Today we’re going to read Grow up, David! By David Shannon.
David’s big brother always said… No, David!
Hey it’s David again. It looks like David’s brother is working on a car model kit.
That’s when you glue together small pieces to create a small version
of a car. You also get to paint and decorate it too. It’s really cool, but a lot of work.
I bet David’s big brother doesn’t want David to accidentally break it.
You’re too little.
Here is David in is white and blue striped shirt and red pants. He’s holding a purple football.
I think this person might be David’s big brother. He’s wearing a football jersey, jeans
and red and white striped sneakers. And he’s carrying the football.
It looks like he’s playing with his friends. David could get hurt if he plays football
with the big kids. You might’ve heard your big brother or sister say the same thing to you,
right? They’re just trying to look out for you.
Stop following me!
Oh we were right. David’s brother was the one wearing the red and white striped sneakers. But
that’s not very nice to put your shoe on someone’s face. No wonder David is making that face. I guess
David’s big brother just wanted to be alone, but David wanted to have fun in the treehouse too.
Grow up, David!
David’s brother is working on his homework. He has a lot of notebooks and papers in front
of him. But what is David doing? Does it look like he’s doing homework too?
No right? He’s pretending to have long teeth by sticking the ends of the pencils on his teeth.
Maybe he’s pretending to be a saber toothed tiger or even a walrus. What a great imagination David
has. But it would be pretty hard to concentrate on homework when someone is doing that right
next to you. That’s why David’s big brother told him to grow up and act like a big boy like him.
Very funny, David.
David tied together his big brother’s shoelaces. He could trip and fall if he got up without
noticing. He could’ve gotten hurt. You have to be careful when you play those kinds of tricks. But
David’s brother saw it before he got up. He said it was very funny, but he was being sarcastic.
That means to say something, but you really mean the opposite of what it means.
You normally change your voice a little too. David’s brother didn’t say, “Very funny,” like
he was laughing instead he changed his voice and said very funny, like he wasn’t happy about it.
David did it!
Uh oh, David was playing in the bathroom. I don’t think big brothers and sisters play like that
anymore, do you? His brother knew right away that it was him.
There’s an orange toy submarine in the toilet, along with the plunger. You use a plunger to
get the water to go down the toilet again when it gets stuck. And there’s toilet paper everywhere:
in the toilet and on the floor. And wait here’s a second roll of toilet paper too.
You can’t use them anymore once they get all wet and there’s water on the floor too.
And if you look here at the bottom there’s a red toothbrush. Yuck, David’s mom is going to
have to throw that toothbrush away. I wonder if it was David’s toothbrush or his brothers.
That’s Mine!
Oh no, what has David gotten into? Here’s a hint, do you recognize this orange Jack o’ lantern?
It’s his big brother’s Halloween candy! And it looks like David found it and ate a
lot of it. His stomach is so big from eating so much candy and he got chocolate not only on him,
but also on the bed. This must be part of David’s Halloween costume. It looks like a mask.
There are lollipops, smarties, chocolate bars, candy corn and so much more. I bet
David is going to get a tummy ache after eating so much candy. I know I would.
Go ahead, call Mom!
Eww! Gross! David’s big brother is trying to spit on him. I’d call my mom too. Who wants spit
in their face. You’re not supposed to fight with your brothers and sisters that way.
Give it back, David!
David is running through the house with a picture in his hand. The photograph is a picture of a girl
with blond curly hair. In the bottom corner it looks like she kissed it while wearing lipstick.
I wonder if that’s David’s brother’s girlfriend.
Have a nice trip!
That wasn’t very nice of David’s big brother. David could get hurt and he was carrying a cup of
juice, but then his brother came along and tripped him, by sticking his leg out. I
think David’s okay, but I bet David’s going to get in trouble for spilling his juice.
Make me!
David’s brother should know better than to start a fight with David.
Since he’s bigger, he’s a lot stronger than David. So David will most likely only get
upset when his brother says that to him. Plus you aren’t supposed to fight with your siblings.
He hit me first!
Uh oh, do you know what happened? I think David is crying, there’s a small tear here. It looks like
David’s brother hit him after David hit him first. But that doesn’t make it right. You’re supposed
to take care of your brothers and sisters. Do you think they’ll both get into trouble?
Thanks a lot, David!
After fighting together David and his big brother made a big mess. The chair is on the floor,
the table and lamp fell over, the flowers tipped over and I think the couch tipped over too.
There are also pictures and a magazine on the floor. Now they both have to sit in time out.
When you get angry at your brother or sister, you shouldn’t hit them.
You can talk to them and tell them that you don’t like what they’re doing
or tell your parents. Sometimes you have to take a break from each other too.
Want to play?
David’s brother is asking him to play football with him. It looks like they do get along with
each other. Sometimes you can’t always have your friends around to play with
and that’s why you should always know how to play nice with your siblings.
I think David likes playing with his brother the most.
David, are you okay?
David’s laying on the ground and he has the football. I wonder if he got tackled
or just fell down. Maybe he wasn’t ready to play football with the big kids after all.
Good thing David’s big brother is looking after him and making sure that he is okay.
Nice catch, Dave.
Nice job David. He’s learning how to play with his brother and he’s probably getting
better every time he plays. That’s why David’s brother tells him when he’s doing a good job.
And I’m sure David likes to hear that too.
The end.
David and his big brother might fight sometimes, but they also look out for each other too.
It’s not always easy to be a brother or a sister, but in the end you still love each other.
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