Hurricane - Softcover

Wiesner, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783445777 ISBN 13: 9781783445776

Publisher: RHUK, 2017

Synopsis

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About this title

About the Author:

David Wiesner's interest in visual storytelling dates back to high school days when he made silent movies and drew wordless comic books. Born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey, he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. While a student, he created a painting nine feet long, which he now recognizes as the genesis of Free Fall, his first book of his own authorship, for which he was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal in 1989. David won his first Caldecott Medal in 1992 for Tuesday, and he has gone on to win twice more: in 2002 for The Three Pigs and in 2007 for Flotsam. He is only the second person in the award's history to win the Caldecott Medal three times. David and his wife, Kim Kahng, and their two children live near Philadelphia, where he devotes full time to illustration and she pursues her career as a surgeon.

From School Library Journal:

However worrisome for adults and insurers, hurricanes can be the stuff of lifelong memories for children. Wiesner draws on just such memories for this book. It begins in the kitchen, where groceries are being stockpiled, and misses few highlights: the taped glass storm door, supper on the floor in front of the fireplace, a hurricane lamp at bedtime, and excited speculation about what the storm is doing outside the snug house. The brothers here, about seven and ten years old, get a bonus when a big elm blows down. For days it serves as a fantasy prop, becoming a spaceship, a jungle, a caravel--a place "big enough for secret dreams, small enough for shared adventure." This dream ends in a cord of firewood, but another threatened storm brings hope springing eternal. The child-focused, low perspective gives even ordinary scenes an extra measure of drama, and the fantasy spreads are detailed delights. It's fun to find the cat, Hannibal, who registers subtle degrees of disgust, disgruntlement, and hauteur at the disruption of his domain. We wouldn't wish a real hurricane on children, but this book will give them a taste of the magic of the moment when the lights go out. --Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
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About this edition

• Publisher: RHUK
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1783445777
• ISBN 13: 9781783445776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32