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Five Faves: Pick Your Path Books

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One thing I don't like when I'm reading is when my favorite characters make bad decisions! And then I squirm as I watch them face the consequences of those bad choices. Luckily, there are books that let you decide what your main characters do. These are really fun, because not only does it let your reader have some autonomy over the story, they're also fun to read and read again to try to find all of the different endings.

Written by Laurel Snyder
Illustrated by Dan Santat
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2022. Picture Book.

Rosie (Little Red Riding Hood) is on her way to her grandmother's house. It's a familiar story, and many children will know that they shouldn't let her stumble her way into being eaten by a wolf. But by making decisions that take Rosie off of her story's conventional path, she might just stumble into the tales of "The Three Little Pigs," "Snow White," or "Jack and the Beanstalk." Will Rosie survive her journey or walk straight into the wolf's mouth? Readers get to choose.


Lenny the Lobster Can't Stay for Dinner
By Finn Buckley with Michael Buckley
Illustrated by Catherine Meurisse
New York: Phaidon Press, 2019. Picture Book

Lenny has been invited to a dinner party and he couldn't be more excited. He puts on his best hat, has gifts for the hosts, and the other guests are so excited to meet him. So excited that they're even wearing bibs with his face on them! Wait... Uh oh. Do you see what's coming? Because Lenny sure doesn't. You'll have to decide if Lenny can see the boiling pot and escape or give the hungry guests the benefit of the doubt.

What Should Danny Do?
Written by Ganit Levy
Illustrated by Mat Sadler
Los Angeles: Elon Books, 2017. Picture Book.

Danny loves to wear his cape and pretend he has superpowers, but Danny's parents are always reminding him that he already has the most important superpower of all: "The Power to Choose." Readers get to help Danny make choices that will either give him more privileges or make him end up with negative consequences. You get to decide how Danny handles his problems and what kind of day he ends up having. With nine different endings, kids are sure to want to try them all. 

By Marianna Coppo
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2024. Picture Book.

What child doesn't like a magic trick? However, our rabbit magician understands that illusion magic doesn't really "wow" an audience when it's on the page of a book. But, what if she told you that she can read your mind? Readers will pick an audience member and give the rabbit specific hints, turning to the page that corresponds with their audience pick, magically revealing the correct answer at the end of the book!
Written by Amy Seto Forrester
Illustrated by Andy Chou Musser
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2023. Informational. 93 pages.

Have you ever wanted to explore deep under the ocean? In this book, a team of scientists will take a research vessel down to the twilight zone to search for the elusive giant squid. You get to make the choice of what kind of submersible to descend in, who your pilot is, and where you dive. All while making sure you have enough supplies and battery to keep going down.
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