What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose)

This book has made a huge impact to the children in my classes. The pictures and the story itself compliment each other so well. They can’t wait to make decisions and love that they can make their own choices. It’s now an essential in my classroom and lots of parents love how much of a difference/impact it has made.

I read this with my grandchildren (7 and 5). They love the 'choose your ending' format of the book. It took a while to get to all 9 endings. It was a good conversation starter about choosing the way we react to things and sometimes they now say 'What would Danny do?' Slightly American in its vocabulary, but my grandchildren have watched enough US TV to not be phased by this. The hardback book was also good quality.

My son (3) is obsessed with this book. We read it multiple times a day. Pity we always have Danny's Worst Day 🤣😭 As long as he is having fun, I guess. I do think it is working towards him being more reflective of his behaviour and choices. At the very least it acts a reference for discussion when he is acting out. Great little book.

Got this for my 6 years old son for Xmas and he enjoyed reading it with his siblings. Excellent book, something which kept the kid away from electronic devices for a while. Worth the buy.

Really cool, my kid loves it. Minus is for re-reading, you lose a little bit. You also sometimes get lost in the stories (which pages do I have to turn to now ?)

I hoped my boys would like this book, but they love it! Great value for money as so many stories in one, plus added bonus that theyre leaking about consequences and choices as they go. They're 6 and 4.

I read this with my daughter almost every night, she loves it. Fantastic book and I absolutely love the idea of the superpower to choose. I only wish the series was a bit cheaper. I would definitely recommended to all children from around 4y to 7y.

Love reading this with my 4 year old ( and 9 year old) - they love being in control

Bought this for my grandson and he loved it. His mom also loved it cause it taught her son to consider his options and not just the first thing that comes to mind. He is 5 yrs old.

A real fun book to read with kids. It also seems they got the message in the most part!

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.

Perfect.

This is a very clever and relevant book. I bought it for my 7 year old and he loves it. At first he wanted to make all the wrong choices and see what happens. Now that we have been through all the 9 endings, he loves to go back to the start and choose for Danny. What I liked about the book is that the scenarios are so relatable and the choices so realistic! Definitely recommend the book for kids struggling to make good choices!