Really, really good encouraging toddler speech - Rated 
My small grandaughter was just coming up to 3 when we bought her this book. Although intelligent she was allowing her older brother to talk for her and so oral communication was not quite as developed as we thought it should be. This book brought out words and phrases and encouraged two way oral communication in a way that nothing else had. Like most children, once started she is now difficult to stop. She is much more confident and assertive about what she wants and likes and this book encouraged that. A very good purchase.
Fantastic book, can't recommend it highly enough. - Rated
A few friends recommended this book to me. I was slightly dubious as to whether my children would get much out of it - they are the sort of children who normally pick exactly the same things when given a choice, who always want to be the same thing when they grow up (an artist and a fireman!) and are quite fixed in their opinions. However I did buy the book and it has proved a real hit. Both of them (daughter aged 5 and son aged 3.5) love it and ask for it most nights at bedtime. They also read it together when there isn't an adult free and it has kept us going through several long car journeys. They are always discovering new and interesting pictures and creating new scenarios. I have put it on my list of great presents to give to children between 2 and 5!
best book so far - Rated
My 5 year old was given this book as part of her 'bookstart' pack, almost a year ago. She really enjoyed it as it encourages children to use their imagination and create their own story.
Now my 2 year old has become hooked and she has to read it EVERY NIGHT before she goes to sleep....needless to say its rather dog eared now!
if we ever lost this book there would be an uproar.
i thoroughly recommend this book to anyone :-)
A different book every time. - Rated
I can't praise this book enough. My son is almost 2 and has me read this to him at least 4 times a day. He loves it and it has had a huge effect on his language development, both listening and talking skills. The older he gets the more it has to give and we are starting to have proper conversations about his choices. I don't mind reading it such a lot because it is different every time.
This is one for the desert island! - Rated
If I had to take just one children's book to a desert island - always assuming there were children on the island, of course - then it would be "You Choose". It seems to suit all ages and both sexes, and is endlessly popular. It simply consists of double page spreads illustrating the kind of things you would like in your life. The kind of clothes you wear, the kind of transport you like, the kind of family you want, the kind of food you like to eat, the kind of job you want, the kind of scenery that appeals to you .... it's all here, and children absolutely love to put together their own portfolios (constantly changing) of how they want to be, and the sort of person they are. I am not always a fan of illustrator Nick Sharratt, as I find his work a bit over simplified sometimes - but he comes up trumps here. His pictures are clear and bright, clever and imaginative. I just can't fault "You Choose" !
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