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4.7/5 Barnes & Noble Country United States Series Caldecott Honor Book Pages 32 Page count 32 | 4.1/5 Goodreads Cover artist David Shannon Language English Publisher Blue Sky Press Originally published 1 September 1998 Illustrator David Shannon Awards Caldecott Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Comedy, Children's literature, Picture book Similar David Shannon books, Caldecott Medal winners, Picture books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No, David!, written and illustrated by David Shannon, is a 1998 children's book published by Scholastic Inc. No, David! (1998) was named a Caldecott Honor Book, an ALA Notable Children's Book, a Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon title, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and was on the New York Times Best Illustrated Book list.
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Background
When author David Shannon was five-years-old, he wrote a story about a little boy who broke all his mother's rules, leading to her often saying "No, David." In 1997, Shannon came across his childhood book in his mother's closet, and re-wrote it using a child-like handwriting and including drawings of his mishaps. No, David won the 1999 Caldecott Medal.
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Critical reception
In 1999, No, David! won the Caldecott Honor distinction. The book went on to become very popular.
Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." It was one of the "Top 100 Picture Books" of all time in a 2012 poll by School Library Journal.