No+David

** No David ** ** By: David Shannon **
 * Stephanie Perez **
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 * Age Range: ** 4 - 8 years
 * Grade Level: ** Preschool - 3
 * Series: ** Caldecott Honor Book
 * Hardcover: ** 32 pages
 * Publisher: ** Blue Sky Press; 1st edition (September 1, 1998)
 * Language: ** English
 * ISBN-10: ** 0590930028
 * ISBN-13: ** 978-0590930024

David Shannon wrote this book when he was five years old. This book has a lot of detail in every picture with very little words. Each picture in the book has to do with things that David is doing that he is not supposed to be doing. The words “No David” are on almost every page. “No David” is his mom telling him that he is not supposed to be doing what he is doing. The events that are illustrated in the book are: David walking in the house all covered in mud and getting mud all over the carpet, him playing with his toys in the bath tub and spilling the water all over the place, David making noises by banging the pots and pans, David playing with his food, and David jumping on his bed when his mom told him to go to his room. The book ends with David’s mom calling him and saying “Yes David, I love you.”
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David Shannon uses illustration for this story. As I have stated, there is a lot of details in his pictures so that we can see exactly what is going on without reading what is occurring. For example, the picture with David’s mouth wide open with a lot of food in it, we know that David’s mom is yelling at him because he is stuffing food in his mouth and eating with his mouth open. Also, he illustrates David high in the air on top of his bed. We obviously know that he is jumping on his bed. I personally love when author’s use illustration to tell their stories. It makes it more interesting and we use our brain a lot to picture different things in our minds. Books like these are great for children and I would definitely use this book for a mini lesson.
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No David has always been one of my favorite children’s book growing up. I love how the pictures are so detailed that you don’t need any words to describe what is going on. This book is very interesting because it explains things that occur to us when we are children. We misbehave and play around in the house when we are not supposed to and always have our mom or dad yelling at us to stop! I love how this book ends because it is true, no matter how we act or what we do wrong our parents will always love us.
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David Shannon was born in Washington D.C. on October 5, 1959, and grew up in Spokane, Washington. He graduated from Art Center College of Design I Pasadena, California and then moved to New York City. His illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications including: The New York Times, Time, and Rolling Stone.
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