Using the rich purples, blues, and greens of late evening, Wiesner draws readers into the warm, incandescent world of frog flight. With hardly any words (except those noting the time), David Wiesner creates a wondrous romp as silent as the middle of the night. The critical acclaim will come as no surprise to anyone who opens the pages of this beautiful and humorous book. Tuesday won the 1992 Caldecott Medal and, among other honors, was named as an ALA Notable Children's Book. As day breaks, the frogs lose their lily pads, head back to the pond, and wait impatiently for their next scheduled departure. These frogs know how to have fun-startling the occasional bird, waving webbed feet at late-night snack-eaters, and even changing the channels on a sleeping granny's television. Gradually, the flying fleet grows in momentum and number, sailing over the countryside and into an unsuspecting town. Clearly satisfied and comfortable, the floating frogs are as serene as little green buddhas. Slowly and quietly on this particular Tuesday, a few fat frogs begin hovering over a swamp, riding lily pads like magic carpets.
"Tuesday evening, around eight"-a deceptively mundane beginning for what proves to be a thrilling, miraculous, and surreal amphibian journey.
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