Tag: You Choose

Posted in picture books, Preschool Reads

Choose Your Own Adventure, Picture Book Style!

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

You Choose Fairy Tales, by Pippa Goodhart/Illustrated by Nick Sharratt, (Aug. 2023, Kane Miller), $12.99, ISBN: 9781684646067

Ages 3-7

The You Choose series is just like a Choose Your Own Adventure book for the preschool set. My Kiddo used to love his copy of You Choose in Space; I have great memories of him telling me a different story every time we sat down to read. (He’s in middle school now – can you believe? – and obsessed with manga). You Choose Fairy Tales is another title from Kane Miller’s You Choose series, taking readers on a fairy tale adventure of their own making. Pick a type of hero: a mermaid or a prince, a daring feline adventurer or a wooden puppet, or make up someone of your own. Where would you live and who are your friends? Colorful spreads with fairy tale mainstays prompt readers with different questions, helping them assemble their stories. Rhyming text asks readers what “items might be handy as you go about your quest? Be prepared – your fairy tale may put you to the test!” and suggest different antagonists to choose or avoid. Great fun for one-on-one storytimes and independent reading time. Other titles in the You Choose series include You Choose, You Choose in Space, and You Choose Christmas.

Posted in picture books, Preschool Reads

Customize your own outer space trip with You Choose in Space

Posted on by Rosemary Kiladitis

You Choose in Space, by Pippa Goodhart/Illustrated by Nick Sharratt, (Feb. 2019, Kane Miller), $12.99, ISBN: 9781610678018

Ages 3-8

Originally published in the UK in 2017, the latest You Choose book from Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt takes kids on a trip into space where they have an array of choices to customize their journey: they can pick a job, an outfit, try some new alien food, even explore a cool new city on another planet! Led by a girl of color, a caucasian boy in a wheelchair, and a robot dog that looks similar to K-9 from Doctor Who (shout-out my Whovians out there!), the universe is there for every reader’s delight. The rhyming text invites readers to jump in and join the fun, and loads of details on every spread for kids to wander through: the giant cruiser has a gym, movie theatre, laundromat on board; a full-service wardrobe lets kids choose some wild new outfits and wigs; and an intergalactic zoo full of mixed-up animals give you the chance to create some wild new species of your own!

The bright, bold art is playful and kids will love having a new experience every time they pick up the book.  This series is a fun add to your collections and a good gift idea for kids who see reading as an adventure.