What Should Darla Do? Featuring the Power to Choose (The Power to Choose Series)

WHAT SHOULD DARLA DO?Written by Ganit & Adir Levy and Illustrated by Doro KaiserElon Books, LLC 2019Recommended for ages 3 and up What Should Darla Do? is a cute, interactive book about a young astronaut-in-training who discovers she can use her own “Power to Choose” thoughtfully. The book is written in a "Choose Your Own Story" format so kids can help Darla make decisions throughout her day. There are 8 different overlapping scenarios in which readers, depending on their choices, help make for Darla’s outcomes. Along the way, the reader with Darla work through common challenges most kids face. For example, it questions if it’s okay for her to take something that doesn’t belong to her without asking? Darla uses her power of choice to decide and there are two outcomes that are possible depending on the page number chosen by the reader. There are great benefits to the book including how it helps kids understand how their choices impact themselves and others. It also helps children make sense of cause and effect while encouraging impulse control and critical thinking. I love how this book incorporates teachable scenarios to children who may have a difficult time making good choices. This book is part of Ganit and Adir Levy’s Power to Choose Series. I highly recommend this book.

Loved this book! Practical scenarios for my 5 year old. She loves going back in & changing her decisions to create new endings. The illustrations are also above average. We are definitely looking for more books from this author.

Fun book. My child and I enjoy picking what direction the story will take and it's a great way to show how different choices can have an effect on your day.

Loved the choices the children could make and the consequences of choice.

The art is beautiful and the lessons are great, but the way each scenario is followed is extremely confusing and the pages and scenarios don't really line up well. The idea is unique though.

This is a ‘choose your own adventure’ style book, which many kids haven’t read these days. My students continue to read it over and over. We also have the one about Danny.

Love this book! The stories and illustrations are cute. It gives you two choices for each situation and then gives the consequences for each choice. It helps the reader to make good choices.

Our family LOVES this book. The kids love how interactive it is and that they get to change the ending. They also recognize the "good" choices in the book. I would love the author to write more WSDD stories. Darla has become our nightly bedtime story! My kids are 5 (boy) and 2 almost 3 (girl) for age reference.