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Title: Look to the skies on Tuesday nights!
Review: 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.
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