Contemporary Realistic Fiction Book Blog #2

Title: No, David!
Written and Illustrated By: David Shannon
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Copyright: 1998
Number of pages: 38
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction

 

     No, David is a book about a little boy who is constantly getting into mischief. Because of this he is always hearing the word no. The book gives a lot of different scenarios where David gets into trouble but ends with the very last page showing that his mom still loves him.  

     The illustrations are what carries the book for the first half. As you read throughout the first several pages, the only words for each set of pages is "No, David" or "No, No, No." This goes to show that the reader relies heavily on the pictures to explain what is going on. From looking at the illustrations, comes the whole story line of the book. Also, the pictures are fun and colorful and appear to be done by paint.   

     Grade: Kindergarten

     Content Area: Concepts of print  

     This book could be used in the classroom of a Kindergarten class. The teacher could use this in a lesson on concepts of print to show that pictures are also a key part of reading a book. She or he could explain that pictures help us to understand the book a little better when sometimes we do not understand the words. In the case of this book, it can be used to determine what the story is trying to tell us. Since this would probably come at the beginning of the year, the teacher can have the students tell her what they think the story is trying to say. For gifted students, since they are probably more advanced, they could try to write what they think the story is saying versus tell the teacher and she or he write it.