Potty Time (Teddy Board Books) [Board book]

Patterson (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Teddy Board Books

A lively group of multi-ethnic toddlers discovers the good things that can happen to small children who learn to use the potty--including no more diapers. For children under three.

Product Details

• Board book: 12 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (September 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448405393
• ISBN-13: 978-0448405391
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,393,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Designed for Younger Potty Trainers, July 12, 2005

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Maciels - See all my reviews

This review is from: Potty Time (Teddy Board Books) (Board book)

With it's short, simple sentences and colorful illustrations of a wide variety of children with their potty chairs, this board book is very tailored for the younger potty training crowd, which I appreciate. The first page opens to a layout of 5 children sitting on, holding, or carrying their modern-looking potty chairs. Then it shows how a child sit or stand to use it, read a book on it, or sit with their pets and teddy bear while trying to go. On the last few pages, it talks about how a little boy's mommy helps him with his clothes because he needs to 'use the potty fast.' The final pages shows children celebrating the fact that they can use the potty chair-and something I really like-it shows one of the children playing with a smiling baby in diapers. This distinction is excellent to show a child the difference between being a baby in diapers and being a potty-trained toddler. ONE WORD OF CAUTION: Among the children on the first page, one is holding a potty chair over his head. This really annoys me. I don't need anyone giving my kiddo any bright ideas about how to dump a urine-filled potty chair onto his head:-/ I understand that the author's intention is to portray using the potty as fun and non-threatening (which was already accomplished showing the smiling/celebrating kids, reading a book, and petting animals on the other pages). Although this is one of the better books out there for younger toddlers, I don't recommend that it be your only one on potty training...Just because it is soooo simplistic and doesn't mention anything about wiping, washing hands, telling someone when you need to go, etc. etc. Hope this helps!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mother from SF Bay Area, April 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Potty Time (Teddy Board Books) (Board book)

We loved this book! The pictures were great and our daughter understood what was going on through the simple story and brightly colored pictures. She also related well to the diverse children in the book and wanted me to find underpants that matched the ducks and boats worn by them. It was a great book to keep by the potty and take along (she took it everywhere). Our daughter loved to read it to everyone too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Ok, for under 2 but way too simple for over 2 when they're really learning to potty train..., May 21, 2009

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Rowen's Mom (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Potty Time (Teddy Board Books) (Board book)

I got this book because the reviews were pretty good overall. I also bought the Dora potty book, even though the reviews were just average. The Dora book is so much better than this one. I felt like this book was way too simple for my (JUST turned) 2 year old. It did not keep her attention. It didn't tell a story. It really only has 5 or 6 lines total. Like most kids her age, we're reading pretty 'big' stories to her (Pinkaliciious, Fancy Nancy, Ladybug Girl, etc) so for her to just have a picture board book with few words is just too basic. Maybe for a young child 12-18 months old where you wanted to start the conversation about what a potty is and how much fun it is then this would be ok.