Author Illustrator Study

David Wiesner
Biographical Information
● He was born on February 3, 1956 in New Jersey.
● The first book he illustrated was Gonna roll the bones in
1967.
● The first book he was the author of was The Loathsome
Dragon in 1987, which he wrote in collaboration with his
wife.
● His first book to win a Caldecott medal was Tuesday in
1992.
● Wiesner is the second person in history to win three
Caldecott medals for his books.
● He has authored many successful wordless picture books.
The Three Pigs
● Watercolors & Pencil
The story of The Three Pigs is a twist on the familiar

story The Three little Pigs, except this story goes
into the world of imagination. It starts with the first
pig building his house out of straws when the wolf
comes to blow his house down the wolf blows the pig
right out of the story. The pigs fly on the page from
that story to different stories and met different
characters in the world of imagination.
The Three Pigs in the classroom
● Ask your students to pick their own familiar

fairy tale or folktale and to imagine what
might happen if their characters could leave
the story. Ask them to draw or write it.
● Have students tell stories using only pictures
and dialogue.
● Discuss with your students why they believe
Wiesner drew the characters differently when
they were coming out of the story.
Tuesday
● Watercolors
Tuesday is a wordless picture book that starts with

a frog floating on the lily pad. This all takes place
on a Tuesday night starting at 8:00pm where the
frogs are floating around the community. They run
into different animals and people in the community
throughout the night.When the sun begins to rise
on Wednesday morning the frogs are no longer
able to fly. The people in the community are
confused when they see lily pads laying in the
middle of the road. The last page shows a picture
of pigs beginning to float the following Tuesday
night.
Tuesday in the classroom
● Ask students to study the last page of
Tuesday, and to write and illustrate a story
that continues where Wiesner leaves off.
What happens on the night that pigs can fly?
● Ask students to pick a day of the week and
tell, write, and illustrate the story of magical
events that take place only on that day.
● Ask students to choose one character from
an image in Tuesday and write and illustrate
the story from that character’s perspective.
Art & Max
● Acrylic, Pastel, and Watercolor
Art & Max follows two lizards, Art

and Max, as Max attempts to learn to
paint. Instead of using a canvas,
however, Max decides to literally
paint Art. When the painting goes
wrong, Art experiences some major
consequences and it’s up to Max to
save the day.
Art & Max in the classroom
● Discuss what would happen if people lost their
shape and color. How would students recreate
their friends? Have them draw and write.
● Ask your students to tell the story from the
perspective of the smaller lizard characters,
the ones that appear in the background—what
are they thinking and feeling?
● Enjoy the spontaneity of drawing
collaboratively with your students. Choose a
familiar person or object and draw its outline.
Have students come up one by one to add
details.
Citations
● Napoli, D. J., & Wiesner, D. (2017). Fish Girl. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Scholastic. (n.d.). David Wiesner Books, Author Biography, and Reading Level | Scholastic.
Retrieved September 10, 2018, from
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/david-wiesner/
● Wiesner, D. (2010). Art & Max. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (2006). Flotsam. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (1990). Hurricane. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (2018). I Got It. New York, NY: Clarion Books
● Wiesner, D. (1999). Sector 7. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (1987). The Loathsome Dragon. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (2001). The Three Pigs. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (1988). Tree Fall. New York, NY: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books.
● Wiesner, D. (1991). Tuesday. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
● Wiesner, D. (1992) David Wiesner’s Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech for Tuesday.
Retrieved from http://www.davidwiesner.com/why-frogs-why-tuesday/
● Wiesner, D. (n.d.). MATERIALS 101. Retrieved September 10, 2018, from
http://www.davidwiesner.com/work/studio/

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David Wiesner

● Watercolors & Pencil

The story of The Three Pigs is a twist on the familiar

● Ask your students to pick their own familiar

Tuesday is a wordless picture book that starts with

● Acrylic, Pastel, and Watercolor

Art & Max follows two lizards, Art

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