When author and artist David Shannon was five years old, he wrote a semi-autobiographical story of a little kid who broke all his mother's rules. He chewed with his mouth open (and full of food), he jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase! As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No, David!" Here is his story.
《大卫,不可以》内容简介：大卫的妈妈总是说：“大卫,不可以！”大卫伸着舌头，站在椅子上颤颤巍巍去够糖罐；大卫一身污泥回家，客厅的地毯上留下了一串黑脚印；大卫在浴缸里闹翻了天，水流成河；大卫光着屁股跑到了大街上……每一幅页面里都有妈妈说的话“大卫,不可以！”但是，书的精华在后面：大卫在屋子里打棒球，把花瓶打破了。这下可闯大祸了，大卫被罚坐在墙角的小圆凳上，流眼泪了。于是，妈妈对他说：“宝贝，来这里。”妈妈给了他一个温暖的拥抱，对他说：“大卫乖，我爱你。”太经典了，一个童年恶作剧的故事就收场于这样一个爱的动作。不管孩子有多调皮，可是当他伤心的时候，母亲的怀抱永远是他温情的港湾。