In this boisterous exploration of naughtiness, David, a little dickens, careens from one unruly deed to the next – drawing on the walls, tracking mud all over the carpet, jumping on the bed in red cowboy boots. Meanwhile, all those timeless phrases moms use echo in the background: “Stop that this instant!” “Be quiet!” “Not in the house, David!” and most vigorously, “No, David!” This dead-on take on childhood shenanigans ends on a high note, with a penitent David (he broke a vase with a baseball) enfolded in his mother’s arms as she assures him, “Yes, David, I love you.” 1999 Caldicott Honor.