What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series) (The Power to Choose, 1)

I see that some reviewer are negatively comparing this book with the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, which I think is an apples-to-oranges comparison. And I had to laugh out loud at the reviewer who complained that it "only" has nine endings, since most kids books only have one. CYOA books were foruch older readers, and from what I remember, were more for entertainment than for providing teaching moments. So, here's what I like about this book: The artwork is beautiful to adults and interesting to kids. The choices are opportunites to have a conversation with your child. As with so much of parenthood, communication here is where you are going to find the most benefit. Yes, there are pretty black and white options given (should Danny fight with brother or wait his turn?) but that's okay with me, since I am reading to a younger child, and more subtle/nuanced choices would be over his head. In general, I recommend this book, and I hope there are more volumes in this series to come.

I have an ADHD boy who is often impulsive as a result of that. He actually chose this book and likes picking the different choices as it changes the story. I love that Danny can make a bad decision to start and then change the day by picking good ones the rest of the day. I work in mental health with kids so I plan to use this at work as well. It is a bit expensive, but a sturdy book and worth the investment.

Awsome book for kids

I remember reading and enjoying "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories as a kid. While those were fun fantasy stories, I love that this book focuses on situations that young children can relate to and helps them to see the consequences of different choices. The book attempts to show the benefits of sharing, taking turns, being kind and following household rules and treating parents with respect. Some of the choices include: Eat off a non-preferred plate or yell about not getting the plate you want, Wait to play with a game or grab it away, Knock down a toy or try to get along, Eat a treat quickly or share with a sibling that dropped theirs, Ask Mom for a snack or sneak chocolate, Tell somebody that they aren't being nice or stomp their foot, Yell at Mom about not having new shoes or compliment brother's new shoes, Help a girl who fell or yell at her for accidentally spilling your lemonade, Refuse to get ready in protest or get ready to go to the park, Clean up or refuse to clean up, and push sibling or play together. My four-year-old son really enjoys this book. There are clearcut good and bad choices, and he is easily able to identify the good choices. However, these same choices can be difficult for young children to make in the moment. He likes making different choices to see what happens, and the story offers a lot of opportunity for discussion. I ask my son if he thinks he is making a good or bad decision, and we talk about the outcome of the different social situations. Maybe because he's a bit younger, my son's favorite story involves getting ice cream at park and playing soccer rather than making all good choices and having a lemonade stand and earning money for a skateboard. But, I think that the story offers a realistic perspective in that some minor bad behavior at this age can be expected and doesn't have to ruin your day if you make better decisions, but when you let a bad decision lead to more bad decisions, there will be more consequences. In my opinion, the book is worth the price, but I do hope they come out with a less expensive and a bit smaller paperback version eventually. The story format is a lot of fun for kids, and the illustrations are beautiful and really detailed. Update: I purchased a copy for my son's preschool, and the teacher loved it. My son's first grade teacher also read Danny stories to his virtual class, and they seemed to be a hit. I think these books are great teaching tools. My son still likes this book at 7 years old and also enjoys "What Should Danny Do?: School Day" and "What Should Danny Do?: On Vacation." My son ripped a page when he first got the book, because he was excited with the page turning. But I have to say that overall this book has hed up very well, and the binding is still secure. I added some photos to show how the navigation in the book works. It is pretty easy to follow, but page 20 has three different pages to go back to which may be a bit confusing. Page 68 is the last page of the book and directs to page 20 without needing to make a choice. When you make a good choice on page 33, you are directed to page 68 and then to 20. So to arrive at a different ending, you would make a bad choice on page 33. The other pages listed to go back to have choices that go directly to page 20. Thanks for reading. If you liked my review, please mark it helpful.

I got this for my 4-year-old and we’ve enjoyed it so far, but it’s not exactly what I had hoped it would be. For each of the decisions there’s a clear good and bad choice and this really limits the re-readability for us. My daughter always wants to choose the good options, which means we get the same story every time unless I force her to choose a bad option at some point. An example decision would be stomping on your little brother’s foot or playing nicely with them. To me, a choose-your-own-adventure book would present the reader with options that are equally compelling, and the child would want to do a re-read to discover what would have happened if we had taken a different path earlier in the story. That’s not the case with this book; it is a behavior-teaching book with some contrived and obvious decisions thrown in. That’s not to say it’s a bad book, but to me there’s no adventure in forcing my child to pick options she doesn’t want.

This book is so clever in that it helps kids see how their choices can make a big difference in their day. My 4 year old has asked me to read it at least 10 times in the past couple months. He loves the story and getting to decide whether the protagonist makes a good decision or a bad decision. The book is really high quality. I love to gift this book to other kids, too.

I was searching for gifts for my five year old son for Christmas and this book came up in the search. I always loved the "Choose your own adventure" books growing up so I was excited to try this book. We read this book at a cousin sleepover the first time, of course they tried to be silly and picked the "naughty" answers. They thought it was hilarious. Since then my son and I have read this numerous times and tried all the options. He likes to pick patterns prior to reading "today we will pick bad, bad, good, good." Some reviews say they don't like that Danny gets rewarded. I don't see it like that. He had a lemonade stand and earned money. Because he made good choices, his mom let him buy a skateboard with his lemonade money. It isn't a "here is a prize for being a good boy" book. He also was able to pick what they had for dinner, I support this option in giving kids the opportunities to choose. The consequences were ones that only last a bit, then he was able to participate in fun things again. I really didn't see an issue with this. Obviously the reactions are a bit more extreme but it provides great opportunities to discuss the situations and how they might look in our home. We love the book and plan on ordering more.

This book is so helpful for little ones learning to make choices. It illustrates the circumstances of their choice and gives them the power to choose well. My grands are loving it when I read a story/lesson. Great buy. I will buy the one for "Dora" choices.

My grandson, Nathanial, 6,loves the What Should Danny Do book series! We enjoy reading these together and making choices for Danny, resulting in a variety of different endings. So much fun! Highly recommend these books to anyone who has a special child in their lives.

Kids love these books and the mystery of the ending.

I see that some reviewer are negatively comparing this book with the classic Choose Your Own Adventure series, which I think is an apples-to-oranges comparison. And I had to laugh out loud at the reviewer who complained that it "only" has nine endings, since most kids books only have one. CYOA books were foruch older readers, and from what I remember, were more for entertainment than for providing teaching moments. So, here's what I like about this book: The artwork is beautiful to adults and interesting to kids. The choices are opportunites to have a conversation with your child. As with so much of parenthood, communication here is where you are going to find the most benefit. Yes, there are pretty black and white options given (should Danny fight with brother or wait his turn?) but that's okay with me, since I am reading to a younger child, and more subtle/nuanced choices would be over his head. In general, I recommend this book, and I hope there are more volumes in this series to come.

I have an ADHD boy who is often impulsive as a result of that. He actually chose this book and likes picking the different choices as it changes the story. I love that Danny can make a bad decision to start and then change the day by picking good ones the rest of the day. I work in mental health with kids so I plan to use this at work as well. It is a bit expensive, but a sturdy book and worth the investment.

Awsome book for kids

I remember reading and enjoying "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories as a kid. While those were fun fantasy stories, I love that this book focuses on situations that young children can relate to and helps them to see the consequences of different choices. The book attempts to show the benefits of sharing, taking turns, being kind and following household rules and treating parents with respect. Some of the choices include: Eat off a non-preferred plate or yell about not getting the plate you want, Wait to play with a game or grab it away, Knock down a toy or try to get along, Eat a treat quickly or share with a sibling that dropped theirs, Ask Mom for a snack or sneak chocolate, Tell somebody that they aren't being nice or stomp their foot, Yell at Mom about not having new shoes or compliment brother's new shoes, Help a girl who fell or yell at her for accidentally spilling your lemonade, Refuse to get ready in protest or get ready to go to the park, Clean up or refuse to clean up, and push sibling or play together. My four-year-old son really enjoys this book. There are clearcut good and bad choices, and he is easily able to identify the good choices. However, these same choices can be difficult for young children to make in the moment. He likes making different choices to see what happens, and the story offers a lot of opportunity for discussion. I ask my son if he thinks he is making a good or bad decision, and we talk about the outcome of the different social situations. Maybe because he's a bit younger, my son's favorite story involves getting ice cream at park and playing soccer rather than making all good choices and having a lemonade stand and earning money for a skateboard. But, I think that the story offers a realistic perspective in that some minor bad behavior at this age can be expected and doesn't have to ruin your day if you make better decisions, but when you let a bad decision lead to more bad decisions, there will be more consequences. In my opinion, the book is worth the price, but I do hope they come out with a less expensive and a bit smaller paperback version eventually. The story format is a lot of fun for kids, and the illustrations are beautiful and really detailed. Update: I purchased a copy for my son's preschool, and the teacher loved it. My son's first grade teacher also read Danny stories to his virtual class, and they seemed to be a hit. I think these books are great teaching tools. My son still likes this book at 7 years old and also enjoys "What Should Danny Do?: School Day" and "What Should Danny Do?: On Vacation." My son ripped a page when he first got the book, because he was excited with the page turning. But I have to say that overall this book has hed up very well, and the binding is still secure. I added some photos to show how the navigation in the book works. It is pretty easy to follow, but page 20 has three different pages to go back to which may be a bit confusing. Page 68 is the last page of the book and directs to page 20 without needing to make a choice. When you make a good choice on page 33, you are directed to page 68 and then to 20. So to arrive at a different ending, you would make a bad choice on page 33. The other pages listed to go back to have choices that go directly to page 20. Thanks for reading. If you liked my review, please mark it helpful.

I got this for my 4-year-old and we’ve enjoyed it so far, but it’s not exactly what I had hoped it would be. For each of the decisions there’s a clear good and bad choice and this really limits the re-readability for us. My daughter always wants to choose the good options, which means we get the same story every time unless I force her to choose a bad option at some point. An example decision would be stomping on your little brother’s foot or playing nicely with them. To me, a choose-your-own-adventure book would present the reader with options that are equally compelling, and the child would want to do a re-read to discover what would have happened if we had taken a different path earlier in the story. That’s not the case with this book; it is a behavior-teaching book with some contrived and obvious decisions thrown in. That’s not to say it’s a bad book, but to me there’s no adventure in forcing my child to pick options she doesn’t want.

This book is so clever in that it helps kids see how their choices can make a big difference in their day. My 4 year old has asked me to read it at least 10 times in the past couple months. He loves the story and getting to decide whether the protagonist makes a good decision or a bad decision. The book is really high quality. I love to gift this book to other kids, too.

I was searching for gifts for my five year old son for Christmas and this book came up in the search. I always loved the "Choose your own adventure" books growing up so I was excited to try this book. We read this book at a cousin sleepover the first time, of course they tried to be silly and picked the "naughty" answers. They thought it was hilarious. Since then my son and I have read this numerous times and tried all the options. He likes to pick patterns prior to reading "today we will pick bad, bad, good, good." Some reviews say they don't like that Danny gets rewarded. I don't see it like that. He had a lemonade stand and earned money. Because he made good choices, his mom let him buy a skateboard with his lemonade money. It isn't a "here is a prize for being a good boy" book. He also was able to pick what they had for dinner, I support this option in giving kids the opportunities to choose. The consequences were ones that only last a bit, then he was able to participate in fun things again. I really didn't see an issue with this. Obviously the reactions are a bit more extreme but it provides great opportunities to discuss the situations and how they might look in our home. We love the book and plan on ordering more.

This book is so helpful for little ones learning to make choices. It illustrates the circumstances of their choice and gives them the power to choose well. My grands are loving it when I read a story/lesson. Great buy. I will buy the one for "Dora" choices.

My grandson, Nathanial, 6,loves the What Should Danny Do book series! We enjoy reading these together and making choices for Danny, resulting in a variety of different endings. So much fun! Highly recommend these books to anyone who has a special child in their lives.

Kids love these books and the mystery of the ending.

Book is for my great-grandson. He won't receive it until next month.

Absolutely love the Danny series of books! They present very real situations that kids face and the reality that there are are always choices to be made in terms of how we react. The situations in the book provide great jumping off points for kids and adults to have discussions about why they might react a certain way (the emotions behind the actions). My students and my kids love the Danny series! I also suggest checking out their Darla series as well. We have used both books in my classroom to act out different scenarios and then debrief as a class. A+ books!

I liked the book and the story. Only drawback is you will need to explain to your young child why the bad decisions are not okay and what happens. My son initially only wanted to choose the good option. He was genuinely confused at first.

I often say that books give children the opportunity to practice who they want to be in the world, and today's recommended series gives them not only numerous opportunities to practice, but also a chance to "live" the effects of their choices! These books are picture book versions of those Choose Your Own Adventure books (which I LOVED as a child), and are also perfect for fostering positive character traits in your children. I'm talking about "The Power to Choose" series by Ganit and Adir Levy! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Each book in the "Power to Choose" series features a child who has the power to choose both his actions and how his day turns out. Every few pages brings the reader to a choice the character has to make, with an option we know will turn out well and an option that the character may not want to make. Each choice then has logically expected results (for example, when Danny makes a choice to play cooperatively with his brother, their mom decides to take them to the park because they're having such good days, but when he instead knocks his brother's race car set down, the boys have to clean up the mess and miss out on park time). And at the end of each story combination, Danny and Darla reflect on how their choices determined the course of their days, and what they did well, and what they could do differently next time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Visit my website (link in bio) for a glimpse inside each book, as well as to read what my girls love about these books! We purchased What Should Danny Do? on our own, and we thank @elonbooks for gifting us What Should Darla Do? and What Should Danny Do? School Day, as well as the cape, poster, and stickers. All thoughts and opinions are our own! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The "Power to Choose" series is fun, educational, and addictive in the best way possible, reminding us all that we have the power to determine our futures rather than live them passively. You can bet we're going to get our hands on the upcoming What Should Danny Do? On Vacation as soon as possible! Stay tuned tomorrow for a giveaway— 3 lucky winners will each win a Danny book and cape of his/her choice!

Bought this book for my nephew. Loves the book and kept wanting to see how he could get all the different endings. Also fun to see what he initially wanted to pick for each step of the story.

Great interactive book about making choices. I read a few pages w my preschoolers daily and they love getting to choose what Danny should do. We talk about their choices and what if that’s what they would do if they were in that situation. Gets them thinking

We really like how engaging the story is, and the way it has to show to kids that the have the power to decide how their day can go, it creates accountability, something often hard to learn even for adults, so it is great a kid can learn it and understand they can own their decisions and consequences. We love this one and the other books from the same authors!

Teaches children how to behave well in certain situations

Allows a variety of situations that you and your child can discuss and evaluate the possible outcomes. Love the opportunity for excellent conversations between parents and children.

My 5 year old needs to understand to make the right choices. And this we talk about and find out why/ what the good and bad consequences

The book was great you got to pick if Danny was going to make a good choice or bad. The book was used and in great shape. I would buy a book from this seller again. Thank you

It was a very well put together book exploring consequences of good and bad choices. The back references in the corner of the pages made it very easy to navigate, and the illustrations were engaging. The only two improvements I would make is 1.) to reduce the presence of highly processed foods / sugar featured in the book and 2.) to feature a little more of the natural consequences of feeling bad because you caused another person to feel bad, not simply because it meant a punishment was soon upcoming (but this may be a little too hard for children to grasp, I don't know). What I mean by #1 was that there was a lot of chocolate, pancakes, sugar (in lemonade), sugar (in orange juice), and burgers etc. featured as everyday choices for kids to make; this is the only thing I feel could improve, or the most significant thing...because I look around and in my area you see a low consumption of vegetable based foods and I feel this is reaching epidemic levels, so perhaps putting this kind of focus in a children's book right from the start might help prevent that, but I know this isn't the only children's book to feature this. #2 basically deals with the rewards/punishment being...a trip to the park, a trip to buy a new item from a toystore. It is hard, indeed these rewards are commonly used. But I think something we hope for as children age is to really just simply FEEL what the other person is feeling; perhaps that would make for a very sad book though! All I can say is that despite #1 and #2 criticisms the book was overall fantastic and the best thing on the market I have found for my son's age range. Basically to overcome #1 we just omit words while reading...instead of "chocolate chip pancake" it becomes just "pancake" and instead of "ninja plate" it becomes "the other plate"...etc. I guess it's a small thing, I don't know.

I do like this book, a lot, but I found it difficult to find the BEGINNING of each chapter. They do a great job of getting you continuing; depending on your choice, but when you want to go to the next chapter you are kinda at a lose. Well worth it though. Choices are very obvious even for 4 year old little brothers.

My niece says that her son loves this book. It is teaching him about making good choices.

My kid likes to explore the options and it's so fun to see her make a bad choice that we can both laugh about to see what happens

My 3yo loved this!

The book is written in a way that when something happens, Danny has a choice to make. Usually 2 options to pick from and in most cases one is good and one is bad. The cover says 9 books in 1 because that’s how many possible scenarios are in there. However Our 6 years old boy picked all right answers what should Danny do and the book had nothing interesting just a nice day of a boy named Danny. We didn’t get why we read it. And I had to explain to him that now he needs to start making bad choices to see other stories. So we read it again and again and pick bad answers. So now we have this situation where our son knows the right answer to the question What should Danny do? But gives him a bad advice like “punch his brother” or something like that, and he is feeling funny evil about it. And I’m scratching my head wondering if I’m teaching him the right thing lol. They obviously didn’t think it through. It should be named “what options Danny has” or something like that and not what should he do. But the idea of multiple scenarios is interesting.

My grandson loves this book. So much that he asked his dad, my son, to get him the other 2 books in the series. By coincidence, my son’s name is Danny. An additional reason for him to like the books. Keep them coming.

This is a very fun book to read! The kids enjoy exploring the different options to end the story based on different choices. This makes them think about the choices they can make in the daily life.

My 4 year old loves this book, and I do too. Sometimes he makes all good choices. Sometimes he giggles and makes bad choices. I think everyone should get this book! It's a great way to discuss decision making especially for young school aged kids.

This was a fun book to read to my students ! They really enjoyed it. They liked bieng able to choose the path the boy should take in the story. We read both paths and discussed which one was more appropriate. I read it to 2nd through 4th graders. I read it to 2nd - 4th graders in a social skills class. The more mature 4th graders were not very interested. most of my 4th graders enjoyed it, or were ok with the story line.

My son loves this book! What a great way to teach the power of making decisions!

I am a pre-kindergarten teacher, so I have four and five-year-olds. I have checked out dozens and dozens of books on behavior from the library and tried many different techniques and I could not seem to get my students to grasp the concept of how making one choice can lead to another etc. etc. Not only do the kids in my class have so much fun choosing Danny’s choices in the story, but they also love seeing how the story can change depending on what they decide for Danny. They are finally grasping the concept that not only can one bad choice lead to another and have an effect on others, but you can also change a bad morning into a great afternoon or vice versa. My students constantly ask me if we can “hang out with Danny” and I have everyone’s attention when I pull out this book, even the most difficult behavioral students. I wholeheartedly wish there were more books like this! My students are actually involved in the story instead of just listening. Active participators certainly learn more! Five stars all the way!!!

First, my white 4 year old likes reading this book and rereading to try out all of the choices. And the book is good at showing how choices produce outcomes. BUT here is why I want it to be rewritten: as it stands, this book is written for a white, rich child. The boy is noticeable privileged, and there is only one person of color depicted in the book. I would love to see the concept of this book applied to a new version, written for a child of color whose parents both have to work to put food on the table and pay the bills, and who lives in an apartment. This would contrast Danny, who has a slide and climbing wall in his room, “comes downstairs” to breakfast (I was so afraid this would make my son feel bad since we live in an apartment in which he shared a room with his little brother, unlike Danny), whose Mom stays home full time and makes the kids pancakes in the morning, and whose big problems are a spilled cup of lemonade and his brother’s ice cream falling at the park. Danny is also depicted behaving somewhat recklessly and breaking some of our rules. Danny is jumping off the couch in one picture which my kids can’t do in an apartment and he also flies down the stairs in a laundry basket. Today while reading my son was asking why Danny was wearing a helmet on his way to breakfast and I was afraid that if I explained the picture any more he’d want to try this the next time we visit his grandparent’s house. Lastly, Danny’s mom speaks kindly but she does not exemplify positive discipline in the book, and it disappoints me every time. She’s always sending Danny to his room to think about his choices and I don’t like that parenting method. Plus, Danny literally has a playground in his room so I don’t know how sending him to his room is much of a punishment anyway. Authors, I’ll be looking out for future publications!

Yes book has an excellent theme and ideas I found it was a little confusing and I made it my own and it worked great

My son really enjoyed the different endings

My 5 year old son has loved reading this book. It has helped him learn about actions and how they can lead to consequences. The power to choose! 🙂

This is a wonderful book to help children understand the role their choices play in what happens next. My son is almost 8 and can easily tell what Danny should do, so he made all the right choices the first time through. But...he wanted to read the book again making all the wrong choices, then do a pattern of 'right/wrong' then 'wrong/right'. The book does such a nice job of showing how Danny's choices impact his day along the way and how his day can have ups and downs. As my son and I debriefed we talked about what choices my son would make, and he admitted times he'd want to make the right choice, but might make the wrong choice. We then talked about how everyone makes mistakes and what could he do to make amends when that happens. I am a graduate student going into school counseling. I like to try things out on my own son to see if I will use them with students in the future. I will definitely be using What Should Danny Do? and hope the authors create additional books.

This book is fantastic!! I’m impressed with how much it must have taken for the authors to lay this out with all the jumping around. They did a wonderful job of providing a “map” of sorts so you can backtrack a story if you need to. Which has been incredibly helpful for us, as our kids see certain pictures and say “I want to do THAT story!” It is funny how they (3yrs old) know the “good” choice but delight in choosing the “bad” choice more often than not. My husband was concerned about them learning bad behavior as a result, but I see it differently- they are making a conscious decision between right and wrong, which means they are processing it all. We refer to this book a lot, asking “what would Danny do. One of the kids gets cranky, mostly because they KNOW what we are getting at lol but the other is good about it. I’m going to try the Darla book(s) too, love how this has opened up so much dialog for us and the kids.

Our granddaughter 6&4 both loved this book, especially the 6 yr old, who is precocious. After reading a couple of chapters, they wanted to “play” wwdd” at dinner, in the car, etc as we made up more scenarios

Our grandkids love this story and have fun choosing what Danny should do! Great interactive book that strengthens consequence awareness.

My 5 year old loved the scenario of choosing her behaviors.

Rarely do I make the time to leave a review unless something is exceptional - and this book is. I have an 8 year old who has been in virtual school for a year - leading to some new and not so fun behaviors like arguing, picking fights, and other minor issues. I finally bought this book when I was at my wits end with him - and it is worth every penny. He wants to do his reading every night now, and loves to choose the ending - in fact he really only likes the “good” choices and as a result I have seen a change in his behavior. We are using it in conjunction with a reward chart and the difference has been noticeable. I’m also a speech pathologist and definitely will be using this with my students who are working on social skills. I will be purchasing more from this series for sure!

My 3.5 yr old daughter loves this book. At first, she kept choosing the same path over and over because she's too sweet and smart to choose the "bad choice" paths but, after I explained that it's OK for her to choose the "bad choices" while we are reading the book so she can see what happens she is having fun mixing it up and choosing different paths. We have read the book numerous times and still have only made it to 5 of the 9 different endings. So glad I picked this book for her!

This book is awesome for kids to learn how to make positive choices. Great for home or in a school setting.

I was skeptical because my kid has a sensor for when I'm trying to text him something, but he read and reread this book. He always starts and ends with the happiest ending which lets me know the lesson is hopefully sinking in. I do not think they parents are too strict. Basically if the kids are naughty, fight, complain, and make a mess mom doesn't bring them to the park and they have to play at home. If they are really crazy they have to play in their own rooms so they don't fight. I think this only teaches and moms and dads are people to and are more likely to have energy to do fun and extra things when they aren't exhausted. This is a lesson every kid should learn. It's very positive. The saddest ending is simply driving home feeling sad because mom rightly said that the main character hurt another kid's feelings. Empathy.

My students loved this book and it kept them very engaged!

When I found these series of the child chooses the ending books, I just knew my 5 yr. old grandson like his mother when she was young would LOVE them! I had intended but while set. As I'm wanting send some more books his mother and I got confused. I tried tell her there is the way I understood, Several stories in each book that you choose a good or bad choice. Even though he can't read he still likes same #1 book. The next one we find is going into school, but since he can't start we didn't want get it yet. Please someone tell me how I can ask author of the is correct, in fact 1 story book child has few bad or good endings. If this is the case, that is sad. I will get him the school book but I would have never bought first of there wasn't more keep him loving reading with making good choices. These books used be very popular! SAD!

This is one of the best books I've purchased for my 5 year old. He's learned how to make better choices and what happens if he makes the "not so good choices ". But he wants to keep reading to find out ALL the different ways the story can go. It really is an interesting way to teach the young ones how to make better choices and deal with how they feel if they make bad choices. I would definatley recommend this book.

My 5 yr old grandson loves this book I had to read to him a few times before he understand skipping pages but once he got it he loved it. I purchased 2 books I gave him one and the other is for xmass he has been asking for another book so he is going to love opening this on xmass

My son gets so upset when he does something wrong. So I ordered this and he loves this book! We read it together often and use it as a reminder that we all make bad choices sometimes, but the power to choose what we do next can change the rest of our day! It has helped him not make more bad choices all day just because he made one! His attitude has improved a lot! My daughter enjoys it too! It really is a fun book with all the different endings.

This book is sturdy and has a beveled cover that's lovely to the touch. The pages are not thin and its rich in color. That being said, don't buy this book if you think Danny is a model child. He's in fact, a kid who is faced with decisions for his occasionally not so nice behaviors. Your child gets to choose the "good" or "bad" outcome. As a parent, even if you don't like the parenting style in the solutions, the stories are a great conversation starter with a child. Do you think the parents could have handled that situation differently? Or presenting your child with an alternative way the parents could have handled the situation and discussing it. The same for Danny's choices. Ultimately l feel this book serves the purpose of helping a child with decision making that can positively impact daily life. Even if your family's "right" way is different than the book. The foundation is here. It's also a good reminder that there is diversity in how families handle situations that arise and we have to be flexible in dissecting, without judgment, knowing that not everyone will handling things the same way and that's okay too.

My four year old son had been having some, how you say, behavioral issues? It was a shock to us, as he sailed through 4.5 years being an angel. Then BOOM. Total $&?!. This book has been awesome to walk through and let him pick a good choice or a naughty one. Immediately, he chose all naughty ones and saw how bummed Daniel was in the end. Then my son began choosing nice ones, where I would highlight how super sweet Daniel’s day ended because Daniel himself decided his own fate. We reference this a bit through the day and let him “try again” in a better way to ask for things, handle disagreements, etc. When he pummels down the naughty path, we reiterate how he had the option to pick a nicer outcome, which hopefully is highlighting his accountability. We talk about how he could’ve handled things differently and can try that way again next time. Long story short, this is working for us and I recommend it for anyone whose child is struggling with accountability and understanding options.

I bought this for my 4 year old daughter after reading the great reviews, and I was not disappointed. Not only did my 4 year old LOVE listening to this book, but her 7 and 9 year old brothers also sat down and enjoyed hearing about Danny's day after the choices they chose for him. My daughter initially picked all the "nice" choices, and she enjoyed hearing about Danny's great day. They next time we read it, she got a funny look in her eye and had Danny pick poor choices. We talked about Danny's poor behavior and how it caused bad things to happen to him. At dinner afterward, all 3 kids were using their best manners because they said the book made them all want to make the best choices. The book was realistic and easy to apply the concepts to our life at home. I liked that included getting along with siblings, listening to parents, giving to charity, and being nice to others. I think this book is best geared toward the 4-7 year old age group.

My 4.5 year old and I love reading this book. He likes to choose to make Danny a bad boy a little too often for my liking though. Lol. He likes it so much we bought the other Danny book, the school one (which we haven't read yet). This is notable because he hasn't liked reading time lately but this book is helping with that. It takes about five minutes to read through one story, maybe a little longer. Good pictures too. The only bad thing is if you want to go back and see how things would have turned out differently if you made the other choice, well you probably didn't keep track of your page number which makes it difficult to find where you were. I was hesitant to buy this book because it's heavily advertised and I thought it might be overrated by enthusiastic shoppers who got it free or something but that's not me. I paid full (Amazon) price for both Danny books, this is a straight up legit purchase / review.

This book takes "Choose your own adventure" stories to the next level. I have a 4 and 2 year-old at home and I am a kindergarten teacher so I am always on the lookout for good social/emotional books to teach lessons. This first Danny book opens eyes to how making one choice can create a domino affect of how the entire day can go, and you can turn it around! I love when his parents discuss the day with him and how if he made different choices how his day may have changed. I've just started to introduce it in the classroom and received a great response! We back tracked just to see how making a "not so good choice" would change his day. The story will continue and I'm so happy to introduce the "At School" book! (which I have bought and have been reading and is just as amazing!" I love how the authors have based it on a true "Danny" and have capes to share! They seem very personable and have been a great help when I had trouble accessing activities on their website. I couldn't be happier with this purchase and look forward to more!

I gave this book to a 5 year old for Christmas who loves it when his parents read to him before bedtime each night. I wasn't sure what to get him but didn't want to waste money on a toy that falls apart. He was so excited to receive this as well as his parents! It is an interesting concept where you start reading the story and then they give you the choice to choose "the ending" each of which is different and opens up for a topic of conversation with your child on if they made the right choice and "why". You can also encourage them to make a different choice which might not be right but also a good learning topic of conversation about the consequences of making bad choices. Thanks to the author for creating these books....I look forward to purchasing more. Our friends even took a picture of their little boy all curled up with them in the chair reading the book together and texted it to me.... really warmed my heart!

5 year old niece enjoyed the story and moral questions posed but didn’t really like that the pages weren’t in order. It’s the point of the book, but she didn’t get or appreciate that feature. She kept flipping through to find the rest of the story and became frustrated. I liked it though.

This is a fun book to read to/with kids. It has several different story lines - you read a page or two and then it poses a question that you/the child can answer. Based on the child's answer you turn to a different page and continue the store as if "Danny" had done whatever you chose. There are several different outcomes depending on the choices the child makes along the way. It's fun to read and helps teach kids that they have the power to choose, just like Danny. I'd recommend it.

Such a cool book.

This is an excellent book as it is not the typical book that has only one end. It is very interactive as it provides multiple choices for the child to make throughout the book, and depending on the choice, the outcome varies. This is a great idea that incentivizes kids to think about how to make wise decisions. My son is not a book lover but he really likes reading as he has the power to make choices for Danny and he can see the results from his choices.

She told me today that she read it and enjoyed the "choose your own ending" scenarios. (She didn't use the word "scenario", she's only six years old. But it was customer tested, so that's a hit in my book!

Teaches a good lesson.

I can not say enough good things about this book. It has such an amazing moral and in such a fun way. My son is 6 and loved this book. I bought the other ones and even the one with Darla. He even told his librarian at school that she should get them. The pictures are so beautiful and full of detail. I highly recommend this book to everyone with kids of all ages. I can’t wait until they come out with more. I will buy them all! It is so nice to find a book that has good lessons with a fun story! I never write reviews but I had to for this book so everyone knew how great it is. The other Danny books are just as good!

the book has a great format but the attitude of Danny's parents aren't the most appropriate, they are not teaching skills on how to confront your kid when having a hard time. They just basically tell Danny and his brother to calm themselves (Danny and his brother) almost like a punishment, which seems completely outdated.

Easy to install

I loved reading this to my grandsons and their friends. It was such fun pickin go endings. Then we did that with other things like choices of how they might speak to their parents or choices on following directions. A brilliant book!

I bought this series for our grandson's 6th birthday. He, not only loves them, so does his parents. He even took one of the books for show & tell. I, also bought the doll of the main character, Danny. They were a huge hit. Excellent tool to help teach little ones how their choices effect themselves & others. It's all about the choices the reader makes throughout the book as to how the story & Danny's day goes. Such a fantastic idea for a children's book. Kudos to the author. Wonderful opportunity to have great conversations with kids about how their choices effect their day. So glad I purchased this series & highly recommend these books.

Our 4 1/2 year old son absolutely loves this book series. They are the only books he wants to read right now. They’ve also helped him think about his own Power To Choose.

We love that you can choose different storyline depending on your choices! My six year old likes to read it out loud!

Wow! What an original book that teaches an exceptional lesson! I found this book for my son when Amazon had that amazing sale where you could purchase books from a select few at drastically reduced prices. From the description and reviews I knew this would a) definitely be a book to be read more than a couple of times, and b) would assist us in an area we were currently dealing with our 7yo. In fact, I purchased both the Original or first of the series and the School Day at once. It’s been interesting to see how our son reacted to them. At first he purposely chose all “bad” options, and we just “went with it”. But as we progressed he started to actually THINK about his choices!! We only read one version each night and discuss just a bit afterwards. I can’t say enough kind words about these books!

Let me just begin by saying I didnt take much time looking through details of this book before buying. It was an impulse purchase because of solid reviews. We read this tonight at bedtime - I have 2 boys ages 3 and 6. We have all the choose your own adventure books which are a big hit...so this was familiar territory for them and my oldest was especially getting into it. I didnt realize that this book had two characters (boys) who were brothers. BUT it is exactly what I wanted and needed with having 2 boys too. My kids got the storyline, they understood the conflicts (because as brothers they fight and bicker about the same things). If you have two boys who are young like this it will be much more applicable than if you have a boy/girl or girl/girl. That's just my opinion however. We are big about making good choices in our home and this totally helps reinforce that!!

My little boy loves this book. It is a great book to learn about choices and we are able to implement the same idea into everyday with him. We highly recommend this book for all little kids struggling to understand how their power to choose can change their day.

Grandson 6 loves to keep reading all variations. Then tells me about decisions he made at school. Good conversation starter.

All children’s books should have this kind of content.

My 5 year old LOVES this book as well as "What should Darla Do?" It has really helped her understand cause and effect. She can't read the book herself yet, but when I read it to her, she loves it! These remind me of the old goosebumps books, where there were alternate stories within the book.

No matter the age, all the kids love this book! Even the 2 year old requests it every night.

My boys will ask me about 3 or 4 times a week to read this series to them. They love these books and I can use them in day to day life to ask them what they should do in similar situations. There are not enough books in this series. I got them when they were 3 but at 4 they really started to get the concepts better.

I was trying to get a few books for my 1st grader's book collection of books he can read and some that I can read to him. This had really great reviews and seemed pretty interesting, but to keep my son interested and engaged in most books is like pulling teeth. He thoroughly enjoyed this book the first night, he wanted to read it again the next night and the next night, changing Danny's choices each time. This book teaches real good lessons on how children should make good choices and when they choose bad choices, it comes with consequences. It was funny, relatable, and vibrant illustrations. REALLY good book all around! My almost 12 year old even snuck off with the book to read himself, before we read it that night. I think the life lessons are good to teach ages 5-9.

Book's illustrations and text grab the attention of children and the questions keep their attention and interest. Book also invites further discussion on the emotional IQ messaging. Pleased to see follow-on books that addresses other decisions kids face that have various consequences. It would be interesting if the book had a girl main character that also had to make choices. Interactions between them would also be fertile ground for more emotional IQ education.

I’ve been looking for an age appropriate “choose your own adventure” type book for my 7 year old. I loved those books as a kid. This book has 9 different stories based on what the kids choose. My daughter has enjoyed it so far. The only thing I would change would be the choices. There are two options for each second. One is an obviously good choice and the other is the “bad” choice. (Ie be fair and kind or throw a tantrum). So, once they’ve chosen the good options, they have to choose the wrong behavior to have any variation to the story path. It would be great if there were at least 3 choices and 2 of them were both positive. It would be even better if the choices weren’t right vs wrong and instead, they were options that could lead the character on different adventures.

After being recommended this book for a bit, I finally ended up getting “What Should Danny Do” and started reading it to my 5-year old. He was completely entranced in the story and LOVED that he could choose. Of course, the first time around, he picked all the the naughty choices 😝 and had a bit too much fun being bad (lol). But, then, we went back and I showed him what could happen if Danny made the “nicer” choices. He didn’t want to stop the story!!!! It’s great that it can be different every time! This book is fantastic! Such a great way to teach right from wrong and the power of choosing good! I also got the school version and we’ll be reading it as well.

This book is amazing! I read it aloud to my two children (ages 5 and 2). It would be a little tricky for my daughter (age 5) to get through on her own, but the symbols and order are very easy for an adult to follow. I imagine she would be able to figure it out after reading it so many times. The character’s interests and personality are very relevant and relatable. I wasn’t sure if my two-year-old son would be interested in this or not, because he is very active and does not sit still through an entire story very often. He loves this book! Both my daughter and son want me to read it over and over so they can make different choices. It provides excellent opportunity for discussions on behavior and morals. My daughter has even used the phrase, “I have the power to choose!” I love the enthusiasm that the character has, not to mention his positive attitude when he makes good choices. I also really appreciate that there is emphasis on how making the right choice brings happiness and fun. I would love to see more books like this one!

We LOVE this book! It is perfect for our toddler to try out different “decisions” to work toward different outcomes. At first, I wanted him to make all of the “right” decisions (of course) but as we started to understand how the book works, it’s great to try out the bad ones too to see what the consequence will be. He really enjoys the option to choose and is engaged the whole way through. Great conversation starter and lesson book on actions and consequences!

We love the power to choose! I bought this for my 7-year-old daughter who we are trying to teach how important our choices are and how to learn to make good choices. She loves to read and this is perfect for her! It’s interactive because she gets to choose why type of day Danny will have and she loves that! The quality of this book is great! The hardcover outside is almost 3D-like and beautiful colors. The book also came with this neat poster and my daughter loves it! Great reminder for her bedroom. Overall, we highly recommend this book!

I love this interactive story for children. The concept is very appealing as children's ideas of consequences are reinforced while reading the story. However, I am writing this review as a caution to parents and/or teachers who choose to use this book. My autistic child has begun to act out some of the bad actions in the book. He intentionally chooses the wrong choice as it is more interesting to him. Every child as you know is different and this book may not be appropriate for some children (depends upon their level of development). Please keep this in mind before introducing this book to your little ones.

Four year old and two year old both enjoy it and sometimes choose what they know are the wrong choices just to see what will happen- keeps it fun. Also in real life when they might be making the wrong choice throwing a tantrum I can say what would Danny do and sometimes they snap out of it.

My little boy loves this book.

I bought this for my daughter because her teacher picked one of this series as her teacher's pick of the week, and my daughter didn't get a chance to read it. She was very sad about it. Coincidentally, this book was in my wishlist for her brothers because I thought it might be helpful for their ADHD/regulation issues. She was so excited when I showed it to her. She sat and read the book for at least an hour, making different choices. She only stopped because it was time for dinner, baths, bedtime, etc. She was very proud to say that her first choices were kind choices. It also goes along well with the social-emotional lessons in the elementary classes. I'm glad I bought it and will be purchasing the other books, as well.

My 4 yr old twin boy love books and love choose your own adventure books. We love reading this book and they want to read it over and over. This leads to my only critical comment, I wish the choice was less clear good choice, bad choice for the kids and more good choice, better choice. For those wanting to find all the different options, my boys never want to pick the "wrong" choice and I struggle encouraging them to pick it just so we can get a different story. Still my kids love it and we are looking forward to getting a sequel story.

You can probably successfully parent a preschooler without this book, but why would you want to? This has provided an excellent framework for us to talk about choices and consequences with our 3 year old. We bought this as a birthday gift for our 3 year old, and she LOVES IT. Almost as much as I do. After reading through it a couple times with different endings, we had to stop to go run an errand. My daughter started to throw a tantrum, but when I reminded her about how she was using her power to choose, she stopped mid-wail. I could see the wheels turning in her mind. She said, "I'm going to make a good choice." Tantrum adverted. I choked on my chimichanga. Now we regularly talk about her power to choose, and at bedtime she asks to talk about the choices she made that day! I love the opportunity to review with her the choices of the day and the consequences. What a brilliant book! I will buy every book they come out with.

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These books are so well written and illustrated magnificently. My grand-daughters can't wait to sit and read them. They remember what the choices were initially so when we read them again they pick the other one. Thank you for such NICE books. I ordered all 3 not really knowing what I would be receiving. Typically I don't purchase new books but I am sure glad I did. Thank you very much. If and when you publish another book I'd love to know so I make sure to add it to these 3. Once we finish all 3 books I will probably donate them to my grand-daughters schools God bless.

I've been looking for the Pick-a-Path books I remember as a kid and coming up empty. This is the closest I could find, and while a bit pricier than I was hoping for, it's great quality and my daughter loves reading it. The choices are accessible to both my 3yo and 7yo daughters. Not difficult reading for the 7yo, but enjoyable and engaging so definitely a win!

My 3 year old daughter loves it. We started reading it a little before she turned 3 and she's such a nice girl, she learned how to pick all the right choices and kept doing that until we started going back to see what would have happened if Danny made different choices. Now she cant' get enough and wants to read it almost every night to make different choices. She'll make one bad choice along the way and the rest the good choice. Once it was all bad. Kids seem to love this book. I just ordered "What Should Darla Do" because she was asking about it in the pictures in the back.

My friends grandson loved the book because he could decide what happens in the story

Fun book!

My 4 year old loves this book. It teaches the "Power to choose" and demonstrates the consequences of your choices. It's an interactive book, and gives the child two options of how to handle a situation. For, example, what should Danny do, find a way to play with his brother, or kick over the race track? Depending on your child's choice, you move to the next page for that choice. There are many different routes you can take through out this book, with 9 (I think) different endings, but multiple ways to get there. It does a good job explaining how and why those choices determined what kind of day Danny has. I really love that it teaches these skills without being obvious to the child. I highly recommend. It is also a great way to initiate conversation with you child about choices and consequences.

My son loves this book! I am happy Wotan my purchase!

Although I thought the "good" choice was too obvious to require much thought so could be played by the reader with a bent to choose what you felt was expected rather than to cause any contemplation, the selling point for me comes in that if you chose what you want, they story continues from that choice rather than sending you back to choose again. It also encourages re-reading and seeing what happens if you make other decisions. Great entertainment for self-reading for a basic reader in addition to being a good sharing book to be read to a younger child.

I have a wild 4 year old.. This book has taught him to take a second to think about the right decision and he loooves this book (I’m sick of reading it 😂). Highly recommend if you have a child with emotional impulse response problems!

The creators of this book are absolute geniuses when it comes to children! I specifically bought the collection because I work with children from hard backgrounds. Many children who have experienced trauma have an under-developed concept of cause and effect - which makes it hard for them to be motivated to make good choices. This book is a fun and adventurous way for children to explore the very tangible connection between the causes and effects of their behavior. It is a great way to teach children without having to fall into lecture mode 22 times a day. I also love the idea of a superpower being "power to choose" - which is great language to use around the house, once introduced in this book.

Kids enjoyed it, will be ordering the others soon!

I purchased this book for my 6 year old who was dealing with some anger/poor choice making with his sister. I thought we would get through one or two scenarios before he lost interest. Nope...we spent 30 minutes reading and discussing the entire book. Then he wanted to do it again at bedtime. He proudly hung the poster that came with the book on his door. This book is the perfect tool for parents to guide their children to a place of better decision making. Highly recommend!!

This book was really well made. Beautiful illustrations!

Great book, my grandsons (age 4 and 6) love how the story changes based on your decisions. We've even adopted using the terms 'good choices' and 'bad choices' when we talk about what is going on. For instance, Adam was spinning a small stuffed critter around the room and it went flying onto a shelf with glass. After making sure nothing was broken; I asked him if he felt that was a good choice or a bad choice. Then what he could have done that would have been a good choice.

Great book to get a baseline for kids decision making when working with new social work clients. I use this in the beginning of the rapport building stage and kids engage well every time. I also use it for my own kids to work through bumpy days with big feelings. Kids like to see Danny get in trouble and then we get to talk through how to turn things around or do things different next time. Aligns well with things like size of the problem, feelings regulation and decision making.

Great book with many lessons to be learned about how choices impact our day. My kids love this book!

My twins (4.5) LOVE this book.. they take turns choosing a story to read before bedtime and this book has been chosen every night by them for over a month. They love being able to make decisions on how the story will go. The consequences Danny gets for his decisions are a little abrupt and doesn't match our parenting style ....but we just add commentary afterwards explaining what Danny could have done differently, what they think, what they would have done etc.. Everyone has different parenting styles and I won't take off a star just because mine differ. My kids LOVE this book.

A great concept book for teaching children the power of choice. My kids enjoyed us reading it to them because of its interactivity. They weren't too interested in the story, however, and perhaps that's not a reflection on the quality of the book, but just how my kids are. I'd like to see more on how the character's choices affect others and not just how his choices might interfere with what he personally wants, but that might be asking too much of both a children's book and the kids who will be reading it. It is, after all, about teaching the value of decision making and not about teaching empathy. Overall a welcome addition to our huge library of kids books!

My 5 year old son and I were both thoroughly entertained by this book. The creativity of sequence and the reader’s choice of scenarios keeps the kids captivated with the storyline, and really reinforces choice and outcomes. My son was able to clearly depict halfway through that Danny’s bad choices left him not having fun like his brother and his good choices got him good things. I HIGHLY recommend this book. Also, I found my son reading it in bed after we had already read it for the night! Looking forward to more books like this! Thank you to the authors for a wonderful and engaging thinking book that allows children choice and to be able to compare and contrast the outcome of those choices. We need more books like this to encourage responsibility and the power we own. Love it all around!

I’d seen this type of book before- with multiple endings - but in books for older kids. This is exactly the right thing for 4-5 year olds... it shows a kid for whom the reader can make and change choices to change how his day goes. Life actually works exactly like that, whether you’re 5 or 50, but this is written in kid terms like this: What should Danny do: stomp really hard on Charlie’s foot, or tell Charlie that what he did wasn’t nice? And we turn to a different page and see what happens next based on which option the reader chooses. My 5 year olds were in a loud disagreement earlier tonight and I was able to suggest that they can choose what to do, giving them a couple of alternatives like the book does.. They were playing together again literally a minute after I said that. That book has paid for itself already! I highly recommend it.

My grandson is a reluctant reader but he loves this book.

I am a counselor and one of my young clients bought this book in to show me and I fell in love with it! I ordered it and have been using it with my other young clients. They love to make their own stories using both the good and bad choices presented. Great to use! Fun!

The book is great, but it arrived with some sort of patchouli smelling soap or lotion on it.

Love this book. It took some getting used to where to stop and start but we get it now. It’s a combination of choose your adventure style book with learning about the outcomes of our actions. The pictures are great too. My 5 year old and 2 year old both love it.

This is a great book! We are focused on making good choices lately. So I was pleasantly surprised when I ran into this book by chance. It is really helping to strengthen the concept. My son is only 3. And so far we have only read the book one way which is by making all the right choices each time he gets to choose. I was very proud to see that he understands and always chooses the right choice. But since he never wants to choose the wrong choice, we have yet to see how those days will turn out. lol Great buy!

My young clients LOVE this book! It works so well during session and has my kids talking a mile a minute about their emotions.

OK...I liked the book enough when I got the first one that I decided to buy a second for another child. In my family it easily suits ages 4 to 9. It is well illustrated, is easy for kids to relate to and is a fun way for youngsters to experience on their own (tho vicariously) the consequences of their choices. So I paid $17 for the first one and the day it arrived I put another in my cart at $13.50... a little disgusted that I had overpaid on the first one. It's been in my cart less than a week as I accumulated other purchases so AMAZON doesn't have to do multiple shipments (even tho I am a Prime member and the shipping would not cost ME extra)...and today the price is $17.27!!!! Why so erratic? I'm just going to watch the darn thing awhile and see how much more the price jumps around.

I love this book. It really has opened our eyes for a parenting lesson as well as the kids. Everything is a choice and what choice will you make. Make the choice to buy this. We bought this after having our 3 year old continually getting strikes at school for not listening. This has helped us explain his choice to not listen and how he gets to choice his day!

My son loves this book! Perfect and realistic characters. He is now trying to wear a cape similar to Danny! He also keeps talking about the lemonade scene! The concepts are easy to understand for a range of kids. My son is 5, but I think the content would be good for up to the end of elementary. Nice illustrations. He wanted to read this every day for 2-3 weeks. We may not have read all the endings as my son keeps making "the right choice." He loves this book! I wish it was a little cheaper though, but worth it!

This book was big and colorful! Feels like it will last a long time.

this book captures my 3 year old's attention and he has learned so many great life lessons from it. he loves to be read to, but this is his favorite book. there are others similar to this that I will buy now that I've found that out.

I absolutely LOVE this book! I bought it for my 3-yr old grandson and he loves to have it read to him. He gets to make the choices and I was so proud of him for choosing the RIGHT choices! Then we would go back and select the wrong ones as a "what IF Danny chose the wrong way?" and he is able to see that there are consequences to making the wrong choice. I have actually considered buying the other books for Christmas. You won't be disappointed in this book! HIGHLY recommend it!!

My son said it was too baby for him. Good for a kid under 7 or 8 maybe.

I like the concept of this book and my five year old was excited about reading it. But he seemed hesitant to choose the 'bad' choices and then kind of grew bored with the story. Maybe we'll just have to pull it out every now and then and try again. I did try to talk about the 'power to choose' with him after reading the book and maybe it helped... Regardless, it is pretty cute, fun concept, and good message, so I like it pretty well.

We LOVE this book!! My 4 yr old and I read this every night before bed. He loves getting to make decisions within the book. Then during the day we talk about his choices and what Danny would do. It is such a great idea! I already had the “original” one and I decided to get this one since we are going on vacation. I plan to get the school one when it gets closer to him going to Kindergarten.

Got this for my 5 year old grandson. It’s a favorite!

My 4 year old daughter loves this book! She wants to read it every night. She's starting to memorize the words and read it to me. She loves that she can change the choices that Danny makes and change the story. It's great that she's so involved and interested in reading. It's usually very tough to get her to sit through a book and pay attention. We just bought the Danny's day at school book because she was so into this one. She liked it but, she loves this one. Hope I can find more of the Danny books for her.

To educate my young nephew

My three year old loves this book.

My nephew Danny was a big fan of this book. One because it's of his name. Two because he loves superheroes. Three because he struggles with reading but really likes that he gets to choose the ending.

What an amazing book! "What Should Danny Do" is a choose your own adventure book that empowers children (and adults) to see the consequences of their own actions. As a parent, this book is so powerful. Flipping back and forth between scenarios open the discussion for the kids to see how Danny's day would change based on the decisions he makes...should he throw a tantrum for not getting the plate that he wants for breakfast or should he let it go and learn to share. Each situation is relevant to real life examples and drives the point home that our children have the ability to change their life. I bought this book for my home and one for my waiting room at my office. And then a 3rd to give as a present. This is an ideal book for parents, teachers, and anybody who takes care of kids. Read it together or on your own. The story line concept is so cool and the illustrations are phenomenal. Go buy it. 10 stars!

Good size book however flipping back and forth is a little hard while laying in bed reading to my child

I bought this book thinking it would just be a fun way for my son to choose his own adventure. I don’t realize how good this book was until we read one of the nine versions. You make choices for Danny, a good choice or a bad choice. The first night, my son chose all the bad choices and then saw all the consequences that happened. The second night he made all the good choices and Danny had a much better day. We talk about choices in our house all the time, but this book really helped him understand. Kudos to the author!

I purchased this for my 4 year old who is struggling with stealing toys from preschool. I thought having him understand his 'power to choose' and how it can change his day would help. This book is really cool and I love that you are able to go back and make different choices if you decide you don't like the one you made. Also the boy in the book is really into superheros and having super powers which my son can really relate to, so it gets him excited. Excellent read!

Great concept and book. My son is 4 and he loves to read. He loves having the power to choose for the Character Danny. The reader gets to see the consequences of the choices. I like that the book doesnt provide "emotional support" by the parents in the book for the choices of Danny. I like it because it give me (the REAL parent) the chance to ask my son "do you think that was the best choice?" Or "what could Danny have done different?". There is room for an open ended discussion that is flexible to your parenting style. It really gets my son thinking about choices and how they affect his own day.

I’m a children’s counselor and my kids LOVE this book. They are able to see decisions play out and learn how to apply it to their own lives. Even my 6 year olds who struggle to apply concepts are able to learn a ton from this book. 100/10 recommend

My son LOVED this book so much that we bought the entire series. The books never get old and they are always his first choice at bedtime. I like them as well because they teach good lessons. My son has fun seeing the different stories and endings even when Danny doesn't make the best choices. I HIGHLY recommend this book and will continue to buy them if more versions are released.

We love this book! It's a great tool to teach about actions having consequences and about how they can have a different day based off of their own choices. It was even easy for my barely 3-year-old to make the correct choices. He has a hard time choosing the bad ones at his age, so sometimes we'll read it with me saying let's just see what happens if we choose this one and then he's fine with it. It can lead to great discussions about why he might make the wrong choice and why we make the wrong choice sometimes. Highly recommend!

My kids love being able to choose Danny's responses. We go through the book several times trying to see what happens with each choice. Of course our kids always know the "right" answer and its so easy to make the right choice when reading the book.... but I like being able to take about Danny when my kids are faced with a real life scenario.

Kids love it. I got it for my niece(6) and nephew(4), because I use to love the Choose Your Own Adventure books when I was younger, and wanted to get them started before I introduce them to those. They sometimes make good choices, and sometimes bad, because they like that the story changes. And it teaches them lessons about the choices they make. It also got them interested in the Interactive stories on Netflix, which I love to watch with them. Thank you for this.

Great book for a 5 year old. My granddaughter absolutely loved reading this book. We read it together and she read it on her own. It was a game and a book. Making different choices resulted in different stories. Very inventive!

I teach SPED K-5 and have a little boy with autism that cannot get enough of these books! He is so motivated to read the books everyday. When his behavior is a little escalated, he can be prompted to think about what Danny would do in the same situation. The books have really helped him.

I have two nephews, one 9 and one 11 years old. I purchased this for the older child. When received, his mother read it then sent me a message stating how perfect this book was. She stated this is a great "read a long" book for the younger child and perfect for an 11 year old to read on his own. She and I both agree that this book has very good examples of what happens when certain choices are made and written so young minds can comprehend how their decisions will affect them. This is also a great .

I thought the book looked awesome but am not gifting it to my Grandsons yet as I think it would be better if they were a bit older. They are 3 and just turned 5.

I think the reason she likes this book so much is that she can "choose" whether to be good or bad at so many places. The first time we read it, she got an impish look on her face and DELIGHTED in making the wrong choice at every turn. But since then, she really likes making the right one. And it's the only book she ever chooses -- out of the pile I bought to read to her via FaceTime during the pandemic.

My 3.5 year old absolutely loves this book. The best part is we have been able to apply the "power to make choices" to our everyday life. I am literally recommending this book to everyone I know with kids.

Such a neat book. I love the examples and interaction of the book, my three year old loved it. We’re learning about making good and bad decisions so it was good to see him think about what to do and then go over the consequences of his choice, especially if it was a bad one.

I love this book. My toddler loves it. even his sister (13 yrs old) loves it. She reads it to him and they have a fun time together.

My 6 and 4 year old LOVE these books. Makes us read them every night.

Great book to get my 4 (almost 5) year old engaged in reading. He usually won't sit still very long to listen to a story, but he LOVES this book. The kids get to make a choice every few pages, and the story changes based on the choices they make. (One "good" choice and one "bad" choice for each situation) So they if they don't like the outcome of their choice, they can go back and see how the story would have turned out better had they made a different choice. The story can be ready 9 different ways depending on the choices they make.

My bonus son LOVED this book!!! He got so into it that he wanted to speak with the author of the book!! He can’t wait for the new series. This book is perfect for the group age of 5-8 in my opinion because not only it challenges them in “advanced” reading but it also engages them to answer/ analyze different behaviors throughout the story. We will definitely buy the rest of them as school is coming up!!

Great design of different outcomes based upon decisions. After making a decision with an outcome my grand loan did not like we did another version right away so he could see the difference of making a different choice. Even my 4 yr old got it.

My Prek class absolutely loves this book! We read it all together as a special treat once a week and students beg for it! They love seeing how each choice ends up and it really opens up discussion for young learners. I often leave them hanging on a choice and they can’t wait to find out what adventure Danny’s power to chose will take him on next. We flew through this book and I immediately ordered the school edition which is even more relatable! Just purchased what should Darla do and I can’t wait to surprise my kids with it!

I bought this book to give to my great grandson's 6th birthday. We read the first story and he made the right choice to let his brother us the Avengers plate and he could use it next time. Danny did not throw a fit and not eat his pancakes. He said OK and ate. I would post the picture but I didn't get one.

My almost 5 year old asks to read this book over and over again. Some of it is over his head, meant for older kids, but by no means inappropriate age wise, which I appreciate. He loves choosing all the different choices, even when he knows it’s the wrong answer, simply to see the story play out differently. I loved the few books there were like this growing up and wish there were more like it! So much fun and and teaches emotional intelligence!

As a psychologist and a mother of four I really love this book. It is different (in the best way possible) from all of the other books on our bookshelf or from any children's book I have ever seen. My kids are so excited that they get to make choices and change outcomes. It is very empowering for them and they quickly made the link that since Danny's decisions have consequences so must theirs. Also, since Danny faces different challenges, it offered an opportunity for each of my kids to identify personally with certain scenarios. Since it is interactive, I get to not only check of "read to my kids today" but I actually get to interact with them and have a dialogue (so I can check that box too). I could go on and on but I will leave it at this -- it's worth the read, your kids will love it, and it will actually teach them something.

This book is fantastic!!! Such a fun story, excellent way of teaching kids that they have the power to choose and how their decisions effect the outcome of their day!! The story involves decisions kids are faced with daily, relatable characters, consequences for their bad decisions, positive reinforcement, and excellent illustrations. My favorite parts are the ones that sound just like a kid would say them, "I had to wait like 1,000 minutes!" That sounds just like my son! So, so glad I found this! Can't recommend it enough.

I have a 7-year-old boy who has been very attracted to the book since the package arrived, its illustrations are beautiful and the connection it generates with the children are great. The first time I read the story to my son, and he chose the options he usually makes at home: throwing tantrums and demanding that he wants. He realized immediately that his decisions were not the best.

My son really likes these books. He loves being able to choose his adventure. He’s just turned 7 and although we love to read together, it’s the first time he’s agreed to do any silent reading. He’s improved his reading, but more surprisingly, he’s really improved his counting/ working with higher numbers. Previously, he would have a hard time slowing down enough to think about the difference between 34 and 43. We also have SCHOOL DAY P2C. Thanks to the author, and could you do another?

You can actually see how 'the power to choose changes Danny's day and the different consequences for good and bad choices. My 4yr old loves this book. I just got the one for a school day and can't wait to read it

The power of choices theme in this book is great! My four year old loves the idea that by him making good decisions, he will likely have a better day. Him and my husband love reading this book together.

This book is wonderful for kids of all ages! It teaches them about how they have the power to choose and make their day better. My 3 and 5 year old want us to read it every night!

My 5 year old nephew and 7 year old niece adore this book! They kept going back to it so many times that their parents bought the second "Danny" book, and I just ordered the "Darla" book that I know they will equally love. I thought there was a third "Danny" book, but I guess that's wishful thinking on my part. We are all anxiously awaiting the 3rd Danny book! Please, please, Ganit and Adir Levy, hurry with that! They are such fun and so inspirational. Thanks much.

My six year old granddaughter was delighted to work through the book to see different endings. I was delighted that she was learning the power of choosing.

Once in a while a really unique and worthy book for children is being published. "What sould Danny do" is one of those books. I highly recommend this brilliant yet fun book to every parent, grandparent or teacher who is morally and ethically conscious and would like to encourage children to make wise and moral choices in life. This book facilitates awareness in young children as far as understanding the outcome of their descisions and actions. Reading this book and exploring the different options with your children or letting them explore it independently is a great way of giving our children the gift of learning cause and effect in life. The fact that the children need to think as they read and actively make decisions is a very effective way of learning. If you are interested in building moral, decisive and resilient children/future adults - this book is for you.

My 4 y/o loves this book. It really opens up discussions about the power of our everyday, little decisions. My daughter actually likes making Danny choose the "bad" activities but it's a good way for her to see how that impacts the rest of Danny's day. The mom's responses are a great reminder for parents too that our little ones are still learning and we're their training ground.

My husband and I are split on this book. Once your kids learn the endings they may try to get a specific ending even if it means making bad choices. He thinks it could be a little worked out. However I know it’s made a difference to our girls. It started a conversation of making choices & their consequences. I feel like they’re now a bit more conscious of that in their everyday lives. They also love the book and enjoy reading it. Overall I think it sends a positive message and has done more good than harm.

My 3-year-old son and my 5-year-old daughter both love these books! We have read through each scenario multiple times. I have seen better behavior from both as a result of the books. My son can tell me when he makes good choices and bad choices now and it helped us survive the tail end of the "terrible twos". We now own this book, the Darla book, the school day book and both capes, lol.

This book is a wonderful teaching tool for my 3 year old sun. It has 9 different endings based on what you choose to happen after each section. Then you can go back and see how making a different choice when a problem arises can change your day! It’s awesome! I’m going to look and see what other books this author has! Plus I’m going to buy 5 of these books to keep on hand for birthday presents for his friends!!