"No" Love —— Reading David Shannon's "David, No! 》

-Read David Shannon's David, No! 》

This book is so famous that many people know David Shannon through it, even because it has entered the wonderful world of picture books. David Shannon's free-flying graffiti style is impressive and deeply loved by children. I still remember that whenever I go to a story meeting to tell this book, one or two children always say excitedly, "It's the same as what I drew!" "

Why did David Shannon write this book? On the title page of the book, the author wrote: A few years ago, my mother gave me a book, which was written when I was a child. The title is "David, no! The book is full of things I was not allowed to do when I was a child, and almost all the words in it are "David" and "No" (this is the only word I could write at that time). The reason for rewriting this book is mainly because I think it will be very interesting, and also to commemorate the international word "no", which everyone will hear when they grow up.

"No" is such a magical international word. What does it stand for? It's a red light for cheating. It's a siren. This book is about obeying the rules, so can you guess that David Shannon is a good baby? Of course, he fouled the whole book. So what happened later? Did he behave well when he grew up? Also on the title page, the author wrote: "Dedicated to my mother Martha, who made me behave myself when I was a child. To my wife Heidi, who made me behave. There is some truth in this sentence. When I was a child, I had to obey the rules given by others. I need help from my mother. If I have rules, I have internalized them into my own principles, and naturally I don't need external forces. I can't help but guess that David Shannon must be the kind of person who has been unrestrained since he was a child. You can't make a big mistake when you are a child. Thanks to my mother's disapproval, I grew up and perfected myself under my wife's "no" advice.

So, is this the whole magic of "no"? Such a magical spell? I believe many parents are shaking their heads. No doesn't work at all. It doesn't matter how many times you watch it This is the key to using "no" and the warmest part of this book. In the end, David did a lot of things that he couldn't do, and finally got into trouble. When he was curled up there and worried, his mother opened her arms and said, "Baby, come here! David, I love you! " Mother loves David, not because David is obedient, but because she loves David. I think David's "good" in Chinese translation is not accurate here. The word "good" has too many meanings of "obedience" and "obedience". Because he is unconditionally loved, David is willing to keep those who cannot.

Parents love their children. We can't make no demands on them because of their love, and don't tell them what the rules are. There are many stories about Xiong Haizi, and quite a few of them point to tragedy. Why did the sentence "I am still a child" become a joke? Children in the eyes of parents are cute in everything they do. They take it for granted that their children are angels in the eyes of others. Children are innocent, and everything they do is harmless. They are young and ignorant, and they don't want to say or scold. In fact, ignorance is the only thing that needs to be told, otherwise it will be ignorant forever. Many times, children are really ignorant and can't control themselves. At this time, parents must tell them what not to do. Maybe the effect is not obvious. If they make a mistake next time, they must also know that it is impossible. And the most important thing is not to threaten with love, for fear that they will not be loved and behave badly. Conditional love can make children lose self and self-confidence. The unconditional love of parents is the source of strength for children's self-confidence, self-improvement and self-control.

I think David Shannon's wife will love him as much as his mother, tolerate him and remind him when he makes mistakes, so David Shannon wants to dedicate this book to my wife Heidi, who made me behave now. David Shannon is really a happy man.