David Gets in Trouble (David Books [Shannon]) - Hardcover

Shannon, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0439050227 ISBN 13: 9780439050227

Publisher: The Blue Sky Press, 2002

Synopsis

Caldecott Honor artist and bestseller David Shannon make readers laugh aloud in this next story about the troublemaking David!

"When David gets in trouble, he always says . . . 'NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!'" Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. And no matter what he's done "wrong," it's never really his fault.

Soon, though, David realizes that making excuses makes him feel bad, and saying he's sorry makes him feel better. Once again, David Shannon entertains us with young David's mischievous antics and a lighthearted story that's sure to leave kids (and parents) laughing.

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Review:

"No" and "David" were the first words David Shannon learned how to spell. Shannon's Caldecott Honor Book No, David! 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, 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

From the Back Cover:

David doesn't mean to get in trouble. It's not his fault. Most of the time, it's just an accident! Or maybe he forgot something. Or some furniture got in the way.

Once again, David Shannon proves he knows every excuse in the book -- especially when

About this edition

• Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0439050227
• ISBN 13: 9780439050227
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Shannon David