The Do-Over Day: a children's book about surviving the worst day ever

Everyone has those days when things don't go as planned, and kids need to learn how to deal with adversity. I love that the main character realizes why her wants and wishes weren't appropriate choices. I also enjoyed the situational role playing after the story that is sure to spark good conversations. Talking through what was good and bad about the day is a good life lesson in conflict resolution. Great job on the story and the illustrations!

Perfect for a "used" book. My daughter will love this, she asked for it! Lol

"The Do-Over Day: a children's book about surviving the worst day ever," By Julia Inserro and illustrated by Miro Tartan is a great book to teach a lessons on how to make things better when having a bad day. The illustrations were adorable. The fonts were easy to read but I wished they had been a tad bit darker for better reading. I especially liked the back of the book, as it shows examples on cards: Event-Think-Act-Feel. I received a kindle version copy of this book offered by the author.

Great message for good days bad days .. wonderful discussion opportunities

Julia Inserro wonderfully captures the realities of childhood that can really sink a kid's day. From not getting to push the elevator button (AHH!) to dealing with younger siblings who "get to do it all" sometimes, we need a do-over day. The story is sweet and Layla, the main character, solves her problems on her own with a little guidance from her grandma. A great read if your kid is having a grumpy day and feeling like they need some help figuring things out.

This was a great book to read to my 3 year old. Three book talks about how a girl learns to observe her emotions and responses and hope she can change her responses to those emotions. Very nice illustrations that helped hold my little one's attention.

My children absolutely adore this book. Reading literature is so important to the development of a child's mind, and I cannot think of thing I would rather do then sit down to read to them in the evenings. Imagination and growth are so vital in those so young.

This book is wonderful! Not only is cute and the story is well written and engaging, but it’s something we can all relate to and teach our children that it’s ok that sometimes things don’t go as one wishes. A book with a lesson! A must read!

I'm constantly looking for books to read to our dear A (4 yr) and G (2 yr) at bedtime. As with all siblings there is constant debate on multiple ocassions (e.g. that elevator button). A (4 yr) was able to relate with the main character in so many ways. This book helped me offer A a new mechanism to cope with bad days. Apart from that, the narative itself and the scenes are a fun read. Every time A asked for a re-read he was spotting new interesting things happening on the pages. A particularly likes the cat, and G likes to spot the purple octopus on every page (ooops, forgot to #spoileralert). For older kids there's a 'workbook-like' section at the end of the book that lists other day-by-day hard-to-cope-with situations. I see these activities as a good tool to facilitate dialog with your child and a way to promote an alternative positive emotion to an otherwise strong, negative feeling. Illustrations are great, characters are funny, message (it's more than just a message, like I said... it's a new addition to a kid's emotional toolkit) is strong and the story will catch the attention of a wide spectrum of ages. It's a worthy addition to our ever growing library of great children books.

Wonderwithful book with a fascinating narrative of three children. The reading is enyoable for kids arouns 6-9 years old. The illustrations are colorful and awesome.

In The Do Over Day, Layla talks through her day with grandma, examining her emotions and thinking about what she would do differently if given the chance. But the best part of this book for me is the nifty resource page at the end that kids can use to process their emotions, and which I definitely plan to use with my kids. I just recently discovered Julia Inserro but I have quickly become a big fan of her writing.

Loved this book! The author clearly recognises that children don't always have a greatest perspective when processing their emotions/feelings and putting them in context. I've lost count of the number of times my daughter says "it's the worst day ever!" I love it how this book helps children scaffold their thinking and provides them with strategies to regulate their feelings and emotions. A great book for children packed full of learning opportunities!

I loved the concept. It is really sweet, going well till she was explaining her bad day. I was expecting better elaborated ending, may be point wise corrections of her bad feelings. Story end abruptly. Yet, I must admitt, full marks for illustration and acceptably great story.