David Wiesner has always been intrigued by the sequence of thoughts that precede and follow a captured image. His works possess a cinematic quality, conveying the progression of ideas leading up to and after a particular moment. The patterned wallpaper of his childhood, adorned with rockets, elephant heads, and magnifying glasses, awakened a creativity that imbues his art with a dreamlike, imaginative essence. Drawing inspiration from Renaissance masters to surrealists, Wiesner constructs new worlds on paper, often through wordless narratives that explore the nature of visual storytelling.
A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam-anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share . . . and to keep.
In this whimsical tale, a young boy forms an unlikely friendship with a playful cloud, leading to a series of humorous and heartfelt adventures. The story beautifully explores themes of art and the natural world, showcasing the imaginative interplay between the boy and the cloud. With stunning illustrations, the narrative captures the joy of creativity and the bond between friends, making it a delightful read for both children and adults alike.
In this ingenious and imaginative - nearly wordless - picture book, frogs in a pond lift off on their lily pads and fly to a nearby town where they zoom through a woman's living room, encounter a dog playing in his yard, and distract a bathrobe-clad citizen from his midnight snack. Who knows what will happen next Tuesday?
When the wolf comes a-knocking and a-puffing, he blows the pigs right out of the tale and into a whole new imaginative landscape, where they begin a freewheeling adventure as they wander and fly through other stories.
Max and Arthur are best friends who both want to make art. Max is a beginner. Max's first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind adventure with paints, pastels and pencils, which turn out to have unexpected pitfalls.
When he falls asleep with a book in his arms, a young boy dreams an amazing dream—about dragons, about castles, and about an unchartered, faraway land. And you can come along.
A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. Wuffles doesn't care about toy mice or toy goldfish. He's much more interested in playing with a little spaceship full of actual aliens--but the ship wasn't designed for this kind of rough treatment. Between motion sickness and damaged equipment, the aliens are in deep trouble. When the space visitors dodge the cat and take shelter behind the radiator to repair the damage, they make a host of insect friends. The result? A humorous exploration of cooperation between aliens and insects, and of the universal nature of communication involving symbols, "cave" paintings, and gestures of friendship.
The night of the hurricane is one that David and George will never forget. When it hits David and George's house they stay snuggled up inside with their cat until it's all over. The next morning they spot a fallen tree which sparks their imagination; they embark on expeditions through the jungle and ride the seas on a pirate ship.
The few seconds after the ball leaves the bat can be infinitely long. reveals the extraordinary within the ordinary, taking readers on an amazing journey of the imagination in a few seconds on a baseball field.