David Wiesner

David Wiesner, illustrator, author, and 3-time Caldecott Medal-winner, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the path that led him to wordless picture books; how Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Trina Schart Hyman, and other legends helped David feel like he “belonged”; how an “unplanned moment” led to his Caldecott-winning, Tuesday; what it was like to get the “Caldecott Call”; why the pictures in picture books matter; and so much more.

To learn more about David, visit davidwiesner.com.

David and I talked about the great, Trina Schart Hyman. Here is David’s blog post about working with her when she was the art director at Cricket.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Jack Kirby, Tom Sgouros, David Macaulay, Jim Steranko, Lyn Ward, Edward Gorey, Moebius, Leo and Diane Dillon, Trina Schart Hyman, Chris Van Allsburg, Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Betsy Lewin, Ted Lewin, Pamela Zagarenski, Javaka Steptoe, John Steptoe, Barbara Cooney, and Charles Knight

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