Your New Potty [Paperback]

Joanna Cole (Author), Margaret Miller (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A book for both parents and children about an important part of growing up

What are the signs that my child is physically and emotionally ready to start using the toilet?

How can I best prepare my child to switch to underpants?

How should I deal with my child's setbacks and accidents?

Forty vivid, full-color photographs, an easy-to-read supportive text for children, and a comprehensive guide for parents answer all these questions -- and more.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the same matter-of-fact, reassuring tone as in Cole's How You Were Born , she introduces toddlers and parents to the fundamentals of toilet training. The book begins with a helpful introduction for parents that briefly but thoroughly covers such topics as when to start toilet training, how to prepare your child and switching to underpants. The focus then turns to two children, Steffie and Ben, following them as they master the use of the toilet. The photographs and text explain in toddler-geared language that growing up also includes learning to use the toilet. While the emphasis is on the progression of toilet training, Cole realistically discusses the occasional accident. Miller's bright full-color photos visually confirm the positive message of the text. Ages 2-3.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-- Even those who seem to have an adequate number of toilet training books will want this book. It is thoughtfully constructed to answer the questions and concerns of both parents and toddlers in a low-key and loving manner. After a six-page preface which gives some helpful tips for parents, readers are treated to Miller's bright, cheery photos of children and families. They then meet Steffie, a white girl, and Ben, a black boy, both of whom are beginning to use potties. Cole includes the cold seat and the absence of performance (two common toddler concerns) in the text, as if to remind parents to take it slow and remain calm and low-key--not always an easy task. The text continues with reassuring messages about accidents (they're normal) and sleeping in diapers (it takes a while to be totally trained). The children represented come from several ethnic groups, and fathers are present as well as mothers. The text is a bit more thorough than Fred Rogers' Going to the Potty (Putnam, 1986) but carries the same reassuring tone. This is certain to be a big hit with parents and deservedly so, since it treats one of parents' and children's big milestones in an understanding manner. --Joanna G. Jones, formerly at Hunterdon County Library, Flemington, NJ
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (October 16, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688089666
• ISBN-13: 978-0688089665
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,214,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars your new potty, June 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Your New Potty (Paperback)

This is the best potty book we've read--and my son and I have read them all. The introduction is helpful to parents, and the progression of the toddlers in the story from diapers to underpants was realistic (for example, they still wear diapers at night).

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Potty Training Book!, April 22, 2002

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"jennylynnser" (Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your New Potty (Hardcover)

My daughter and I love this book! It gets straight to the point, has great pictures for my daughter, and is realistic. I checked out the library's copy so often I figured I needed to buy my own.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars How old are these kids?, June 6, 2000

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Linda Alonzo (Great Lakes, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your New Potty (Paperback)

The children featured in this book "Steffie" and "Ben" both appear to be 4 or 5 years old. Maybe I am a poor judge of age, but they look older than a toddler. I wish the book made the transition from diapers to underwear more complete. I think it gives children the impression they can return to diapers if they wish. I do like the fact that it emphasizes cleaning up an accident and washing hands after using the toilet. My son really likes to look at the photos in the book.