Don't Want to Go!

A little girl is having a hard day because her mother is sick and her daddy has to go to work and needs to bring her to a babysitter. Lily struggles and doesn't want to go but eventually has alot of fun with the family that is taking care of her for the day. When her dad arrives to pick her up, she is so happy and comfortable she doesn't want to go home!

It's kind of a wordy story so maybe older 4 and 5 yr. olds

This book is shows how brave lily was when having to stay a Melanie's house. This book clearly shows children that sometimes you might not want to do something because your scared or nervous but in the end it could all turn out to be good.

This is a great story that could teach young children that you may have to do new things or go new places that may seem scary, or make you nervous, or like Lily, you just don't want to go anywhere. But she learned along the way that she could have fun after all. It shows good examples of experiences that children her age would have, and nice colorful pictures.
Subject: family, friends,
Source: Pierce County Library

One morning, Lily’s mom wakes up with a sore throat and achy head and needs to stay in bed. But Lily’s dad needs to go to work. Who will look after Lily? When Dad arranges for her to spend the day at Melanie’s house, Lily is none too happy. "Don’t want to go!" she says. Even though Melanie has a friendly dog named Ringo and a funny baby named Sam, Lily is shy and wants to sit under the table with her toy Bobbo. But maybe a chance to make silly collages, or feed Sam lunch, or hold Ringo’s leash might make her feel braver—and maybe she’ll start having so much fun she won’t want to leave at the end of the day!

"Don't Want to Go" tells the heartwarming story of a little girl named Lily who has to go stay with a family friend when Lily's mother wakes up feeling sick. Lily makes it known to her father that she doesn't want to go to this friend's house. However, after Lily's arrival, she quickly comes to like this friend's house, with the dog named Ringo and a baby named Sam. At the end of the day, when Lily's father shows up to take her home, Lily once again cries, "don't want to go!"
Ages: 3-5
Source: Pierce County Library System

Lily doesn’t feel comfortable at first going to a stranger’s house but then starts to play with Melanie’s baby Sam and the family dog Ringo. She starts to enjoy herself so much that when her dad picks her up she doesn’t want to go home. Great book for showing its okay to be uncomfortable.
Age: 3 - 7
Source: Pierce County Library

This is a story about a little girl named Lily that usually stays home with her mom while her dad is at work, but one day Lily's mom got the flu and did not want Lily to catch it, so she had to go to a babysitter. Lily did not want to go at all! At the end of the story, Lily ended up having a blast and did not want to leave the babysitters house. This story teaches children hot to adapt to new situations that you will not enjoy at first, but then end up liking it. Ages 3-5