No, David

     

     No, David is written and illustrated by David Shannon. David Shannon wrote the story based on situations he faced as a child. This book is about a young boy who doesn’t listen to his mother or to any rules. He doesn’t have any table manners, he jumps on the couch, and he breaks things. He hears his mother say, “No, David” a lot.

     No, David is a contemporary realistic fiction children’s picture book. I would consider the quality of this book to be high because of the realistic setting that supports the events in the story. Also, because young children can understand the plot of the book. The illustrations are done with a pencil outline and colored in with paint. The technique is interesting because it looks smooth but also has texture. He used many bright colors and the illustrations tell most of the story.

Discussion Questions:
·         What things does David do that he shouldn’t?
·         How should his mom handle his behavior?
·         If you were David’s friend, what would you tell him?

Activities:
·         For writing lesson, as a group have the students come up with adjectives to describe David. Build on this by having the students write about how he should act in contrast to the story.
·         For writing lesson, have students complete a worksheet that has to do with details about the main character of the story.

Other books by this author:
·         David goes to school
·         David gets in trouble
·         Good boy, Fergus
·         Too many toys
·         Duck on a bike

Reference:

Shannon, D. (1998). Nom David. New York: Blue Sky Press.