Does a Pig Flush? (Early Experiences) [Paperback]

Fred Ehrlich (Author), Emily Bolam (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Early Experiences

With a friendly and funny question-and-answer format which compares people and animals, this book provides the perfect vehicle for introducing children to experiences they all encounter as they grow and develop. Fred Ehrlich's exaggerated humor leads perfectly to the fact that these are functions each child needs to master.

Both author and artist present their material in a manner designed to be informative and reassuring, as well as funny.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Fred Ehrlich, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist, has spent dozens of years advising families on the emotional and physical care of young children. He is the author of many highly acclaimed children's books.

Emily Bolam's first children's book was published upon her graduation from art school. She has been creating board books and picture books ever since. She lives in Brighton, England.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Blue Apple Books (September 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593541244
• ISBN-13: 978-1593541248
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,443,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Health > Toilet Training

More About the Author

Fred Ehrlich, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist, has spent dozens of years advising families on the emotional and physical care of young children. He is the author of many highly acclaimed children's books.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Book I've Never Heard of, June 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Does a Pig Flush?: Early Experiences (Hardcover)

My sister is trying to potty train my two year old nephew. I was visiting one night and he had me read "once upon a potty." i thought it was okay. i asked my sister if she had bought "everyone poops" yet and she had never heard of it. i was a bit surprised, as it had a sort of cult following when i was in high school. so i got on ole amazon to order "everyone poops." i decided to follow their recommendations and also pick up "does a pig flush?". it has become one of THE books my nephew wants people to read. the illustrations are good and the text is engaging. it gets a bit didactic toward the end, but my nephew doesn't seem to mind. i think his favorite part is answering the questions at the beginning concerning "who" flushes. i think it might be one of the better potty books.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For the Bathroom, November 21, 2005

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V. Ford "Mommy of Lil Men" (Manteca, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Does a Pig Flush?: Early Experiences (Hardcover)

My son wants me to read this book over and over to him while he's on the toliet. The end is a bit weak but he just LOVES the animals and saying EWWWWWW and pointing to all the poop. He just laughs and laughs and it makes his potty training fun for him. Even though the end is not too great the book is great for my son so I gave it 5 stars. (I also learned that cow poop is called 'Flop')

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't recommend, November 30, 2006

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spymommy (Ocoee, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Does a Pig Flush? (Early Experiences) (Paperback)

The first few pages of this book cover where different animals poop, which is what I thought the majority of this book would be about. But the book goes away from that into an attempt by the author to persuade children to use the potty. I don't like that he writes "Poop is smelly. Dads and moms are willing to change their baby's diapers for quite a long time." I don't want my kids to have a negative view of potty training - seeing it as something they need to learn so mommy doesn't have to put up with their diapers. I am very disappointed with this book and wish I could have gotten a refund.