Bibliographic Information: Wiesner, D. (1991). Tuesday. Illus. David Wiesner. New York, NY: Clarion Books.
Winner of the 1992 Caldecott Medal: Criteria for award in illustration as follows:
Excellence of execution in artistic technique employed; excellence in pictorial interpretation of story, theme, or concept; appropriateness of style of illustration to the story; delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting, mood or information through the pictures; excellence in presentation in recognition of a child audience; the book must be a self-contained entity.
Brief Annotation: The story of what happens on Tuesday night, after we go to sleep.
Genre: Wordless Picturebook, Animal Fantasy
Grade Level: PreK - 6
Readers who will like this book: Anyone who has ever wondered what happens while they're sleeping.
Rating/Response: 4 out of 4. This is a wonderfully imaginative story! It opens up the possibility of many conversations with children; and shows that imagination matters.
One question I would ask before a read aloud: What do you think happens after you fall asleep? Does everything and everyone else sleep at the same time you do?
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