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

This book has become a favorite for my 7-year-old daughter. She loves making choices throughout the story and gets excited and curious about what will happen next. After reading it, she confidently says, “I have the power to choose,” which shows how empowering and engaging the book is for her.

I really appreciate having a version of this book with a female lead character. Some of the little girls I work with become much more engaged and connected to the story when they can relate directly to the main character. Although they love the “Danny” versions too. The Power to Choose series is wonderful for encouraging conversations about emotions, coping skills, problem-solving, perspective-taking, and decision-making in a way that feels fun and natural for kids. The interactive format keeps children engaged, and the situations are very relatable for younger ages. The quality of the book itself is also great — large hardcover design with thick, durable pages that should hold up very well over time.

Amazing concept! I love how my kids can go back and see BOTH outcomes for their decisions! Highly recommend for 5 year old+

We bought this a while ago but just getting around to reading it. Love the concept of "power to choose." It has 8 endings based on the decisions made. We loved making different choices and changing the ending!

I only gave us a four star because it has plastic seal around it so I wasn’t able to read the book. I did get a small preview of it online and it seems I sent a great message about being yourself and the sky’s the limit. He talks about being you and making the right decisions.

I’m editing my review since we have now had the book for some time and it is the most loved book in our house. The kids keep coming back to it because of all the fun stories and the fact that they can interact with the book by making decisions. I think this book has shaped their behavior in a positive way and I am so grateful for this. This book is AMAZING! Not only is it fun and interesting but the kids learn something new every time we read it. They love making the different choices and seeing where the story goes. It’s really unlike any other children’s book... other than What Should Danny Do? which got us hooked on these creative books. I’m so glad they came out with another book. Darla is a wonderful character who my kids can really relate to. What I love most is the way the book is really from Darla’s perspective so it is the way a young kid may view the world. I saw another reviewer mention that she didn’t like the way Darla blamed things on her sister, but that is EXACTLY what young kids do. It is not in the heat of her frustration that Darla takes responsibility for her mistakes because that would be unreasonable for a child of her age. It is the fact that she reflects on her days and mistakes that is the true genius of this story. It makes it not only more relatable, but something that we as parents can teach our children and actually expect of them. I LOVE Darla’s interactions with her friends and sister because they’re not always perfect and that is what we as parents are trying to teach our children to navigate in life - dealing with challenges that come our way and making the best decisions possible at each point. This book has changed the behavior of our children for the better because they can relate to Darla’s challenges and the decisions she is faced with. The illustrations are stunning and captivate the kids and making your own choices to see how the story turns out is so much fun! I highly recommend this book if you’re looking for a relatable character to help shape behavior in a very positive way.

My daughter is 6 and loves this book. She loves making different choices to discover a different ending. It makes story time really fun. Wish there were more of this book.

This book is a hit for any age in elementary school! If you have multiple kids at different ages, they will all like it. Keeps the kids intrigued because it’s interactive. It even inspired me as an adult, hah!

Ein sehr schönes Buch.

We bought this for our 4 year old daughter and read it to her. We ask her the questions in the book and she is learning right and wrong from a well illustrated and mindfull perspective. Highly recommend.

Beautiful illustrations, introduces the concept of consequences in such a simple and fun way.

The moral dilemmas and consequences of each action are wonderful.

Beautiful book in every way! Quality, content and message. Our daughter will surely enjoy making choices and seeing possible outcomes once she is a little older to understand it. But I love it now!