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David Shannon

Author of A Bad Case of Stripes

Includes the names: shannon David, by David Shannon

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David Shannon was born October 5, 1960, Washington, D.C. He is an American author and illustrator. He graduated from the Art Center College of Design and now lives in Los Angeles. In 1998 he won the Caldecott Honor for his No, David!. He also wrote A Bad Case of Stripes, How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, and The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza. He has also illustrated Audrey Wood's The Bunyans, various books by Jane Yolen including The Ballad of the Pirate Queens and Encounter, as well as Melinda Long's How I Became a Pirate and Pirates Don't Change Diapers. Shannon currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from A Bad Case of Stripes… (more)
A Bad Case of Stripes 6,766 copies, 416 reviews
No, David! 6,436 copies, 576 reviews
David Goes to School 4,187 copies, 137 reviews
Duck on a Bike 3,796 copies, 94 reviews
David Gets in Trouble 3,210 copies, 104 reviews
The Rain Came Down 1,929 copies, 43 reviews
Alice the Fairy 1,923 copies, 62 reviews
Pirates Don't Change Diapers (Illustrator) 1,678 copies, 55 reviews
Good Boy, Fergus! 1,455 copies, 84 reviews
Duck and a Book 1,416 copies, 9 reviews
Too Many Toys 1,376 copies, 83 reviews
It's Christmas, David! 835 copies, 26 reviews
Bugs in My Hair! 769 copies, 36 reviews
Duck on a Tractor 604 copies, 11 reviews
Oh, David! A Diaper David Book 391 copies, 12 reviews
David Smells!: A Diaper David Book 315 copies, 11 reviews
Grow Up, David! (David Books) 265 copies, 7 reviews
Oops! 261 copies, 4 reviews
Amazing Christmas Extravaganza 221 copies, 13 reviews
Jangles: A Big Fish Story 193 copies, 27 reviews
Roy Digs Dirt (David Books) 148 copies, 2 reviews
Sacred Places (Illustrator) 118 copies, 1 review
Bizzy Mizz Lizzie 63 copies, 3 reviews
Mr. Nogginbody Gets a Hammer 35 copies, 4 reviews
Gold! 17 copies, 1 review
Cascabel 2 copies
The Acrobat & the Angel (Illustrator) 1 copy
How I Became a Pirate (Illustrator) 3,962 copies, 101 reviews
The Rough-Face Girl (Illustrator) 2,320 copies, 121 reviews
Black Horses for the King (Cover artist, some editions) 1,318 copies, 24 reviews
Encounter (Illustrator) 995 copies, 35 reviews
The Bunyans (Illustrator) 873 copies, 22 reviews
Guys Write for Guys Read (Illustrator) 752 copies, 13 reviews
Tales From Shakespeare (Illustrator) 299 copies, 2 reviews
Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (Illustrator) 276 copies, 15 reviews
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens (Illustrator) 249 copies, 11 reviews
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker (Illustrator) 228 copies, 16 reviews
You Read to Me! I'll Read to You! (Illustrator, some editions) 166 copies, 1 review
Trucktown: Melvin's Valentine (Illustrator) 130 copies, 1 review
Trucktown: Kat's Maps (Illustrator) 123 copies, 1 review
Trucktown: Dizzy Izzy (Illustrator, some editions) 61 copies
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