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Author: David Shannon
Genre: Fiction- comedy and humor
Grade level(s) appropriateness: PreK-2
A brief synopsis/review: The book is about a young boy named David who seems to do everything wrong- peeking at hidden gifts, misbehaving at Christmas dinner parties, giving Santa a lengthy wish list, etc. He is a naughty boy. However, David realizes that he was dreaming and wakes up on Christmas morning to find tons of gifts from Santa Claus.
Theme(s): Christmas, manners- bad/naughty vs. good/nice behavior.
Noteworthy features or issues with text: Vivid, child-like illustrations will appeal to younger children as they read along to this story. Students will be laughing out loud at the illustrations (David is butt-naked).
Teaching ideas: A great story to be read during the Christmas time. Students could compare and contrast good and bad behaviors (making reference to David's behavior in the story). If you've read the other No, David! books, you could have students observe David's behavior in multiple stories. Students could create their own "No, David!" scene- writing a sentence and drawing a picture of David doing something naughty.
Grade level(s) appropriateness: PreK-2
A brief synopsis/review: The book is about a young boy named David who seems to do everything wrong- peeking at hidden gifts, misbehaving at Christmas dinner parties, giving Santa a lengthy wish list, etc. He is a naughty boy. However, David realizes that he was dreaming and wakes up on Christmas morning to find tons of gifts from Santa Claus.
Theme(s): Christmas, manners- bad/naughty vs. good/nice behavior.
Noteworthy features or issues with text: Vivid, child-like illustrations will appeal to younger children as they read along to this story. Students will be laughing out loud at the illustrations (David is butt-naked).
Teaching ideas: A great story to be read during the Christmas time. Students could compare and contrast good and bad behaviors (making reference to David's behavior in the story). If you've read the other No, David! books, you could have students observe David's behavior in multiple stories. Students could create their own "No, David!" scene- writing a sentence and drawing a picture of David doing something naughty.
Curriculum
tie-ins and/or related activities: This book could be used for character education in regards to being respectful. As a class, you could discuss the opposites of David's behavior. For example, David starts eating before everyone sits down. The opposite behavior would be waiting until everyone sits down to begin eating. These good behaviors could be written on a "Nice Behavior" list to be hung up in the classroom.
Read aloud suitability: Yes, this book can be read aloud.
Connections to other texts/content areas: It's Christmas, David! is part of the No, David! series by David Shannon, featuring No, David!, David Goes to School, David Gets in Trouble, David Smells, and many more!
Other additional comments: David Shannon won the Caldecott Honor for his No, David!.
Read aloud suitability: Yes, this book can be read aloud.
Connections to other texts/content areas: It's Christmas, David! is part of the No, David! series by David Shannon, featuring No, David!, David Goes to School, David Gets in Trouble, David Smells, and many more!
Other additional comments: David Shannon won the Caldecott Honor for his No, David!.
Take a sneak peek at this laugh-out-loud Christmas story here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMOV3K3ixLk
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