AUTHOR:    David Shannon
AGES:    Preschool to early elementary
REVIEW:   David Goes to School by David Shannon is one in a series of David books.  What I love about this book is the humor the author uses to portray the character of David.  David is a very mischievous child who hears the word No a lot.  (There is actually a book written in this series that is called No David!)  Even if you have a very well-behaved child, your child will be cracking up at this book.  Everyone knows someone like David!  The book is very well illustrated and is a perfect book to use in easing anxiety with starting school.  

You can review the summary of the book at Barnes and Noble's site.   You can also read an article published about the book from Publisher's Weekly.   You can check out information about the author, David Shannon on the following two websites:    http://www.scholastic.com/titles/authors/david_shannon.htm &  http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/meet/davidshannon.html .
 
Guest Blogger:  This review was written by Heather C.  Heather is a part-time stock broker whose love for teaching children has sparked her passion to go back to Graduate school and pursue a master’s in Elementary Education.  She is currently finishing up her classes and will be student teaching in the spring of 2009.  She has two children who she adores and loves to read and play with.  She mainly reads children’s picture books at the time since her children are 2 and 3.  David Shannon is among her top five favorite children’s authors.  Heather can not wait to start teaching and plans to incorporate children’s literature into every subject!  Heather is a student of Dr. Grant's IDT 7061 course in Spring 08.

 


Comments

Jennifer Campbell

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:20:54

I have never read this book, but I am planning to read it soon. Going to school for the first time is such a hard transition for children! I think it is wonderful to have a book to share with young children that will help them to laugh about the transition rather than dread it. This series looks like an interesting one that is definitely worth reading. I agree with the fact that David's character is definitely not typical for children's books just by looking at the front cover. I love books like this where you have to say, "Now, how did someone ever come up with this?"

 

Elizabeth Peace

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:23:26

I have not read this book yet, but it looks so funny. As mentioned in the post, we all know that person who always receives a "no" all the time. Most children go through that stage and they can then relate to the character. You need all the help you can to releive the tension from the first day of school and this book looks like it could do just that.

 

Stephanie Hale

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:51:17

My family bought this book as a gift for my Uncle David, who just happens to be the mischief-maker in our family. Other than a humorous gift for adults, the book is also media to which kids can relate. I find that kids tend to gravitate toward things that are similar to them and their abilities. This book is written and illustrated in the style of a child, so a child is naturally drawn to it. The subject matter is definitely applicable in a child's life. I like the idea of the book used as bibliotherapy for kids going to school for the first time.

 



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