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David Wiesner

Author of Tuesday

Includes the names: D. Wiesner, David Weisner, David Wiesner, David Wiesner, David by: Wiesner

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American children's book author and illustrator David Wiesner was born in Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 5, 1956. He graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Rhode Island School of Design. Known for his imaginative work, Wiesner is particularly celebrated for using wordless storytelling in his picture books. His latest picture book is about two artists; it is entitled, Art & Max. "Sector 7" and "Free Fall" are Caldecott Honor Books, while Wiesner won the prestigious Caldecott Medal for "Tuesday" (1992), "The Three Pigs" (2002), and "Flotsam" (2007). Wiesner is only the second person to have won this award three times. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Tuesday… (more)
Tuesday 4,437 copies, 336 reviews
Flotsam 3,115 copies, 514 reviews
The Three Pigs 2,231 copies, 255 reviews
Free Fall 1,391 copies, 53 reviews
June 29, 1999 1,227 copies, 65 reviews
Art & Max 1,125 copies, 86 reviews
Sector 7 1,098 copies, 111 reviews
Mr. Wuffles! 999 copies, 170 reviews
Hurricane 646 copies, 47 reviews
Fish Girl 204 copies, 18 reviews
I Got It! 83 copies, 8 reviews
Gonna Roll the Bones 55 copies, 1 review
Robobaby 44 copies, 1 review
Books 1 copy
So You Want to be a Wizard (Cover artist, some editions) 3,235 copies, 65 reviews
Seaward (Cover artist, some editions) 676 copies, 11 reviews
Owly (Illustrator) 558 copies, 4 reviews
Night of the Gargoyles (Illustrator) 364 copies, 14 reviews
Ghost Light (Illustrator, some editions) 206 copies, 3 reviews
Neptune Rising: Songs and Tales of the Undersea Folk (Illustrator) 55 copies, 2 reviews
Firebrat (Illustrator) 31 copies, 1 review
Miranty and the Alchemist (Illustrator) 12 copies, 2 reviews
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