If you had a new child in your class or were still in the process of getting to know the class then this might be quite good to spark a discussion. Overall this book would provide a useful tool at circle time to promote discussions amongst the class and to introduce choice to them and this then lead to onto identifying various choices that they have to make within their lives everyday whilst assigning reasons as to why they have chosen that specific choice. You Choose is most definitely recommended to have on a class bookshelf for group reading and to promote children’s participation. Odd one out - Invite the children to make an interactive 'odd one out' display, using all sorts of groups of animals, with an odd one out.

Why not try Dorothee de Monfriend's A Day With Dogs, Natasha Durley's Creature Features, Susan Steggall's The Life of a Caror Katie Abey's We Wear Pants? And finally, if you just can't quitemove on from You Choose, how about just experiencing it differently?For example, have two toys that the children have to choose between and say why they chose the one they did. You could make a cardboard secret door and go through it together using your imaginations to say what's on the other side. The hugely popular You Choose by Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodhart provides the young reader with a fantastic series of choices on every page. Now accompanied by You Choose Your Dreams and You Choose in Space, there are even more amazing choices for preschool children.

Follow their lead and try to get some information on their favourites - a parent/visitor who does that job; books about it; role play resources etc. With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations, Pippa Goodhart looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun! You could tell the same sort of story about a journey in a rocket - be guided by the children's interests.Asking the children the questions from the book created a dialogue amongst the class and it allowed me to understand the sort of things the children like to do or have. Why not pair this lovely interactive book with our Decision-Making Resources centred around mental and emotional wellbeing. Each page asks a simple question and offers a wide variety of images as cues to help the child choose. And Chris Van Allsburg's The Mysteries of Harris Burdickis a sepia-toned treat of surprising images which children can make their own creative choices from, either out loud or by writing their own stories. You Choose" offers lots of starting points for learning and is the perfect book for following the children's lead in the activities you do.