A Brief Summary Of David Shannon's Books

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David Shannon has always been an amazing writing and has been writing children’s books for many years. David Shannon has well over 20 books and each of them have their own uniqueness. Shannon is an amazing writer and illustrator. He knows how to draw a reader in and make them want to read the whole book. All of his books range from short books with one or two words on the page to many paragraphs throughout the pages. David knows how to suck the reader in and want to read all of his books. He makes them funny and interesting for all age levels throughout his books. David Shannon has always been one of my favorite children books writer’s. The five books that are fiction that I chose are, How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball; Good Boy Fergus! ; David Gets in …show more content…
These five stories were all very unique with their own plot line. Here is a quick summary of the stories before I talk about them. In the book How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, David takes us on a journey of what it would be like if baseball was banned from the United States. It shows you that no matter what you do, you have to fight for what you believe in no matter what anyone else thinks. The second book is called, Good Boy Fergus! This book shows the life of owning a dog. It shows you the ups and downs of owning a pet and the responsibility that comes with it. The third book that I chose to read was called David Gets In Trouble. This book is about how a young boy cannot seem to do anything right. He can’t stay out of trouble no matter what he does. It’s a lesson that at the end of the day no matter how good or bad you are, your

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