Can May save the day by changing letters in words? The main character is a female businesswoman who helps save the day by changing words by only switching one letter. I love how this book is fun, but also educational. The illustrations are colorful.

In a fun superhero style story, children can learn about words and how one or two letters make a difference. Additionally, the theme of working together shines through.

Really, really cute and sweet.
Can see how this could span into a nice and educational book series about May and Stu coming up with ways to save the day. Diverse and inclusive.

<b>5 out of 5 🌟 Savoring every page</b>

May is a businesswoman and she's working in her own company - Word Saver Inc. where she literally saves the day. Her main job is helping people with something she's really good at, the words. There's also Stu who badly wants to become her sidekick but does a businesswoman need one?

The book is showing May saving the day by changing the letters in dangerous words. It is a similar concept to 'Words' World' where everything is built out of letters. Just after her first adventure, my son was trying along with May to solve the next literacy puzzle. That book was a lot of fun for both of us! I love how inclusive this title is by showing black girls as entrepreneurs and a boy in the wheelchair playing along with everyone else without any acknowledgment of his disability.

'May Saves the Day' is a hilarious book about word games, independent females, and the power of teamwork. It shows that even the most successful people can use some help. I cherished every page thanks to bold characters (I love how straightforward May is!) and remarkable pictures by Selena Lombardo that bring those characters to life.

<i>Thank you Netgalley and the publisher Capstones for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and feelings are my own.</i>

A very cute children story book, about a little girl who saves the day by transforming "scary" words into not-so scary things by adding and removing letters, like turning a tornado to a mes of tomato and an attack of bees to some beets. It's cute and the art style is very pretty.

I thank Netgalley and Capstone for the free digital ARC.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a cute book about a little girl called May who's a solo business woman and runs a business where people call if they are in danger. May then saves the day by changing a letter or letters in the word of the dangerous thing to make it safe again. May doesn't want a side kick as she says she's not a superhero and prefers to work solo until one day she hits a spot of bother and changes her mind.
This book teaches that being independent is fine but sometimes you need to accept help too.

May saves the day with wordplay. Stu wants to join her as her sidekick, but may says she has no need for a sidekick. Can may save the day on her own everytime?
This story is cute and I love the creative ways to play with words. My favorite part of this book was the inclusion of a main character who uses a wheelchair. I work with special needs kids and this is a fantastic book to share with them.

May Saves the Day is an interesting mash up of superhero and spelling champion, though our heroine prefers business woman to superhero. With an assortment of extra letters, she averts danger by literally changing the spellings. It's an interesting play on fear, friendship, and spelling fun that will sure to be a hit.

This is such a fun book.

May has the ability to save the day by taking words out of the air, and changing them. A train that is running out of control is changed into rain. As each problem came up, once I got the hang of it, I tried to guess what she was going to do with her letters.

Poor Stu wants to help, and keeps asking to be a sidekick. He finally gets his wish, in a way.

Good for children learning to read as they try to guess what words and letters to move around. I also like that the protagonist is very sure of herself. A good poc protagonist is good to have.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

This fun and clever story for children highlights a young girl who is running a successful word saving business. When people get into trouble, May shows up to change the trouble-causing word into a safer word. Young readers will love May's confidence and her strong business skills, and they will see that even successful people need help from others sometime. The characters represent different races and physical abilities, which will appeal to a wide audience of readers.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advance copy of this book!

An entertaining book with inspiring characters. I like that the main character is a young female entrepreneur who repeatedly saves the day without being a superhero. The clever word play and bright illustrations make this book fun to read. Nice to see diversity without it being the focus of the story.

Well this was actually a quite peculiar bit of fun, but a bit of fun nevertheless. May is a heroic young lass who runs a one-girl company that people ring if they're in danger. Whatever the threat is, she stuffs a letter in to its name, or takes one out, to create something less threatening. So if a campsite is about to be mauled by a bear, she defends everyone with a D and all that happens is some people need a shave. One person at the camp, however, is insisting on being her sidekick. Can she find enough ways to tell him the answer's 'no' before the end of the book? It's all a very bright and colourful drama, and quite surreal in the way threats are there in physical form and in huge cloudy letters in the sky. I guess you could use it as an impetus to teach the young how to go from one word to the next, thus building a young Scrabble player, perhaps, or you might hang a moral on it that threats and nastiness are just words, and words are easy to change to something more pleasant if you're brave enough. But the book does neither of those, and just plays it for the adventure and the interaction between May and the wannabe sidekick. High drama, then, but like I say – more than a bit odd. For its very novelty, though, four stars seem about right.

This book has bright and vibrant illustrations. The illustrations include people of diverse back groups and different abilities. I love the inclusivity of the book. It also promotes team work. I think this book could be used to teach students that sometimes you need help and it is ok to accept assistance. It could also help student with how to recognize known words within more complex and longer words. I think this book is good for any elementary school classroom k-5. I would recommend this book to other educators.

I loved this book for young readers. I think they will enjoy the sometimes silly wordplay and the saving May does. As an adult reader, I enjoyed May’s business acumen and sharp blazer. Every little girl should be the CEO of her own life. I enjoyed the inclusiveness of the characters. Although kids will see Stu is wheelchair bound, it is never mentioned in the text of the book, and it does nothing to impede Stu’s ability to help May save the day. It is a lovely representation.

This is such a fun and creative book. May saves the day with her word scrambling skills. I loved the illustrations in this book and Stu as well.

A very cute picture book with an empowering main character, and very nice drawing. The story was great fun, especially the way it uses words and letters! I wish maybe there had been more words with subtle changes, but it is just fine the way it is! I hope there will be more in this series so that a lot of words and letters can be used!

I loved this book!! The artwork was beautiful, it was a way to help teach kids, as well as showing some powerful kid role models!! This is the kind of book that is needed in today’s society!!

I loved that this book was a story about the power of words, a female business owner, friendship, and how doing good doesn't necessarily mean you are a super hero. I loved that Stu was in a wheelchair, but it was just an aspect of his character not a defining feature. The art was dynamic, colourful, and all in all a fun story

The free copy of this book was sent to me by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

May is the founder and sole owner of Word Saver, Inc.
She solves problems on her own. However, when a tornado
threatens the town, May quickly realizes that teamwork may be
the word of the day.