What Do You Do with a Potty?

This was our first potty book - a gift from Grandma. If you've spent any potty training time you know you've got to have patience while you wait...and wait...and wait. This book helped to pass the time. My daughter loved to lift the flaps and pull the tabs. Eventually she began to "read" it for herself. After two kids this book has seen better days (and lots of scotch tape). But hopefully it will make it through our third child! We have read almost every potty book available on the market as of 9/2003 (over two dozen!). Most fit into two categories: INSTRUCTIONAL books that introduce the skills needed to master the potty; and those that are primarily ENTERTAINING, for children who understand what is supposed to happen on the potty, but need extra time to make it happen.I think What Do You Do With A Potty fits more in the INSTRUCTIONAL category for the following reasons:1) It identifies the purpose of the potty.2) It specifies bodily functions ("poopy" and "tinkle" in this case)3) Shows the transition from diapers to big kid underwear.4) Includes the important steps such wiping, flushing, and hand washing.For other activity books on this same subject, try Let's Go Potty by Moira Butterfield or Sara's Potty by Harriet Ziefert.So what can you do with this book? Enjoy it again and again!

I looked at all the books in the library and really didn't like them too much. I bought this based on the reviews written here. My son loves this book. He has had a potty for a long time, but only became interested in sitting on it after reading this book. A few days later he actually started going in it! I think he was ready, but the book was a great catalyst. Lots of fun and very straightforward. I found some of the other books too abstract.

My daughter loves this book. I bought it when we decided it was time to potty train. Prior to the book, my daughter just didn't understand what the potty was for, when she read the book and played with the pop-up features, she FINALLY understood. It took about a week after buying the book before she was fully trained (with a few accidents of course).

I bought this book for my son in March when I began potty training my son. He loves it. He has literally worn it out. Every time another piece falls off, he brings it to me to put in the book hospital. He is potty training now and "reads" his book almost every time he uses the potty.

We had tried every thing to potty train our son. He seemed intimitated by the potty. After we read this book he couldn't wait to try. This book is easy for kids to relate to and they love pulling the tabs.