesner forecasts astounding goings-on for a Tuesday in
the not too distant future -- an occurrence of gigantic vegetal proportions.If
you liked David Wiesner's surrealistic 1992 Caldecott Medalist Tuesday,
then June 29, 1999 will send your spirits soaring like a frog on
a flying lily pad. This wacky Wiesner creation chronicles an astonishing
cross-country phenomenon on June 29, 1999. About a month earlier, on May
11, 1999, young Holly Evans launches vegetable seedlings into the sky from
her home in Ho-ho-kus, New Jersey--on seed flats with Acme weather balloons.
She expects the plants to stay aloft for a few weeks, allowing her to study
the effects of extraterrestrial conditions on their growth and development.
On June 29, 1999, curious things start to happen all over America. A
hiker in Montana finds giant turnips in the Rocky Mountains. "Cucumbers
circle Kalamazoo. Lima beans loom over Levittown. Artichokes advance on
Anchorage." TV news channels announce that arugula has covered Ashtabula,
which puzzles Holly, because arugula is not part of her experiment. In
fact, she is forced to conclude that none of the enlarged specimen sightings
are a result of her initial seedling launch. Where did the giant vegetables
come from then? Wiesner waits until the last pages to deliver the punch
line. Throughout the book, his visual humor interplays perfectly with the
sophisticated though minimal text. (A Mount Rushmore-like scene reveals
the faces of Reagan, Bush, Nixon, and Carter carved out of giant potatoes
with the caption "Potatoland is wisely abandoned.") This beautifully composed
ode to absurdity makes us all wish we really could see parsnips over Providence.
Awards and other recognition: 1993 ALA Notable Book, School Library
Journal Best Books of 1992, Fanfare 1993: Horn Book's Outstanding
Books of the Year, Publishers Weekly 50 Best Books of 1992, New
York Times Notable Books of the Year 1992. (Ages 5 and older) --Karin
Snelson |
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Free
Fall
by David Wiesner
Hardcover from HarperCollins
Media Published: 2008-03-04
ISBN: 0061567418
When he falls asleep with a book in his arms, a young boy dreams an
amazing dream-about dragons, about castles, and about an unchartered, faraway
land. And you can come along. |
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Hurricane
Book & CD (Read Along Book & CD)
by David Wiesner
Paperback from Sandpiper
ISBN: 0547064330
When a storm is raging, David
and George are glad to be inside the house, snug and safe. In this spectacular
picture book by Caldecott Honor recipient David Wisener, a fallen tree
becomes the threshold to the limitless voyage of the imagination, which
David and George share as only true friends--and brothers--can. |
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The
Loathsome Dragon
Hardcover from Clarion Books
ISBN: 0618543597
A lovely princess, a brave prince,
a wicked stepmother, evil enchantments, magic rowan wood, and an immense,
scaly dragon. . . . Favorite fairytale elements sparkle in The Loathsome
Dragon, a traditional English tale. Majestic, romantic paintings by two-time
Caldecott medalist David Wiesner display the remarkable artistry and dizzying
perspectives his work is known for.
Now available once again with several new illustrations, revised text,
and a brief source note this picture-book classic will delight David Wiesner's
many fans, and win him a generation of new ones. |
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Gonna
Roll the Bones
by Fritz Leiber, David Wiesner
Hardcover from Ibooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1596871768
Joe Slattermill is about to experience a night he'll never forget.
Tired of his decrepit house, he leaves his wife and mother behind and sets
out for a night at The Boneyard. Joe has a knack for dice throwing and
figures he can take on any opponent. But can he win when the stakes are
raised, and it's his life he's gambling for? A classic fable in the tradition
of The Devil and Daniel Webster. |
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The
Three Pigs
by David Wiesner
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Once upon a time three pigs built three houses, out of straw, sticks,
and bricks. Along came a wolf, who huffed and puffed... So, you think you
know the rest? Think again. With David Wiesner at the helm, it's never
safe to assume too much. When the wolf approaches the first house, for
example, and blows it in, he somehow manages to blow the pig right out
of the story frame. The text continues on schedule--"...and ate the pig
up"--but the perplexed expression on the wolf's face as he looks in vain
for his ham dinner is priceless. One by one, the pigs exit the fairy tale's
border and set off on an adventure of their own. Folding a page of their
own story into a paper airplane, the pigs fly off to visit other storybooks,
rescuing about-to-be-slain dragons and luring the cat and the fiddle out
of their nursery rhyme.
Wiesner, Caldecott Medal recipient for Tuesday, and Caldecott
Honor winner for both Sector 7 and Free Fall, prefers not
to wait around until pigs fly. He gives them wings (or paper airplanes)
and sets them on their way! In his latest flight of fancy, Wiesner uses
shifting illustration styles and fonts to startle complacent readers into
an imaginary world even as they ponder the conventional structure of story.
His trademark crafty humor and skewed perspectives will tickle readers
pink (even the nonporcine variety)! (Ages 4 and older) --Emilie Coulter,
Amazon.com
Hardcover - 40 pages (April )
Clarion Books; ISBN: 0618007016
Sector
7 (Caldecott Honor Books, )
by David Wiesner (Illustrator)
(School & Library Binding)
Free
Fall
by David Wiesner
(Paperback - September 1991)
Night
of the Gargoyles
by Eve Bunting, David Wiesner (Illustrator)
(School & Library Binding)
Owly
by Mike Thaler, David Wiesner (Illustrator)
(Paperback)
Firebrat
by Nancy Willard, David Wiesner (Illustrator) (Library Binding - August
1988)
The
Rainbow People
by Laurence Yep, David Wiesner (Illustrator)
(Paperback - August 1992)
Man
from the Sky
by Avi, David Wiesner (Illustrator)
(Paperback - September 1992)
The Best of Roald Dahl
by Roald Dahl
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