Books like No, David!
By David Shannon
For the kid who is always mid-mischief and mid-grin at the same time, David makes bedtime feel like a truce after a long, chaotic day. Loud, funny, chaotic, and warm underneath it all.
An adopted dog named Cooper refuses to act like a dog — he'd rather drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel than fetch or sit — so his new family has to adjust to his quirky ways.
An older man who never outgrew his love of toys brings home a toy biplane that really flies, and his cat Tabby — who dreads anything airborne — braces for an unwanted adventure.
A fiercely protective squirrel guards her babies with a determined chook-chook-chook, scaring off trouble again and again — until something much bigger wanders right onto her tree.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
A little critter spends a special day at the beach with his grandma, navigating sand, waves, and small mishaps while soaking up her patient company.
A joyful board book lists eleven reasons a mom is amazing — braver than a deep-sea explorer, sillier than a band of bananas — before telling her littlest fan they're magical too.
When hard times hit the farm, a hired boy is sent off to find his own way — but a runaway Journey Cake leads him on a wild chase that changes everything.
A dad whose bed keeps filling up with more and more children — Ben, Billy, twins Beth and Bart, then Brittany, Bella, and Boris — builds the biggest bed in the world to fit everyone in.
An older man and his cat nap far too much, so they join a baseball team with their neighbor and her rowdy dog — but creaky knees and canine chaos threaten every play.
An eight-year-old girl and her family pack up the car and skip an entire term of school to camp their way around Australia, meeting people and places along the road.
A young pig loves nothing more than wallowing in a mud puddle, and no amount of pleading from her family can pull her out — so eventually they wade in too.
