No, David!: David Shannon

No, David!  

• Author/Illustrator: David Shannon

• Publisher: Blue Sky Press

• Publication Year: 1998

• Brief Summary: In what David Shannon has said to be an autobiographical book about his childhood, David gets into all sort of trouble as only little 3- and 4-year-old children can: sneaking cookies out of the cookie jar, playing with his food, digging for gold, and running naked down the street. After being told “No” numerous times, a sorry David gets a hug from his mom and is reassured that he is loved no matter what.

• Awards (if any):

Awards, Honors and Prizes:

• Buckaroo Book Award, 2002 Winner Wyoming

• Children’s Literature Council of Southern California Award, 1999 Winner Excellence in a Picture Book United States

• Colorado Children’s Book Award, 2001 Runner-Up Picture Book Colorado

• Emphasis on Reading: A Children’s Choice Book Award Program, 2000 Winner Grades K-2 Alabama

• Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award, 2000 Winner Picture North Dakota

• George G. Stone Center for Children’s Books Recognition of Merit Award, 2003 Winner United States

• Georgia Children’s Book Award, 2000 Winner Georgia

• Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award, 1999 Winner Missouri

• New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year, 1998 Winner United States

• Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award, 2001 Winner Grades K-3 Pennsylvania

• Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1999 Honor Book United States

Best Books:

• Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, 12th Edition, 1999 National Council of Teachers of English,

• Bulletin Blue Ribbons, 1998 Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books,

• Capitol Choices, 1998 The Capitol Choices Committee,

• Children’s Catalog, Eighteenth Edition, 2001 H.W. Wilson,

• Children’s Catalog, Nineteenth Edition, 2006 H.W. Wilson,

• Children’s Literature Choice List, 1999 Children’s Literature,

• Educators’ Top 100 Children’s Books, 2007 NEA Survey,

• Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1998undefined,

• Los Angeles’ 100 Best Books, 1998 IRA Children’s Literature and Reading SIG and the Los Angeles Unified School District,

• Not Just for Children Anymore!, 1999 Children’s Book Council,

• Notable Children’s Books, 1999 ALSC American Library Association,

• Recommended Literature: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve, 2002 California Department of Education,

• School Library Journal Best Books, 1998 Cahners,

• School Library Journal Book Review Stars, August 1998 Cahners,

State and Provincial Reading List:

• Buckaroo Book Award, 2001-2002; Nominee

• Colorado Children’s Book Award, 2001; Nominee

• Emphasis on Reading, 1998-1999; Nominee

• Emphasis on Reading, 1999-2000; Nominee

• Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award, 2000; Nominee

• Georgia Children’s Literature Awards, 2000; Nominee

• Ideas for using this book in classroom or library:

  • Class Big Book — each child makes a page about something they do at school that their teacher/librarian may say no to…have them illustrate it, write “No, _____!” laminate, and bind.  Could be about library rules, done in the beginning of the school year.  Make the last page ahead of time to add to the kids’ pages — end on a positive note…something like, “Yes, class, I will read you another story!” or something like that.

• Brief notes on curriculum connections/content learning standards/Common Core/etc.

• Special features included (if applicable) — index; timeline; author’s notes; further reading; etc.: Extension activities at Scholastic.com http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/no-david-extension-activities

• Accessed at: Personal Library