From Publishers Weekly
He's b-a-a-a-c-k! And better than ever. The rascal first unleashedin No, David! returns to wreak havoc in the classroom. Whether he'sgoofing off at the blackboard ("Sit down, David!"), cutting in lineat the cafeteria ("Wait your turn, David!") or drawing on hisdesktop ("That's it, Mister! You're staying after school!"), Davidis clearly a handful. But when his teacher gives him a chance toredeem himself by cleaning the desks at the end of the day, herises to the occasion ("Good job, David!") and receives a goldstar. Shannon foreshadows trouble right from the title page: theteacher stands in front of her desk, feet firmly planted, armscrossed and looming so large that her shoulders, neck and headdon't make it onto the page. As in the previous book, the adultvoice provides the text, but her person is confined to theperiphery of the action. David, meanwhile, with his round head,triangle nose and wide grin of pointy teeth, is the pinnacle ofboisterous boy-energy. His antics take center stage visually whilehis teacher's words act as the perfect foil for each spread. AfterDavid cuts the cafeteria line, for example, the next illustrationshows food splattered all over the walls, floor, David and the boywho was formerly at the front of the line; the two boys point ateach other and the text reads, "I don't care who started it." Theexaggerated shapes and slightly cartoonish poses of an array ofstudents in all-too-familiar situations will have youngsterscrowding together over the book at recess. Ages 3-up. (Sept.)
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From Booklist
We know this kid by now. It wasn't just because of theaward-winning No, David! (1998). We know this kid because heis our brother or our cousin or our best friend, or us. Now he hasto fit his irrepressible exuberance--and his boyishly disgustinghabits--into the classroom, with predictable results. Teacher'sbrief admonitions appear in careful printing on lined scraps from aschool notebook; David is the snaggle-toothed, roundheaded kid. Andhe can't sit down, or come in from recess on time, or remember toraise his hand. When he chews gum, it's the biggest wad you've everseen; when he isn't paying attention, it's because the cloudsoutside the classroom window are resolving themselves intodinosaurs and such. Shannon's picture-book-a-clef, with its acidcolors and bold, flat planes, can be laugh-out-loud funny orcatch-in-your-throat memorable. The spread in which a distressedDavid, knees locked together, raises his hand (the teacher's line:"Again?!"), or the penultimate image, where David gets a gold starfor cleaning all the desks after school, are as emotionallyresonant as can be. And we know David turned out all right, becausehe's making these books now. GraceAnne A. DeCandido

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3 David is back! In his very traditional school,he is expected to follow all the rules. He can't run in the halls,cut in line, call out, or swing his paintbrush around. Drawing onhis desk is the final straw, and although minor punishments havealready been given out, it's time for him to stay after school. Ina punishment that fits the misdemeanor, he has to wash the desks.He does a stellar job and is rewarded with his teacher's words ofpraise. David is a lovable character whose emotions flow across hisround face. With a minimum of lines, Shannon shows glee, sorrow,anxiety all of the familiar David emotions and those of the otherstudents as well. On one double-page spread where David is lookingout the window and letting his imagination roam, he is told to "PAYATTENTION!" He is, of course, paying close attention to the clouds.Run out and get several copies of this high-spirited school story.Barbara Scotto, Michael Driscoll School, Brookline, MA
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