Summary: <p>David Shannon is the creator of more than 30 picture books including <em>A Bad Case of Stripes </em>and the beloved David books: <em>No, David!</em>, <em>David Gets in Trouble</em>, <em>David Goes to School</em>, and <em>It's Christmas, David</em>. This week, he joins us in conversation about his latest book, <em>Grow Up, David! </em>(available in both English and Spanish)</p> <p>Coming 20 years after the first publication of the Caldecott Honor book <em>No, David!</em>, <em>Grow Up, David! </em>introduces David's big brother and follows our trouble-making hero from one antic to the next in an effort to win his brother's approval.</p> <p>David talks about just how autobiographical the David books are, why <em>No, David! </em>was such a departure for him, and some of his favorite moments from the last 20 years.</p> <p><strong>Additional resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scholastic.com/kids/book/grow-up-david-by-david-shannon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about <em>Grow Up, David!</em></a></li> <li><a href="http://nodavidshannon.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about David Shannon</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guest: </strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>David Shannon </strong>is the internationaly acclaimed creator of more than 30 picture books, including <em>No, David!</em>, a Caldecott Honor Book and his second <em>New York Times </em>Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picture books. Shannon's other bestsellers include <em>A Bad Case of Stripes</em>, <em>Duck on a Bike</em>, and <em>Too Many Toys! </em>He lives in Southern California with his family.</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Chris Johnson</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul>
