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My Big Boy Potty

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Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Brand: Harper Collins
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"What a big boy you are!"

Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training--from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.

DESCRIPTION:

Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Harper Collins
EAN: 9780688170424
ISBN: 0688170420
Label: HarperCollins
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: 2000-09-01
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading Level: Baby-Preschool
Release Date: 2004-12-28
Studio: HarperCollins


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• The Potty Book - For Boys
• A Potty for Me!: A Lift-the-Flap Instruction Manual
• Too Big for Diapers (Too Big Board Books)
• BabyBjörn Potty Chair - Blue
• I'm a Big Brother


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Customer Rating:
Summary: The child looks 5
Comment: I bought this for my 2 year old. But I just cracked up when I opened the book for the first time.

On the first page, the illustration of the "child" looked more like a young adult.

I was laughing throughout the whole book because of illustrations of the boy and disproportionally huge potty. But it worked out because my son enjoyed it because Daddy thought it was funny.

Overall, the concept is great.

Customer Rating:
Summary: one of the Best of the Bunch
Comment: We actually got a bunch of potty books from the library just to see which ones our son liked best. This was one of the best, along with "Diapers are Not Forever." The book asked questions along the way and to my surprise our son started answering them almost immediately. Most telling was a passage at the beginning which went something like, "Michael wears diapers. Do you wear diapers, too?" Our son at first was answering "yes" but as our training went on and was successful, he started answering ,"no, I wear underpants." This book, along with "Diapers are Not forever" was good because it seemed to show a lot of steps clearly and in easy to read language. While not much time is spent on anatomy per se, the practical use of "pee" and "poop" and the repetition of the steps to getting there (including the nighttime diaper use) was very helpful. The final page was a "primer" to the parent about potty training.

We also looked at the Capucilli book "The Potty Book for Boys" which came with a DVD (because we love the "Biscuit" books). Our son also liked that book, and liked the movie. I found the book to be too drawn out and the movie interminable, but clearly our son did not share my opinion. But he liked the movie more than the book, and "My Big Potty Book" was requested more often than thet Capucilli book. We also looked at "Once Upon a Potty" which had the best description of anatomy, but the most irritating language for pee and poop. And it also seemed the most dated - the potty chair in it looks like a chamber pot!

"Diapers are Not Forever" and "My Big Boy Potty" were the best combination. We didn't read a lot of parenting how-to books on potty training, just the chapter in "Toddler 411" and the amusing "Potty Training Sucks" along with the last page of "My Big Boy Potty." The best advice we got was to wait until we were sure he was ready, and didn't start just because he turned a certain age (or because a grandparent "thought" we should start). We were fully trained in 3/4 weeks, but even during that time had only a few accidents, so felt good about all of those sources.

Customer Rating:
Summary: TOO LONG, TOO MUCH INFORMATION
Comment: I wouldnt buy this as the first potty book. Maybe if you were reading it to a 3 yr old, it would be ok. But I am reading it to a 2 yr old and its just way way too mature. It talks about every aspect about potty training in a rediculous amount of detail. And I dont mean it's gross, I mean it's almost mechanical (walk into bathroom, face the toilet, sit down.. etc). seems that they could have shorted this book by 1/2. I cant stand reading it. First of all, it sounds rediculous....second it's just soooo long. But with that said, it's not a bad book.. there's nothing wrong with what's in it, just that i wish i bought a different book and never this one.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Way too descriptive
Comment: This was way over the top for us. I just think talking about it would be better. I was SO uncomfortable reading it. I know a lot of people liked it, I had to return it. It even had wiping in it, yikes!

Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome!
Comment: I purchased this book in conjunction with another well-known potty book and this one is by far the best so far. The story is easy to read and the pictures are not too explicit. My son (22 months) really gets it! The illustrations are right-on and easy to understand. My son actually knows the difference between the "potty" and the "toilet." He loves it when I read this book to him, wanting me to keep reading it over and over again. He points out pictures in the book aside from the potty and toilet. In fact, he actually tells me when he has to go! We are still working on the timing of it all...but over all, this is a great book.

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