david goes to school

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. For this book, he swept prestigious awards, including the Caldecott Honor Award in 1999, ALA's 'Notable Book', and BCCB's 'Blue Ribbon Book'. Afterwards, David Shannon's 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 why children all over the world like David Shannon's works is probably because they feel like they are seeing themselves when they look at the main character, David. David, who acts and expresses what he feels, is scolded by his mother every day, but when he turns around, he plays happily as if nothing happened, and perhaps he feels a sense of psychological liberation through this. The 〈David〉 series, which has been published for 22 years starting with 《No, David!》, has been loved by readers all over the world for a long time. The newly published book “David Goes to School” depicts David, who gets up to all the pranks he wants to do at school, but ends up having to clean the classroom as punishment. I love the innocence of David, who always calmly finishes cleaning the classroom even when he gets up to all sorts of mischief. And David's light steps on his way home, excited by the teacher's words that he did really well, seem pleasant.

A picture book for children who dream of a really fun school
David in this book is the same as David in other David series. Wherever David is, he does what he wants to do and how he feels. As he pleases, he does not act as he pleases, but as I please. So he doesn't pay attention to what others think, even at school. At first glance, you might think that this is rude, but this is an adult's perspective. When the children see it, won’t it be just like how I feel? Wouldn’t children want to be like David at school? For children, especially in lower grades, school can be a place that is both exciting and scary. However, seeing David having fun at school makes me imagine that school might be a fun place.

A picture book that tells a story centered around pictures
David Shannon's picture book tells the story through pictures, not text. So even children who cannot read yet can fully understand the content. Also, the biggest feature of this book is that it looks at the world through David's eyes, so only the hands, feet, and torso of adults appear. 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 spaces differently depending on the moods of David and the teacher. David's overall appearance, drawn with bold compositions and bright colors, immerses both readers and listeners.