Tuesday (ISBN 0395870828)

Amazon.com Review:
"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)

Wiesner's Best:
David Wiesner once again captures the imagination of his audience with his breathtaking illustrations in the picture book, Tuesday, the story of a frog invasion that happens during the twilight hours on a Tuesday evening. The front jacket of the book offers the frame, and nearly all of the text, stating that "The events recorded here are verified by an undisclosed source to have happened somewhere, U.S.A. on Tuesday." Children's imaginations will be tugged in this inventive possibility of what happens in the outside world while they are tucked away into bed: frogs soar from their pond on hovering Lilly pads past a late-night snacker's kitchen window, tangle through the hanging laundry, and most charmingly, stop to watch television with an unknowing old woman snoozing under her afghan. By the end of the story, readers will believe that anything can happen after the sun goes down - that even pigs can fly. Wiesner's watercolor illustrations live up to their reputation of being dreamy, inspired, fanciful, and original, and are strong enough to carry a story with only time stamps to guide the flow. Through his paintings, Wiesner is able to bring floating frogs to life and gift them with human emotions such as surprise, mischief, contentment, and fear. Viewers will delight with the way perception and point of view shifts and the world is tilted to be examined up-close as well as far away. Wiesner layers slices of paintings on top of full page illustrations to keep the eye continually moving and constantly absorbing the vivid blue-hued colors of dusk in this comic book style montage that truly lives up to the genre of picture books.

Utterly random and wonderful:
A total winner in the way of quirky randomness. Hooray for frogs! This is a charming story that is able to survive on a few words and beautiful illustrations that do the proper storytelling of a wonderous and whimsical idea.

Terrific Tuesday!:
I love the books of David Wiesner, they are imaginative and fun. He has amazing talent. Even as an adult I enjoy looking back through his books, just to admire the gorgeous scenes. It's a classic for any children's book collection.

Look to the skies on Tuesday nights!:
If high-flying, mischievous frogs were an everyday occurrence, the mysterious Tuesday by David Wiesner would not exist. In Tuesday (Clarion Books, 1991), the author writes that some magical event occurs every Tuesday and in this particular book, readers are treated to the puzzling case of adventurous frogs. One of the marvelous watercolor illustrations depicts dozens of frogs hovering on lily pads in a sleeping (and unaware) woman's house, entranced by the glowing light of the television. Curiously, Wiesner omits the child character found in his previous works, and readers looking to identify with the story may have to look elsewhere. The author demands creativity from his readers of this Caldecott Medal-winning text, and he expects his audience to construct their own text. Since Tuesday is such a clear indication of Wiesner's success in literature, readers will gladly look forward to his next clever and inventive book with dream-like illustrations.

Fun "read":
I bought this book and the first night we were to read it, it was read 4 times over and my son still did not want to put it down. The illustrations tell a wonderful imaginative wacky tale of frogs flying into a suburb and having their "night out". We can create the length of the story by spending only as much time as my son wants on each page, taking either seconds or several minutes, since there are no words to read. I liked it and I know my son loved it. A nice "out of the box" story.