A Look into the Work of
David Wiesner
By: Talia Smolick
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About the Illustrator!
David Wiesner is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He grew up in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Wiesner began drawing and painting in childhood. He also read comic books and experimented with visual storytelling. Wiesner's first authored picture book was Free Fall (1991), and now he writes and illustrates fulltime!
Books Written and Illustrated by David Wiesner
Awards
Three Caldecott Honors books (1989, 2000, 2014)
Three Caldecott Medals (1992, 2002, 2007)
Irma S. and James H. Black Award
Finalist for Hans Christian Andersen Award (2008)
Artistic Style, Themes, & Inspiration
David Wiesner's work is primarily done in watercolor and gouache. Much of his work features nature and infuses these natural elements with imaginative twists. David Wiesner explores elements of surrealism in his illustrations with these dreamlike illustrations, which spark curiosity in his readers. David Wiesner also seems to take inspiration from the ideas of alternate realities, changes in scale, and worlds-within-worlds.
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