| David Wiesner | |
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| Born | February 5, 1956 Bridgewater, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Illustrator, Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable work(s) | Tuesday (1991), The Three Pigs (2001) and Flotsam (2007) |
| Notable award(s) | Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Honor |
David Wiesner (born February 5, 1956) is an American author and illustrator of children's books and publications. His work has won several honors, including three Caldecott Medals and two Caldecott Honors.
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He started his career as a book illustrator with Honest Andrew by Gloria Skurzynski, 1980. After co-authoring Loathsome Dragon with his wife, in 1987, he authored and illustrated Free Fall, which was awarded a 1989 Caldecott Honor Medal. This book is the first example of the predominant style of his self-authored books, which tell a fantastical, often dream-like story without words, only illustrations. He won the Caldecott Medal for three later self-authored books, Tuesday (1991), The Three Pigs (2001) and Flotsam (2007).[1] Wiesner won another Caldecott Honor award in 2000 for Sector 7.
He was born and raised in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. In 1983 he married surgeon Kim Kahng.