Potty
A teacher’s look at why this book belongs in the Page Grabbers stage.
Why it fits Page Grabbers (for young toddlers who treat books as things to do)
A bare-bottomed toddler weighs the big question: potty or diaper? It narrates the decision honestly, with humor instead of pressure. The gold-standard potty book.
What makes it special
Patricelli plays the potty question as genuine suspense — cat uses litter, dog uses newspaper, what will baby do? The bold, minimal art keeps all attention on the decision and the triumph. It's pressure-free potty talk in a world of training charts and apps, and funnier than all of them.
From the publisher
Follows the inner dialogue and actions of Baby when he is forced to decide if he is ready to use the…
About Leslie Patricelli
Leslie Patricelli writes and illustrates board books about opposites — Yummy Yucky, Big Little, Quiet Loud — following one diapered protagonist through life's small contradictions, in a bold graphic style.
The character came from her son Beck, who at one year old was constantly putting everything in his mouth. 'I found myself saying "Yummy!" and "Yucky!" all the time,' she has said. 'I began to draw a baby dramatically expressing his taste or distaste for the things he was eating. The idea of Yummy Yucky was born!'
Also by this author: Quiet Loud · Big Little · Tubby
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