Don't copy me, David!

Description

A best-selling picture book author who has captured the hearts of children around the world.
The story of David, the lovable troublemaker, told by David Shannon!

David Shannon became a world-renowned picture book author as soon as he published “No, David!” in 1998. No, David! won prestigious awards including the 1999 Caldecott Honor Award, ALA's 'Notable Book', and BCCB's 'Blue Ribbon Book'. Afterwards, his picture book became a hot topic as soon as it was published, becoming a bestseller in the New York Times and Amazon.com.
The reason children all over the world love his work is because they identify with the comical and mischievous side of David, the main character, and wonder what David will do next. I also feel a sense of psychological liberation through the sight of David, who is scolded by his mother every day, but when he turns around, he plays happily as if nothing had happened.
The 〈David〉 series, which has been published for 22 years starting with 《No, David!》, has long been loved by child readers around the world. 《Don't Copy Me, David!》, published for the first time in 18 years, is a picture book depicting the relationship between David and his older brother, who are still full of playfulness and humor. It humorously portrays the brothers who fight and argue over trivial things every day, but eventually reconcile and play together. I drew it right.

A picture book that warmly expresses the delicate relationship between siblings.

《Don’t copy me, David!》 is the story of David who wants to play with his older brother. In David's eyes, his older brother is tall, strong, and always looks good. So David chases after his older brother, wanting to play with him, but his older brother finds David just annoying. In the end, the two fight and get punished by their mother. But the two soon make up and have fun, as if they never had a fight.
In any household with two or more children, there are never quiet days due to sibling conflicts. They fight over toys or engage in invisible competition over who can eat more delicious food. In particular, as soon as her younger sister is born, the older brother is forced to share the love that he had been monopolizing, and is forced to take responsibility for caring for and yielding to her younger sister. The younger brother struggles in his own way to gain the expectations and trust of his parents that his older brother already had. This book honestly and plainly explains the feelings of all brothers and sisters in this country who grow up competing with each other, sometimes as friends, and sometimes as rivals.

A story of brothers who grow up understanding each other even though they bicker every day.

David is a troublemaker who follows his older brother around all day and annoys him. He secretly steals his brother's snacks, takes out things his brother values, and gets into trouble by tying the laces of his sneakers to prevent his brother from going anywhere. Is that all he does? He even challenges his older brother to a fight he can't win. He is such a prankster that you can't stop him, making you wonder if he was born just to make trouble for his older brother.
Nevertheless, David is a lovely younger brother who cannot be hated. Because he wants to do what his brother does and go wherever his brother goes. So, when he fights, he growls like an enemy, but when he plays together, he is an indispensable friend. The image of David looking only at his older brother is similar to that of all younger brothers in the world. This book will bring great laughter and comfort to brothers and sisters who fight and reconcile every day.

A picture book that vividly expresses children's honest and unaffected behavior.

David Shannon's picture books have the characteristic of telling stories centered around pictures, not text. Not only does the crooked text, as if written by a child, act like a picture, but it can also be easily understood by children who cannot read yet. Additionally, David's mischievous appearance with his sharp sharp teeth matches well with the vividly colored pictures.
The biggest feature of this book is that it looks at the world through David's eyes, so only the hands, feet, and torso appear as adults. Even though no adults appear, children and adults are interacting and talking to each other. In particular, the psychological distance felt by the child was well depicted by configuring the blank space differently depending on the moods of David and his mother. For example, when David appears to be having fun and causing trouble, David's face appears all over the screen, and when he gets scolded by his mother and gets punished, his body is expressed in an exaggeratedly small size. David's overall bold composition and brightly colored drawings immerse both readers and listeners.