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Once Upon a Potty--Girl [Hardcover]

Alona Frankel
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews)

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Book Description

July 31, 1999 4 and up
Just like you, Prudence has a body, and this body has many nice and useful parts:
A head for thinking
Eyes for seeing
Ears for hearing
A mouth to talk and eat with
Hands for playing
A pee-pee for making Wee-Wee
Legs for walking and running
A bottom for sitting and in it a little hole for making Poo-Poo
Potty talk has long been considered taboo in conversation -- even between parent and child. Thankfully, Alona Frankel presents toilet training in a frank, open way for parents and children. Available in both Girl and Boy formats, Once Upon a Potty books are best used as companion volumes to a child's new potty.

Dear Fellow-Parents,

Once Upon a Potty is best used as a companion volume to a child's new potty. I wrote this book when my own child was toilet training to help him better understand the process. My son was encouraged and excited by this story. It motivated him to make the developmental leap from diaper to potty.

Learning to use the potty is often a lengthy process, taxing the patience of both parent and child. When success finally comes -- and it should come in its own good time, without undue pressure or haste -- it enhances the child's confidence and pride. She has taken another step toward independence. She sat on the potty as a little child and got up feeling ten-feet tall.

It's one small step for mankind, but a giant one for your family.

Love,
Alona


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Your child will be empowered by Prudence as she learns to use her new potty.

Addresses potty training for parents who may be looking to use just the right words. (Tara Munkatchy Daily Local News [West Chester PA] 2008) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Alona Frankel is the author and illustrator of over thirty titles for children, including the well-known Once Upon a Potty titles. Ms. Frankel's work has earned her a place on the Honor List of the International Board on Books for Young Children, several Parents Choice awards, and many additional honors and awards. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 4 and up
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: HarperFestival (July 31, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0694013889
  • ISBN-13: 978-0694013883
  • Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 7.5 x 7.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (142 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #931,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alona Frankel is the author and illustrator of over thirty titles for children, including the well-known Once Upon a Potty titles. Ms. Frankel's work has earned her a place on the Honor List of the International Board on Books for Young Children, several Parents Choice awards, and many additional honors and awards. She lives in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Customer Reviews

It's a fun way to make this cute book more personal. Alyson Davidson  |  20 reviewers made a similar statement
I think this is a very cute book to help toddlers learn to use the potty. CarrieBeth  |  19 reviewers made a similar statement
I can't redraw the "potty" that looks like a mug or pitcher. NewEnglandMom  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
99 of 100 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Be creative folks August 7, 2004
Format:Hardcover
Goodness gracious. I do wish people would calm down about the terminology used in these books. The author writes a nice little note indicating that she used her preferred terms and encourages parents to CHANGE them to whatever they wish to use when they read the book to their pre-literate children, who won't know the difference. No, I do not say pee pee and wee wee when I read this to my daughter. I use terms I prefer. Likewise, I often change the text in books when I read them to my daughter if I don't care for the text as written for some reason or another. Additionally, my daughter knows that the chamber pot pictured in the book is a potty, and our "big toilet" is a potty, and the cat's litter box is a "kitty potty" but she doesn't crawl in there or void in my potted plants for that matter....This is a cute little story with sweet pictures and a simple story line. The potty doesn't sing, clap, play music, or hand Prudence a sticker...it just provides her a place to go that might be preferable to her (gasp) cloth diaper. My daughter enjoys the book greatly and will select it (in addition to several other favorite non-potty books) to listen to/look it while she uses her own potty. I personally like that it avoids any implication that if one is a "big" boy or girl that they should potty or that diapers are for babies. There is no mention of Prudence's age or of any timeline relative to how long it takes her to to master the potty. It mentions that accidents may happen and there is no suggestion of a good or bad consequence as a result. The book provides a framework without shame or pressure for sweet Prudence and leaves it to the parent(s) to fill in the rest for their child as/if they wish.
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Potty Primer April 2, 2001
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
I am an early childhood educator, and from my experience as a parent and teacher of two year olds, I must say that this is the definitive potty primer. Once Upon a Potty is the only book/video set which details exactly what a child will go through. It labels body parts as a part of the explanation, which really pulls it together for a small child. I used the "boy" set for my boy, and I'm using the "girl" set for my girl. I've tried other books and videos, and this is the only book and tape that uses language and imagery that is exactly age-appropriate for a two year old. Age-appropriate communication is critical, especially with such an important developmental issue. Newer tapes (Big Blue House) discuss emotions but completely avoid toileting itself, and are therefore useless to a two year old. Grown-ups may complain about two-dimensional pictures or the type of potty depicted, but used with the video (which uses a terrific one-piece potty by Baby-Bjorn) nothing could be more entertaining or communicate more clearly to your young child. If you child is older, (3 and older) I recommend "Winston's Potty Chair", a video by the American Medical Association. The children depicted look like toddlers, but speak like older 3 year olds, and Winston's story is a bit more sophisticated.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Everybody on the potty! November 13, 2001
Format:Hardcover
"Once Upon a Potty," by Alona Frankel, is a fun book for small children and their caregivers. The book tells the story of Prudence, a little girl who has gotten a new potty, and is learning how to use it.

The book is full of bright, friendly illustrations. There are explicit depictions of body parts, urine, and excrement: this enhances the educational value of the book, in my opinion. There are a number of nice touches, like the pretty flower pattern of the mom's dress.

Although I have only seen the "girl" version of the book, I understand there is also a "boy" version. "Once Upon a Potty" is a good book for families going through toilet training, but would also make a nice light-hearted gift for anybody.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars perfect gift
My girls grew up with this book. They read it constantly and made the potty training experience so much easier. Works great.
Published 15 hours ago by Flagger Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars 20 month old brings me this book
My daughter is a little too impatient for the whole story but she loves the pictures and laughs and talks about Prudence's potty.
Published 18 days ago by Bookeater
3.0 out of 5 stars Long winded book
I felt the book was a bit long winded for a child potty training age. I tried reading it to her while she sat but my potty trainer is at the point where she wants to flip the pages... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jackie Safford
3.0 out of 5 stars Very specific
While I do appreciate the specific pointing out of body parts and the actual visualization of poop and pee I would like it if body parts were called by their actual names.
Published 1 month ago by NavyWife83
5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, My daughter finally is using the potty!
I just want to say that it only took one time for me to read this book to my 2 year old and she went to the potty and did the "deed"
:) Must use during "potty... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Shannah Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars My 2 yr old daughter loved this book!
I received this book for my daughter when she turned 2, she is now 6. I just ordered the boy version for my 2 yr old nephew. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gypsy77
5.0 out of 5 stars generations
My daughter used this book when she was a child and now that it is time for her daughter to potty train I thought it would be great fun and very meaningful to have it for her. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shannon M Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars to the point
The book is to the point and accurate about little girl anatomy I didn't expect that ha! But my daughter enjoyed the book because the little looked like her and she was encouraged... Read more
Published 2 months ago by mrs. Connell
1.0 out of 5 stars Needs update
Although my daughters used this book for potty training, it needs to be updated. Carrying the potty around the house for use - ugh! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Linda Hatch
3.0 out of 5 stars depends
I remember this book from when I was little and I loved it... But I got this for my daughter thinking she would love it (we were in the middles of potty training). Read more
Published 3 months ago by lduprey
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