David Wiesner - Children's Author

David Wiesner is one of the best-loved and most highly acclaimed picture book creators in the world. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and have won numerous awards.
Three of the picture books he both wrote and illustrated became instant classics when they won the prestigious Caldecott Medal: Tuesday in 1992, The Three Pigs in 2002, and Flotsam in 2007, making him only the second person in the award's long history to have won three times. He has also received two Caldecott Honors, for Free Fall and Sector 7.

Wiesner grew up in suburban New Jersey, known to his classmates as "the kid who could draw." He went on to become a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he was able to commit himself to the full-time study of art and to explore further his passion for visual storytelling. He soon discovered that picture books were the perfect vehicle for his work.

Wiesner generally spends several years creating each new book. Many versions are sketched and revised until the story line flows smoothly and each image works the way he wants it to. He creates three-dimensional models of objects he can't observe in real life, such as flying pigs and lizards standing upright, to add authenticity to his drawings.
David Wiesner lives with his family outside Philadelphia.

 

Photo credit Peggy Morsch

 

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Featured Books, with extracts by David Wiesner

Tuesday
David Wiesner
A stunning picture book, by prize-winning illustrator David Wiesner, who almost wordlessly tells a magical and astonishing adventure through brilliant illustrations. On one unusual Tuesday evening a strange event occurs. The frogs on the pond rise up, up and...
Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2012
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Flotsam
David Wiesner
Award-winning illustrator David Wiesner has created an exceptional wordless picture book with a stunning story that is full of awe and wonder. Exploring the beach, a young boy finds a camera which holds a secret! The camera leads the boy...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2012
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The Three Pigs
David Wiesner
Award-winning illustrator David Wiesner takes a very clever and fresh look at a familiar story. Here, the wolf does come a visiting and he does huff and puff and blow down the houses of the three little pigs but that’s...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012
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Art and Max
David Wiesner
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Award-winning illustrator David Wiesner celebrates different kinds of creativity in this beautifully illustrated and wittily observed story of friendship. Friends Art and Max both love painting; Max is just a beginner...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/04/2011
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