My children have both had this memorised by the age of two and can point out the words as they 'read' the book along with me.

except for the first page - which has two lines each page has only one very simple sentence written in large black crayon letters. But for the most part the book shows the types of problems most children get into - making messes, saying bad words, and not wanting to eat what Mom has cooked for tea. The one truly naughty event is when he pulls the poor cats tail saying 'But she likes it'! The illustration makes quite clear that the cat most certainly does not enjoy this treatment, and I made a point of telling my children - we don't really pull animals tails because it would hurt them. Most of David's trouble is accidental - or just forgetfulness - he even forgets to put his trousers on before school one day. It all begins with a quick trip on his skateboard across the front room - and naturally a few accidents along the way. Now David is really not a bad a child, at least not in my opinion - but trouble is his constant companion. This book begins with a crude childlike drawing of David with small eyes, sharp teeth and a halo over head and text telling us what David says when he gets in trouble. This book tells David's side of the story, but once again David is in trouble from the word go - or should I say no?

The first book has a monologue by David's Mother which primarily consists of the word 'No' with a few variations. This book was so well loved I just had to get the next one 'David Get's in Trouble'. We first read about David in David Shannon's award winning book 'No David' roughly 5 years ago. Yes - but admit it - we all love a bad influence once in awhile :)

David gets in trouble book