Dara Beth's Classroom Library

No, David! was published in 1998 by David Shannon. This story is all about a young five year old by the name of David Shannon. David has written and illustrated his very first book. On each page throughout the book are the words "no David!" along with a picture of something that David is getting in trouble for. Obviously, David gets in trouble quite a good bit. For an activity following the reading of this book, I will have a copy of our school pledge for each student. The pledge says: "I pledge today to do my best in reading math and all the rest. I promise to obey the rules, in my class and in our school. I'll respect myself and others too. I'll expect the best in all I do, I am here to learn all I can, to try my best and be all I am." At the end of reading the pledge there is a square that says "thumbprint" and each student will get to leave their thumbprint on the page as their promise to always try their best! This book is a level 100L according to the Lexile book leveling system.