David Wiesner Collection 5 Book Set The Three Pigs, Tuesday, Art and Max, Mr Wuffles, Flotsam

The David Wiesner Collection brings together five picture books that combine visual storytelling with inventive premises. Across the set, familiar situations shift into unexpected directions, from characters stepping beyond the boundaries of their own tale to wordless sequences that rely on images to carry the narrative.

These stories move through imaginative landscapes and playful encounters, including flying lily pads, art materials with surprising pitfalls, and a cat who prefers an unusual kind of “toy”. The collection also includes a beach discovery that leads to an underwater camera with secrets of its own.

Included titles

• The Three Pigs
• Tuesday
• Art and Max
• Mr Wuffles
• Flotsam

Key details

• Five-book set by David Wiesner
• Picture book collection
• Includes a nearly wordless title

Synopses

The Three Pigs

When the wolf arrives huffing and puffing, he blows the pigs out of their own story and into a new landscape. From there, they roam and fly through other stories, meeting figures such as a dragon and a cat with a fiddle.

Tuesday

Frogs in a pond lift off on their lily pads and glide to a nearby town. They pass through a woman’s living room, cross paths with a dog in a garden, and interrupt a citizen’s midnight snack, leaving the question of what might happen next Tuesday.

Art and Max

Best friends Max and Arthur both want to make art, though Arthur is an accomplished painter and Max is just starting out. Max’s first try with a paintbrush sparks a fast-moving adventure involving paints, pastels and pencils, along with unexpected pitfalls.

Mr Wuffles

Mr Wuffles ignores the toys bought for him, not out of laziness but because he is picky. When he finally finds the perfect “toy”, it turns out to be something far more interesting than it first appears.

Flotsam

A science-minded boy visits the beach to collect and examine items washed ashore. Among the usual finds, he discovers a barnacle-covered underwater camera, which holds secrets to reveal and to keep.