![]() And while his stories sometimes test the limit between bad behavior and creative imagination, the emphasis is always on learning and forgiveness at every step of the way. David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, 'No, David' Accelerated Reader 0.9 Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 0.9 Buckeye Children's Book Award, 2003 NAPPA Gold Awards, 1999 Reading Counts RC: F: 2. ![]() Shannon's illustrations are unique and instantly recognizable for their vibrant colors and edgy-to-mischievous childlike quality. Since then, in addition to his other bestselling David books, Shannon has mined further aspects of his personal life for material-including Duck on a Bike (inspired by his daughter, who made animal sounds long before she could talk) and Good Boy, Fergus! (about the family dog). ![]() Years later, when Shannon's mother sent him that book, he was inspired to write and illustrate his now-classic bestseller and Caldecott Honor book, No, David! On every page were pictures of David doing things he was not supposed to do, along with the two words his mother said to him constantly-"No, David!"-the only words he knew how to spell. ![]() ![]() At the age of five, he wrote and illustrated his first book. Award-winning author and illustrator David Shannon has always been an artist. ![]()
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