No, David! (Spanish language version) (Paperback)

~ David Shannon (Author)

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Fher (November 2, 2009)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 842418114X
• ISBN-13: 978-8424181147
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #140,390 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We have the English version and LOVE it!, May 7, 2002

By	livsmom (Aurora, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No, David! (Spanish Language Edition) (Hardcover)

My mother, a 2nd grade teacher, read this to her class and they howled with laughter. They request this book daily. So she bought a copy for my 3-year-old neice, Daphne, and she LOVES it just as much! She wants it to be read over and over again, in part because of how dramatic we are when we read it to her (and yes, we hug her at the end). The dramatic, colorful illustrations are captivating. She does ask why his teeth look like that, we dont want to say becuase he's a little terror, we just say that it's okay for everyone's teeth to look different. One day, though, when my brother, her father, was eating with his mouth open she said, "Daddy, don't be like David!" It was so funny, to see her mind working and remembering that. It's a funny book that should be a part of every child's collection. Heck, I want if for myself even though I haven't any kids yet!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spawn of Something Awful!!, August 7, 2008

By	Judy K. Polhemus "Book Collector" (LA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My kids favorite book, April 1, 2006

By	Jennifer Pennell - See all my reviews

Both my kids love this story and we read it every night. They love to tell David "no" and relate to his troubles. I have boy and a girl ages 3 and 18 mos and they both love the book equally.