This book was just OK for me. I didn't really like the way the story evolved..and I think the video and other sources I found will be better than this particular book. Just my honest opinion.

Our daughter likes to do things right or not do them at all (for example, she didn't walk until 18 months). What we needed were books that encouraged the attempts to do something, and framing how to feel about failure. I liked the way the kid in this book tries and tries, fails, doesn't want to, has an accident, but then finally makes it! My favorite page is the last one, where the kid is "so proud of me!" I liked the way one of the other reviewers changes the language a little to make it fit her family better, sort of the way every book in our house has a female lead, regardless of the author's intent.

I highly recommend Sesame Street - Elmo's Potty Time for potty training. A very enjoyable viewing experience, with great songs like the TP Rap and Accidents Happen, which we still refer to even though my daughter is now 4. We also liked the Boon Potty Bench - still used as a bench in the bathroom.

Not made a difference in her learning to potty but she likes the pictures and it helps to reinforce my message. She'll be ready when she's ready.

I purchased this book for my Grandaughter, who is not the least bit interested in going potty. I am hoping seeing the child in the book will encourage her.

She likes to look at the pictures and talk about what is happening on each page. The graphics are good and the colors are bright. The language is simple and the rhyme cute for a two year to understand.

This is my daughter's favorite potty book. Of course, she's a huge fan of the other "Lift-the-Flap" books, so I have to say I'm not terribly surprised. However, it's also one of the books that I find it the most enjoyable to read of all her potty books also, which is great when you're reading it at least once a day. I do like the fact that the book hits upon the idea that learning to go potty is a marathon, not a sprint, and that there are bound to be missteps, but that's okay.

My daughter loves this book. My husband and I have read it over and over. I'm not sure how much closer we are to having her potty trained but it does have cute pictures and the words have a nice cadence to them.

My 21 month old LOVES this book- I have to read it to her at least 3 times A DAY right now. She's a bit obsessed- we're just starting to potty train and she loves pointing to the picture at bathtime and yelling "baby butt". And now she babbles when sitting on the potty. It's making the process fun!

This is a wonderful book. I purchased two other books, in addition to this one, to excite my son about potty training. This is his favorite. The book is very fun to ready and easy for my son to understand. He makes me read this to him every day. I feel that this book has made him more interested in potty training.

Our son really loved Karen's "Toes, Ears and Nose" and although I was disappointed with the text in some of the manners books she wrote, I thought I would give this a try. This was the second potty book we bought-the first was "The Potty Book for Boys" which is cute and really enjoyable for our son. I was extemely shocked when we read this and, low and behold- the words in this book are almost exactly like the other book! This was confusing for our son and difficult to explain why this was almost the same. I will never buy one of her books again. Buy the other potty book and you will not be disappointed.

I've used this book when my older daughter was going through potty training. Now we are doing the same for our youngest. I loved how it emphases that it's okay to have a mishap and just to keep on trying and eventually you will say good-bye to the diaper forever.

I love the pictures in this book. They are clear and appealing to the toddler. The bad rhythm and rhyming structure, though, is jarring. In addition, the book focuses on failure a lot more than success. The baby keeps trying to go on the potty and things just don't work out for him. He finally does in the end, but I get the sense that it makes the process seem a little scary.

We've just introduced the potty to my daughter, she's not quite ready yet but she loves this book! When she is ready I know she'll let us know and it will be a smooth transistion

My 20-month old son loves this book. He's not using the potty yet, but he loves to sit on the potty and have me read this book over and over and over... I have two other potty books for young boys and he is not interested in either (can't get past about 4 pages.) This book has just enough text and the story is very sweet. He gets a HUGE smile when we get to the end and read "I'm so proud of me!"

My daughter loves the illustrations and the lift the flaps. It's really a cute book.

a great potty book! the only thing missing (and it's too short to include it all, really) is an explanation that even after that first "tinkle" in the potty, it takes a long time to make it to underwear!

This book really did wonders for potty traiing my daughter! She really loved this book and still reads it to this day even after being potty trained for several months!

My two-year old daughter loves this book. We're not actively training, just introducing the subject to her. She likes the bright pictures and the folding pages. I do worry that she's going to rip it, but in the mean time she really likes this potty book.

Before we bought this book, my two-year-old never wanted to use the potty. The mere suggestion of it created temper tantrums. Therefore, I usually dropped the subject, not wanting to tramatize him by forcing the issue. When I bought this book and read it to him, he sat on the potty the very same day and went!

We're trying to make the idea of the potty more attractive and, thanks to this book, my son is taking a mild interest in the potty instead of a definite "NO!" He's starting to think he might even like to have his own potty...ha! Very sweet book and I don't mind reading it regularly.

My 2 year old (not-yet-potty-trained-but-working-on-it) daughter loves this book. She actually peed in her potty while I was reading the book! It was a huge step forward. She asks me to read this book every time she goes to the potty. Wonderful book.

We're about to start potty training and I wanted a book about the potty that was direct without being gross. This seems to fit the bill. It has a clear message with nice pictures but doesn't specifically talk about (or show) poop. It's a sweet story that is encouraging but allows for mistakes (the child has an "accident," but does better the next time). I also like that the child's gender isn't obvious, making this an effective book for both sexes.

This book has excellent narrative; however, the design of the book is not kid-friendly. To begin with, the pages are easily torn. It is better if it is a harder, more cardboard type book. My biggest problem is that the flaps open to the side of each page. It is hard for my 19 month old twins to open and close properly. The flaps are the same size of each page, and they are hard to navigate. I have to open and close every page properly after the children independently look at this book. They have no problem with smaller, lift-the-flap books the open upwards instead of sideways.

I'm giving this book 3 stars because my daughter has always loved Karen Katz books and this one is no exception. She also shows interest in using the potty after we read it. However. I feel like the book is confusing to her and sends a mixed message because it spends so many pages talking about how the child in the story has no interest in the potty or tries to use the potty unsuccessfully before she finally has success. Once. I realize that those aspects happen in real life but I think it's too much for a 2-year-old to follow along with the concept. She needs a more simple, clear message: sit on the potty, use it, hooray!

I introduced this book to my daughter at a year and a half with her own little potty. She has always loved books so this was an easy choice for me. She loves the ending where the child says "I'M SO PROUD OF ME!" It encourges that the child should feel a sense of accomplishment from inside and not from their parents. I also liked that it acknowledged accidents and that its ok to have trial and error. My daughter is two now and whenever she uses the potty she points to herself and shouts the ending!

My son loves this book. We have just started potty training and the book has interactive flaps for children to look under. It's a nice story about being proud of all efforts that surround potty training!

This is one of the 2 first Karen Katz books I got and I was rather disappointed, after reading so many raving reviews, I expected more. I find the pictures a little oversized for the page - she closes up on the child on the potty so much, that I am not sure my daughter always understands that the baby is actually on the potty, which kind of defeats the purpose. Also, the text feels a little awkward - it sorta rhymes, but just when you get into it, it stops rhyming.
It also failed to produce the miracle - my daughter still is not interested in potty. :-) But I guess I won't hold that against Karen Katz.
But mostly, it's the reading value - of the 4 books purchased, including Karen Katz's Counting Kisses, my daughter reaches for this one the least often, although it was the most expensive book.

Great book. The fold out pages keep my daughter involved while I'm reading the book. She loves it! We have to read it over & over & over...

Just not for little ones, maybe a 4 yr old my 2 yr old ripped it to pieces in front of me. :( But was cute to read.

This book is just ok. My 21 month old doesn't seem very interested in it even though I thought she would love the super cool flaps. I'm not really crazy about the story line either. I really wish it was more straight forward with actually going on the potty. It does the job though and gets them thinking about the potty, but it is not ideal to me.

I was disappointed by primitive language. For example, the sentence "It kind of feels OK" does not seem appropriate, especially not in a book for toddlers.

I just purchased this book thinking it would help potty train my 15 month old. Well, I love the book itself...but its kind of long when you want to read it to them in the bathroom...and she just wants to flip through the flaps! My daughter loves books and reads every day so I thought this would be a great book for her. It might be better for the toddlers a little older than her. The illustrations are cute and the reading itself is easy to understand but I felt it might be better for 2 yrs and up. Give it a try...its always good to read to your children regardless!

The story is great. The only thing I didn't like was the flaps they make the book kind of hard to handle and it is hard for my two year old to flip through. They don't fold back the best.

GREAT BOOK FOR POTTY TRAINING. YOUR CHILD WILL GO WHEN SHE'S READY. MY DAUGHTER IS TWO AND ENJOYS FLIPPING THE PAGES UP. WE HAVE A FEW BOOKS BY KAREN KATZ AND SHE ENJOYS THEM ALL. GOOD TOPICS FOR READING.

I am on the cusp of potty training my little boy and wanted to use some books and videos to familiarize him with the potty and process prior to actually putting it into place. This book is a good first step. The pictures are large and the pages flip out making it fun to read. The sentences rhyme and are simple allowing my son to repeat them with me.

My 19 month old son loves when I read this book to him. The only thing I dislike is that the little kid pees their pants and mommy says "that's ok". I feel like it may give a mixed message. We'll see how it goes now that potty training is in full effect!

The story/plot is good; but that doesn't overcome the construction of the book itself. The pages are the thickness of cardstock. This book lasted one week before my 2 year old son tore a page out. The flaps are not your typical "lift the flap". Rather, the pages fold out (think magazine centerfold). My son likes the fold out feature; but again, it's just not durable enough for a toddler who is anxious to flip through the book. Also, the flaps aren't cut to the proper size; so when they are folded back into the book, if not placed perfectly, the book gets "bound up". I recommend you get a sturdy board book. Skip this one.

Nice book. Really is a lift-the-page book rather than lift-the-flap. That doesn't deter from the quality of it though.

This book is great and in my opinion so much better than the 'other' potty book than you have heard about. My daughter loves the images and enjoys opening the flaps on each page. As a parent that is beginning to dread potty training, it actually offered some helpful advice.

We have several books about "going potty," yet this one is by far my son's favorite. It's clear, gender-neutral, and cute and fun to read! It's been several months now since we first bought it, and my three-year old still requests to read it again and again.

I wish I could give this a similar rating like you can for some things, for durability etc. Because the pages ARE rather annoying the way they fold out, and its hard for little ones to use this book themselves and not bend it in all the wrong ways.. but...

For having a good story 5 stars definately!!! This little book is cute and happy and it rhymes and has lots of nice elements in it, all of the ups and downs of what a toddler must be thinking when they're trying to potty train.

And yes sometimes its negative... But kids need to know that the negative feelings they have about things is normal. It shouldn't be diminished or averted. It also shows that those negative feelings are not the end of the story! Thats how life is, gotta get the bad stuff out of the way first before you can get to the good stuff. Pretending negative feelings don't or shouldn't exhist doesn't help have happy endings. :)But by showing that negative feelings are normal and that we're going to try again and again anyways and eventually succeed is a spectacular thing to teach, and not just for potty training. ;)

Our 15-month-old is in the early stages of potty interest, and this book has been great for reinforcing the logistics. The little rhymes are cute and catchy - if I have them memorized, I can only imagine that they are sticking with her. The illustrations are typically Katz-cute, and as a nice touch are gender-ambiguous, so this book would be great for either a little boy or girl.

This is such a great book to introduce toddlers to potty training. My 2 year old wasn't really interested in trying until we got this book and now she's starting to sit on it more. She spends more time taking off her diaper than trying to go but the book is so well done, one of the best ones we have purchased so far. She's not trained yet but we are on our way!

I like this book, there are a few parts that seem confusing like 'this potty's not for me,' which when I read to my kids I say 'is this potty for me?"
Funny, when the part comes 'am i ready yet?" my kids say
"yes baby yes you're ready."
pretty cool. the book sticks to the topic, only the process of potty training and that's what I love. i got the dora potty book and really did not like it. this one's much much better

I bought this book as part of the process we are using to introduce my 18 month old daughter to her potty chair. She loved the book the first day I read it to her and kept pointing to the potty. She now refers to the book as the "potty book" and we read it often, especially when talking about pottying.

I like this book well enough, and so does my 2-year-old son. I don't like that the kid in the book keeps saying that "this potty's not for me" and that he doesn't want to try it. The kid ends up doing it, but I don't like the start. And it isn't small flaps like I thought it would be, it is the whole page that flips open to another page, which is kindof hard to do and read it to someone else. But it is a good introduction to the whole potty thing, which I guess is the point.

My kids love these books. The characters are cute and likeable, the colors are bright and engaging, and the lift the flaps are easy to open. This potty training book is great. The storyline is easy to follow and the kids look forward to reading it. I highly recommend any of Karen Katz' books.

This is pretty cute...especially if you love Karen Katz illustrations! I took the idea of wrapping our 2 year old's potty chair like a present so she could relate to the beginning of the book :) However, I found a few phrases to contradict the goal...so I change some of the words. Like, instead of saying "this potty's not for me" I say "the potty waits for me" and instead of "I still don't think I can" I say "I wonder if I can" just to take the negative implication out. I understand why she wrote it like that...to embrace the rollercoaster experience of potty training and it IS true. However, I didn't want to take a chance that our head strong daughter would go around saying "the potty's not for me" as it's already her tendency to put up a fight!

Our son loves this book. He wants to read it with us over and over. I don't think it is necessarily going to help you potty train your child, but it's good, it has clever rhyming, and it's fun for your young child who is learning about the potty. If you have any other books by Karen Katz, then you know the great quality you are receiving and hours of enjoyment your child will receive.

My daughter has memorized this book! I read it to her and she loves opening the flaps and looking at the pictures. I honestly think it has helped motivate her to use the potty! It's easy for her to understand and she loves reading it. I like that it's a short story and to the point.

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My children wanted this book read over and over and over to them time and time again.