DAVID GETS IN TROUBLE

.com Review ----------- "No" and "David" were the first words David Shannon learned how to spell. Shannon's Caldecott Honor Book No, David! ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/0590930028/${0} ) is based on a book he made as a child showing a kid doing all the things he isn't supposed to do. In the sequel David Goes to School ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/0590480871/${0} ), it turns out that teachers say no, too. And in this third picture book, it's David's turn to talk back. What does he say when he gets in trouble? "I didn't mean to." (Skateboarding into a lamp table.) "It was an accident!" (Hitting a baseball into a window.) "I forgot!" (Happily walking down the street... in his underpants.) "But Dad says it!" (Boy in corner with mouth full of soap.) Of course, the cat-tail-pulling, burping, grape-juice-dropping, runny-egg-hating, out-of-control David wins us over in the end. A defiant "No, it wasn't me!" evolves into a guilt-ridden, late-at-night shout, "Yes! It was me! I'm sorry. I love you, Mom." Awwww. Shannon's expressive, childlike paintings of the round-headed, shark-toothed David-in-trouble perfectly capture the manic joys of early boyhood. (Ages 3 and older) --Karin Snelson Review ------ * "The humor is always in the art–huge, full-color paintings with plenty of heft that fill up the page." – Booklist (starred review) "The exuberant artwork crackles with energy and color .... Readers will gladly call for 'More,David!'" – Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "The contemporary stylistic art is just right." – School Library Journal (starred review) ALA Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth Capitol Choices IRA Children's Choices Cuffies: Children's Booksellers Books of the Year

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