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No, David! | 
 enlarge | Author: David Shannon
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  172 reviews
Sales Rank: 32913
Format: Bargain Price
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.6 x 0.4
ASIN: B000JGWDNM
Publication Date: September 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Paperback - No, David! (3 Books Set - No, David! David Gets In Trouble, David Goes to School) | | • | Paperback - No, David! | | • | Hardcover - No, David! | | • | School & Library Binding - No, David | | • | Paperback - No, David! (Spanish language version) | | • | Turtleback - No, David | | • | Hardcover - No, David! | | • | Paperback - No David! | | • | Paperback - No, David! | | • | Hardcover - No, David! (Spanish Language Edition) |
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Amazon.com Review
Parents will be quick to jump to the conclusion that there can be nothing appealing in a tale of an ugly kid who breaks things. And certainly--from that adult perspective--there's something off-putting about the illustrations of David, with his potato head, feral eyes, and a maniacal grin that exposes ferociously pointed teeth. But 3- and 4-year-olds see things differently, and will find his relentless badness both funny and liberating. "No, David," wails the off-stage mother, as David reaches for the cookie jar. "No! No! No!" as he makes a swamp out of the bathroom. "Come back here, David!" as he runs naked down the street. Each vivid double-page illustration is devoted to a different youthful indiscretion and a different vain parental plea. Readers will be amused to know that the protagonist's name is no accident: award-winning writer-illustrator David Shannon wrote the book after discovering a similar effort that he had made, again with himself at the center of each drawing, at the age of 5. (Ages 3 to 6) --Richard Farr
Product Description
David's mom always said no! No,no,no. No,David! is Shannon's delightfully illustrated book of all the naughty things he used to get told off for as a child. Follow David as he jumps on his bed, walks mud through the house and breaks plant pots.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 167 more reviews...
 Great Book November 11, 2008
This is a great children's book! My daughter loves this book. Even very young children can understand and relate to this story, and the illustrations are brightly colored and childlike. Overall, this is a truly excellent book.
 SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION November 11, 2008
I didn't pay attention and purchased the Spanish version. Nothing wrong with that, except I don't speak Spanish. I'm keeping it to avoid the hassle and am re-ordering... just letting the rest of you know. :)Other than that, I'd give it 5 stars... so, technically, I'm rating Amazon's marketing.
 terrible book! September 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this book is AWFUL. this kid david wreaks havoc in his parent's life and is just told "NO" throughout the book. then, in the end, when he breaks his mother's favorite vase after being told not to play baseball in the house, he gets a big hug from someone we never see and is told that he is loved. it's a PATHETIC book. the only good thing about the book is that clearly the author grew up in a nice house because the furniture is nice in the book.
No David August 12, 2008
I purchased this book for my 2 grandsons ages 2&4. It is their favorite book. I read it several times each time they come to visit. They are now saying NOOOOO DAVID. The artwork is great!!
Spawn of Something Awful!! August 7, 2008
11 out of 14 found this review helpful
Note: A single cyber stalker at work! A first grade teacher in California is responsible!
At the end of the day-- all day-- do you wonder, really, whose children are in your house? Those can't be MY children! MY children would be much quieter, less rambunctious, and certainly models of good behavior.
What child has sharp, pointed teeth--the better to resemble something monstrous? What child has beady monster eyes--the better to see his way into more mischief? And what child would put on his baseball uniform and hit pop flies in the living room even though you just told him to go outside?
Not David! Poor David, just trying to have fun: writing on walls, standing precariously on chairs to get the cookie jar, tracking in mud, creating a Niagra Falls water flow over the side of the bathtub, running down the street naked, banging a pot with a metal spoon, playing with his food, chewing with his mouth open and on and on.
Wait, he does have feelings. He is put in the corner, but sitting there breaks his heart. Does Mommy still love me?, he cries. She calls him to her, holds him affectionately with the teeniest show of exasperation and says, "Yes, David..I love you!"
His relieved and softened face leaves me in tears. David is just a little boy. We must wait a bit for him to mature before we expect too much.
Here's the story behind the story. David Shannon is the illustrator/writer. "A few years ago, my mother sent me a book I made when I was a little boy. It was called 'No, David,' and it was illustrated with drawings of David doing all sorts of things he wasn't supposed to do." So Mr. Shannon did a remake.
It may be called hyperbole in literature, maybe in art as well, or artistic license. So when David tracks mud in, you have to accept that toadstools and little plants are growing from David's scalp and feet. Would David really have sharp, pointed teeth, or does his noise factor make him seem like a little monster? Can he really stick his finger up his nose all the way to the first knuckle toward the hand part? Or, is Shannon exaggerating for effect?
"No, David" is a self-study of a rambunctious childhood, playfully rendered and wildly caricatured to make sure the child reader understands that little David in NOT a monster and that actions have consequences.
This is a book that children love and delight to "read."
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