HURRICANE
by David Wiesner ; illustrated by David Wiesner
The creator of Free Fall (Caldecott Honor, 1989) re-creates a childhood experience: two brothers in a suburban house get ready for a storm, enjoy its excitement, and afterwards have a fine, imaginative time playing on a fallen tree until it is finally hauled away. The realistic text is adequate but unexceptional; however, Wiesner's broad double spreads, which echo Van Allsburg's sense of wonder, are nicely evocative.