Books written by David Wisniewski

  • The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups
    The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups

    And what he learns will shock you like nothing before. Startling suckface emergencies! Dangerous digit gangs! Powerful sumo cells! Those are just some of the secrets revealed in this book by Caldecott medalist David Wisniewski.

  • Tough Cookie
    Tough Cookie

    Sam Spade, move over! In his years on the force, Tough Cookie Busted the Ginger Snaps and broke up the Macaroons. Now living as a private eye at the bottom of the cookie jar, he learns that Fingers has gotten his old partner, Chips.

  • Elfwyn's Saga
    Elfwyn's Saga

    "An original saga, inspired by Viking lore, that explains the origins of the northern lights....Wisniewski's prose resonates with the majesty of legend, and his handsome, dramatic cut-paper illustrations add dimension to a splendid tale.

  • 向雨神挑戰

    向雨神挑戰

  • The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups: The Second File
    The Secret Knowledge of Grown-ups: The Second File

    Urgent!It's happened again! David Wisniewski has completed another daring raid into the vault of parent rules.

  • Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow Puppetry
    Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow Puppetry

    The wolf enters stage right, prowls through the trees, and exits stage left. Then have the wolf slowly cross the projection stage in close-up, also from stage right to stage left. ... If he runs away, have him exit stage right.

  • Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups

    You are about to open secret files, heretofore hidden from kids for thousands of years.

  • Sumo Mouse
    Sumo Mouse

    He's not lean and mean. He's round and profound. He's Sumo Mouse! And he's ready to wrestle all wrongdoers. But can this champion of justice squash the sinister schemes of Dr. Claw? Or will evil pin Sumo Mouse to the mat?

  • Golem
    Golem

    Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people.

  • Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow Puppetry
    Worlds of Shadow: Teaching with Shadow Puppetry

    Suitable for the novice as well as the specialist, the guide has chapters on intermediate and advanced techniques for those who desire a more varied and complex production.