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You Choose
You Choose
Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on . . . you choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt's wonderfully detailed illustrations, Pippa Goodhart looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun!
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Nick Sharratt
431 books130 followersNick Sharratt is the author-illustrator of numerous books for children, including The Foggy, Foggy Forest and Dinosaurs’ Day Out.
He grew up in Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and Manchester, with his four siblings. He attended Manchester Polytechnic (now called Manchester Metropolitan University) where he completed an art foundation course. He was trained in graphic design at St. Martin's School of Art and took his later inspiration from the pop and graphic art of the 1960s, which he experienced as a child.
He lives in Brighton, England.
He grew up in Suffolk, Nottinghamshire and Manchester, with his four siblings. He attended Manchester Polytechnic (now called Manchester Metropolitan University) where he completed an art foundation course. He was trained in graphic design at St. Martin's School of Art and took his later inspiration from the pop and graphic art of the 1960s, which he experienced as a child.
He lives in Brighton, England.
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November 4, 2012
This book is an interesting and fun way to introduce the concept of choice to children in the early years (more specifically aged 4-5 years old) as each page has a different question to explore i.e. what would you eat, and provides a variety of choices that the children can choose from. This allows for a great discussion within the classroom and would allow you to help further their opinions by asking why they have chosen that specific one.
However where I feel that this book lacked is that it does not tend to cater for ethnic minorities, like in the food category, and this could limit what some of the children would like to choose. This could subsequently be overcome by asking the class if they have any foods that they enjoy at home more than what they can see on the page they can use them.
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.
However where I feel that this book lacked is that it does not tend to cater for ethnic minorities, like in the food category, and this could limit what some of the children would like to choose. This could subsequently be overcome by asking the class if they have any foods that they enjoy at home more than what they can see on the page they can use them.
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.
October 4, 2019
Ένα βιβλίο που μπορεί να μεταμορφώσει την ώρα με το μικρό παιδί σε κάτι πολύ δημιουργικό και παιχνιδιάρικο. Σε κάθε σελίδα μπορεί ο καθένας να διαλέξει από το σπίτι που θα ήθελε να μένει, μέχρι και τον θείο που θα ήθελε να είχε! Τρέλα διασκεδαστικό κυρίως για μικρά παιδιά έως και αρχές δημοτικού.
July 3, 2018
Great for use in creative writing classrooms. The images make great story starters.
December 6, 2012
You Choose – Written by Pippa Goodhart and Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
This is a vibrant picture book with simple texts. At the top of each page there is a question and pictures to help the children to answer the question. There is also a little girl, little boy and a cat that chooses what they like. This book allows the children to use their imagination and think about the types of things that they would like to have in their lives.
I read this book to the children in my SBT1 reception class because they were learning about themselves. For each page I asked the children to talk to their talk partners and discuss what they would like to choose which allowed the children to learn things about one another. 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. The pictures were interesting and colourful and it influenced a lot of the children’s decisions.
This is a vibrant picture book with simple texts. At the top of each page there is a question and pictures to help the children to answer the question. There is also a little girl, little boy and a cat that chooses what they like. This book allows the children to use their imagination and think about the types of things that they would like to have in their lives.
I read this book to the children in my SBT1 reception class because they were learning about themselves. For each page I asked the children to talk to their talk partners and discuss what they would like to choose which allowed the children to learn things about one another. 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. The pictures were interesting and colourful and it influenced a lot of the children’s decisions.
September 19, 2018
I love this book. It is so good for building vocab. No words at all but double pages by themes full of different types of things; food, travel, houses, characters. Great for introducing new concepts to kids and could be used for slightly older ones to help them build stories up.
November 28, 2017
Perfect for EAL children! Teachers can see how many words (adjectives, nouns, ect) out of the children
April 28, 2019
A book to engage a child from 3 years up. Every time I look through this book I see something I’ve not noticed before. Great for introducing new vocabulary to children, fabulous for introducing & engaging them to new books. And it’s so versatile. Make up your own stories, follow a theme, go through the whole book, just focus on a page, find the cat on each page. As a reading volunteer it’s always in my bag of books.
December 30, 2024
I wouldn’t normally review a book with this little writing but having been asked by my friend’s three year old to read it to her three times in a row after I gave it to her for Christmas I felt I needed to add my endorsement in case anyone is wondering if children will love it. The answer is yes, even my year 6s still enjoying looking through it and it’s excellent for sparking conversations.
October 20, 2017
This is a great way to introduce choices to children at an early age. A bright, bold and colourful picture book with a question at the top of each page. Children choose from a variety of imagery to answer each question.
November 16, 2020
A great book full of choices. This could encourage discussion and reasoning amongst the children.
May 31, 2021
My nephews absolutely loved (3 and 6). Who kept laughing throughout. Especially when got to job and one wants to be a superhero who was going to save me from a bookshelf that squashed me.
August 24, 2024
Goated book.
November 3, 2024
10/10 would read again
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May 12, 2019Fantastic pictures for chatting to a toddler with. Foods, houses, places, forms of transport, clothes, hats and shoes, pets and jobs.
September 23, 2013
You Choose is a book about imagination and participation. Children are encouraged to choose one or more items out of different options and talk about them. Children seem to love it from a very early age. Each page asks a simple question and offers a wide variety of images as cues to help the child choose.
Children like to discuss it in a group, and it is an extremely useful tool in the classroom, particularly to promote involvement, imagination and communication skills.
You Choose is most definitely recommended to have on a class bookshelf for group reading and to promote children’s participation. It is a fantastic book, and one that children will enjoy reading again and again.
Children like to discuss it in a group, and it is an extremely useful tool in the classroom, particularly to promote involvement, imagination and communication skills.
You Choose is most definitely recommended to have on a class bookshelf for group reading and to promote children’s participation. It is a fantastic book, and one that children will enjoy reading again and again.
July 15, 2012
I like the idea of this book. Children choose what they like on each page--what would they want to wear or eat, what kind of house would they want to live in, etc. It has many different topics with bright and colorful pictures, some playful, some more serious.
Most of the pictures gave very "American" choices. I would have liked the artist to have thought outside of that western culture box. It was a perfect opportunity to show children how others around the world live. Perhaps the children would have made more diverse choices had they been given the chance.
Most of the pictures gave very "American" choices. I would have liked the artist to have thought outside of that western culture box. It was a perfect opportunity to show children how others around the world live. Perhaps the children would have made more diverse choices had they been given the chance.
February 9, 2008
This is a great book. At five, my son is a little old for it, but it is still fun.
The book poses a question on each page. For example: Who would you like for family and friend? What kind of home would you choose? And what would you put in it? Then there are MANY cartoon illustrations that your child can point to and choose from. Very helpful for a non-verbal child.
This is a British book, but I found only one non-American word: "trainers" rather than "sneakers".
The book poses a question on each page. For example: Who would you like for family and friend? What kind of home would you choose? And what would you put in it? Then there are MANY cartoon illustrations that your child can point to and choose from. Very helpful for a non-verbal child.
This is a British book, but I found only one non-American word: "trainers" rather than "sneakers".
May 7, 2012
Just bought this for Lois (aged 3 + 3 months) and it's just as good as I'd hoped it would be when I picked it up in the shop. The book consists of a series of choices to make, starting with "Where would you live?", with loads of inspiring illustrations to help the reader invent their own adventure. Spot-on for Lois' age and imagination. However, not ideal for bedtime - she got too excited!
September 29, 2020
This is such a fun concept, simply asking children to choose what they want for each part of the book, for example: 'What kind of home would you choose?'. It would be great for developing their reasoning and critical thinking skills because they could work in pairs with the book and have to justify their choices. They could create sentences detailing these ideas. It would also be a good starting point for a short story because the characters, themes, settings etc are all there for them to choose from! The children may also make connections to some of the characters in the book, as I did, such as Tracy Beaker because Sharratt illustrates all of Jacqueline Wilson's books and they reappear here.
November 12, 2024
Pippa Goodhart’s You Choose is a delightful and interactive picture book that has captivated children and adults alike with its imaginative premise and engaging illustrations. Illustrated by Nick Sharratt, the book invites readers to immerse themselves in a world of choice and creativity, sparking endless possibilities with each turn of the page.
Goodhart’s use of open-ended prompts creates an engaging reading experience that fosters young readers' communication, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
Goodhart’s use of open-ended prompts creates an engaging reading experience that fosters young readers' communication, critical thinking, and decision-making skills.
October 20, 2017
We used to have this book when my children were little and they loved it so much that it fell apart. Now my daughter is 12 and when she saw this book she reiterated how much it had meant to her. There is a cornucopia of things to choose from and I think this really appeals to children. It is also good for opening up discussion about why they have made their choices. It is bright and colourful and enticing!
October 5, 2019
I Loved this book, not so much for the literature but for the pictures. If I was to read this book to a whole class it could potentially cause chaos, but it would be great fun for a lesson plan, or reading one on one with a child who had little motivation in reading. I really enjoyed the choices that the reader got to make on it each page, that I was totally invested in my new life that I was choosing from each page in this book.
October 27, 2024
An interactive book composed of simple questions that children can answer by choosing their favourite picture, ranging from where they’d like to go, what house they’d like to live in to what pet they’d want to have. An array of colourful illustrations to choose from on each page entices conversation, builds vocabulary and encourages imagination. Lovely to share with the youngest readers but not only.
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February 4, 2026
A fantastic and fun decision-making adventure for children (and adults too!).
Excellent illustrations as ever by the talented Nick Sharratt, and superb creative ideas from Pippa Goodhart. The duo work so well together, and it's lovely to see this book continue to resonate throughout the generations.
Having been given a copy during a campaign at work, I've spent the day going through it with my partner, seeing what options we'd each choose - we had wildly different ideas 🙈
Excellent illustrations as ever by the talented Nick Sharratt, and superb creative ideas from Pippa Goodhart. The duo work so well together, and it's lovely to see this book continue to resonate throughout the generations.
Having been given a copy during a campaign at work, I've spent the day going through it with my partner, seeing what options we'd each choose - we had wildly different ideas 🙈
July 6, 2017
At first glance, I don't really understand what this book is. It's kind of a book full of picture in really noisy color, which is not my taste. So I go to Amazon.com to check the review and decided to buy it anyway. Surprisingly, this is my kids's new favourite. They really happy to choose anything in this book and their reason for every choices was somewhat unpredictable and make me laugh
September 23, 2017
I read this book countless times with my children, where we would play along whilst reading by choosing our favourite place to live, way to travel etc. It is an excellent books for demonstrating diversity and allowing children's (and adult's) imagination to develop and explore our favourite things! A really fun book.
October 31, 2017
This book is good for young children as the pictures would spark discussion between them based on the questions throughout the book. As there are so many pictures on each page, different children might notice different pictures that others might not see- this could be a good starter for conversation.
November 28, 2017
Just discovered this book during my EAL pathways placement. It contains endless opportunities to an EAL child to learn the language and pick up different terms. We even saw it being used as an example for a phonics lesson. It has really fun illustrations that would be really motivating for all age groups.
April 25, 2018
This is wonderful for getting kids talking and imagining. I started reading this with my toddler as a silly identification book, and now we have little discussions about why he’d want that spaceship or those shoes. I think this is going to continue to be a fascinating conversation starter for years to come.
November 20, 2018
Where has this book been all of everyone's lives??? This is what kids are constantly doing with catalogs and magazines and books anyways, so why not make it a book?
Choose what you like off of each page- with all the things to look at and talk about, this one can be read for a long time! Car trip!
Choose what you like off of each page- with all the things to look at and talk about, this one can be read for a long time! Car trip!
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