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David Shannon

David Shannon has written and illustrated numerous award winning picture books including Duck on a Bike, the Caldecott Honor Book No David!, How I Learned to be a Pirate, and Good Boy Fergus. He is also one of the collaborative illustrators in Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. David lives with his wife and his daughter in Los Angeles.

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Truckery Rhymes has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
Smash!Crash! is now available in eBook
Jan 24, 2012
Smash!Crash! will be released on January 24, 2012 in eBook
Jan 24, 2012
A Christmas Surprise will be released on October 04, 2011 in Novelty
Oct 04, 2011
A Christmas Surprise is now available in Novelty
Oct 04, 2011
Robot Zot! will be released on September 20, 2011 in eBook
Sep 20, 2011
Robot Zot! is now available in eBook
Sep 20, 2011
Honk That Horn! will be released on June 28, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Jun 28, 2011
Honk That Horn! is now available in Trade Paperback
Jun 28, 2011
Kat's Maps will be released on June 28, 2011 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Jun 28, 2011
Kat's Maps is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback
Jun 28, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Honk That Horn!
Apr 20, 2011
News:
Truckery Rhymes has won an award
Apr 20, 2011
Graphic Excerpt:
Kat's Maps
Mar 11, 2011
Take a Trip with Trucktown! will be released on March 08, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Mar 08, 2011
Take a Trip with Trucktown! is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 08, 2011

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Times Observer, April 17, 2013
...Street Early Learning Center. Mrs. Wallin's class based their project on the book No, David! by author David Shannon. Below, a window box garden created by Mrs. Lester's 3-year-old class at the YMCA Preschool. Mrs. Lester's class based their project on...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, April 12, 2013
...MATEY! Don’t miss TYKEs’ hilarious, rollicking musical based on the best-selling book by Melinda Long, illustrations by David Shannon. Perfect for boys and girls ages 4 and up. Saturday, April 13: WICKED at Rochester Broadway Theatre League...
Montrose Patch, April 5, 2013
...A Time in Montrose. Pfeiffer said the independent bookstore's bestsellers include Tomie dePaola's "Strega Nona" and David Shannon's "No, David!". Titles by noted authors Marla Frazee and Mem Fox also fly off the shelves, Pfeiffer said. What was...
Huffington Post, March 22, 2013
..."A Bad Case of the Stripes," by David Shannon "All I See Is Part of Me," by Chara M. Curtis "An Awesome Book!" by Dallas Clayton "An Awesome Book of Thanks!" by Dallas Clayton "Beautiful Oops!" by...
Stamford Advocate, February 26, 2013
...s hunger for buried treasure and quickly adapts to pirate customs. Long's book -- with illustrations by David Shannon -- has sold more than 725,000 copies. In an interview she did when the book first appeared in 2003, Long said, "Pirates, at least the...
Huffington Post, February 7, 2013
..."A Bad Case of the Stripes," by David Shannon "All I See Is Part of Me," by Chara M. Curtis "An Awesome Book!" by Dallas Clayton "An Awesome Book of Thanks!" by Dallas Clayton "Beautiful Oops!" by...
News-Times, January 31, 2013
...read again and again. Choices this week: "Not a Box" by Antoinette Portis; "Duck on a Bike" by David Shannon; "Wolf's Chicken Stew" by Keiko Kasza "Baby Be Kind" written and illustrated by Jane Cowen-Fletcher, Candlewick, 2012, 18 pages, $5.99 board book...
Get Farming, January 17, 2013
...subjects and advice about progressing cropping enterprises in the face of ever-present challenges. GRDC Southern Regional Panel chairman David Shannon says the annual Update plays a critical role in delivering information, knowledge and resources to...
Yahoo! News, January 16, 2013
...the record-breaking circumnavigator now research-vessel, American Promise along the New England coast and in the waterways of Vermont. David Shannon KCF Technologies, Inc. 1 (814) 867-4097...
Yahoo! News, January 16, 2013
...the record-breaking circumnavigator now research-vessel, American Promise along the New England coast and in the waterways of Vermont. David Shannon KCF Technologies, Inc. 1 (814) 867-4097...
Reuters via Yahoo!, January 16, 2013
...the record-breaking circumnavigator now research-vessel, American Promise along the New England coast and in the waterways of Vermont. David Shannon KCF Technologies, Inc. 1 (814) 867-4097...
Education News Colorado, January 15, 2013
...visit the campaign’s website and vote for a book. The choices are: “Duck on a Bike” by David Shannon, “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale” by Mo Willems and “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. The website...
Craig Daily Press, January 14, 2013
...to vote for their favorite. This year’s top three book choices are: “Duck on a Bike,” by David Shannon; “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale,” by Mo Willems; and “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. Public...
Fleet Transport, January 13, 2013
...transmission and key safety aspects, which has made it an even more attractive proposition. Commenting on the news, David Shannon, Managing Director of Toyota Ireland said: “We are very happy to kick off 2013 with some good news for 4x4 commercial...