Customer Reviews

Too Big for Diapers (Sesame Street) (Too Big Board Books)

5 star:		(77)
4 star:		(38)
3 star:		(20)
2 star:		(14)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

Leave it to Sesame Street to produce a potty book that is as simple as 1-2-3. We loved the photos (instead of the usual drawings). Baby Ernie had some of the same toys we have - my daughter loved that! "Don't use too much, Ernie!" I often tell her when she rolls out too much toilet paper.

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 Too Big For Diapers fits more in the ENTERTAINING category, although it includes washing hands with "sudsy soap" - a step many potty books omit. Worth the money.

My 2-1/2 year old son loved this book. It arrived on day 3 of our potty training effort, and it really seemed to motivate him to poop on the potty, which he had been fearful of, although he had been great at going pee pee on the potty and was already staying dry all day. This book and the one called "The Potty Book for boys" are both very good, I thought, in that regard. (I have two other potty books, but I can't remember their names. One has a noise button that makes flushing sounds.) I agree with those who say the wording is fine about having to "go" etc. without specific words - - but, let me say further that, "Hello, parents! Unless your potty "trainee" can actually read the words in the book, or unless you have so many different readers of it that you can't enforce the reading of a consistent version of it, you can MAKE UP, skip or substitute whatever words you want![.]!" I have changed "pee" to "pee pee" or added discussion of "poop" instead of just "going potty" in this book and others. Just make it consistent every time you read it, or they'll figure that out very quickly. Repetition is key. Good luck, potty trainers. FYI - - we are on day 8 now, and he is making all pee pee and all poops in the potty (the big toilet actually with a toilet ring), except we do still put him in his diaper for afternoon nap and nighttime.

My son was showing some of the signs that he might be ready for his own potty, so I bought this book to introduce the basics. I was really impressed. It explains how babies wear diapers, but when they grow up, they use a potty. It also illustrates important points like not using too much toilet paper and washing your hands afterwards. It's a simple story, so it doesn't go into a lot of detail. There's no discussion of "poo-poo" or "pee-pee." It just uses the generic term "having to go." But I don't think that's a bad thing. This book isn't meant to be the only training tool you use. I think it's a great introduction to potty training. And my son can't get enough of it. He wants to read it over and over. You'll have it memorized within a week.

"Too Big For Diapers" came in really handy when my wife and I were in the middle of potty-training our daughter a couple of years ago. Reading the little book helped, but it was the pictures of little Ernie that captivated my daughter. Although the book didn't necessarily have that big of an impact on the actual training of my daughter, it made going to the bathroom a little bit easier for my daughter to do since she knew she'd get to look at the book when she did good on the potty.

Recommended for anyone with a child going through or about to go through the ups and downs of potty training. If for no other reason, buy it so that your child can have something to look at while they are learning the wipes...er, ropes of using the potty.

This is a great book. Baby Ernie learns all the steps of using a potty, from stopping what he's doing when he "has to go" to washing his hands when he's done. Our 20 month old son loves it, and even likes to read it when we put him on the potty!! A great "starter" book for parents with toddlers at the training stage.

I really like this book. My daughter got it for her first birthday, because I want her to be aware of potty training for a while before she does it. She is very interested in this book. I also like that it teaches them to wash their hands when they are finished. Would reccomend to people who are potty training little ones. Also very reasonably priced.

This book covered only the real basics to help your child understanding potty training. There were cute photos of baby Sesame Street characters, but just not enough educational substance to make it worthwhile.

For some real help with training, I highly recomment "My Big Boy Potty" or "My Big Girl Potty" by Joanna Cole instead. While our son asked to read that book every day, he quickly became bored with "Too Big for Diapers" and soon forgot all about it.

My 18 month old loved this book the moment it arrived in the mail. The pictures of baby Ernie are cute and the steps taught are simple, but complete. We read this book over and over. When we read it, our son wants to go use his potty like Ernie. The book uses the word "go" so it's easy to insert your word of choice (pee, poop, etc...).

This book is short and to the point. It holds a toddler's attention and I really like the part about washing hands. None of my other potty books talk about that!

My daughter really likes this book, as she does anything Sesame Street. I don't believe it helped a tremendous amount in the potty training, but she did find it very entertaining. Anything thats makes the potty more interesting to a 2 yr old is a very good thing, thats why it gets 4 stars!