Tuesday

Written  by David Wiesner, Tuesday is a wordless book written and illustrated in 1991.  Unlike a variety of wordless books I have read in the past, this book has four separate pages that have times of the night on them for readers to identify with the pictures.  Structured in the form of picture spreads, this story takes place around a full moon as lily pads with frogs on them begin displacing themselves from their home in ponds and begin overtaking the world at night by flying around, watching tv, and even playing with dogs.  This book is extremely visual as a large focus is placed on the details of the pictures while readers follow the frogs throughout the night.  Flipping through the book, most of the spreads are dominated by the colors blue and green which has a huge effect on the readers mood. Aside from the effect the colors have on the story, the time stamps truly helps readers gauge what is going on throughout the story and form an understanding of the pictures without relying on words.  The last page of the story is ironic in the sense that it is the following Tuesday, and rather than having the frogs on lily pads exploring the world, it is now pigs. This truly extends the readers imagination and adds humor to the story as the readers can begin guessing other animals that might start flyin the following Tuesday. Examples of the pictures spreads are shown below. Can you figure out what is going on in each image?