Caldecott Medal Winner
Tuesday
by David Wiesner
Summary
One ordinary Tuesday evening, frogs rise into the air on their lily pads and float through a sleeping town, gliding past windows and chasing dogs before dawn returns them to the pond. Told almost entirely without words, the book lets readers build the comic, surreal adventure from the pictures alone. Wiesner's detailed watercolors play deadpan realism against absurd events, and the final page hints that pigs may be next, rewarding repeat readings.
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Historical Context & Significance
This was the first of David Wiesner's three Caldecott Medals, and the nearly wordless book relies almost entirely on its illustrations to tell the story.