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 Great book! January 14, 2010
Katie Mertens (Fargo, ND)
Great book, my son loves reading it over and over again and pointing out the potty!
Exactly what I was looking for! Descriptive, easy to understand! December 28, 2009
J. P. (Petaluma, CA USA)
I purchased several potty training books through Amazon.com for our 2-year-old, and this was the book that ended up being exactly what I was looking for. It's descriptive of the process in the right level of detail, entertaining and interesting to him, and it's clear to me that he's beginning to understand what we're describing to him. Highly recommended.
great potty learning book October 25, 2009
janet in boulder (boulder, co)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We really like this book. Our son is 10 months old and we have been working on early potty training for about a month now. This book, along with his bath toys, keep him on the potty long enough to go. So far, he is peeing in the potty regularly, and we have "Michael" to thank for keeping him there long enough to figure it out. I disagree with those who say the book is too descriptive. At least for us, it exactly describes what our son does on the potty and in his day- diaper changes on the changing table, sitting on the potty with toys and books, having mommy and daddy in the bathroom with him, trying out "big boy" training pants, rocking in the chair with mommy, dumping the potty in the toilet and flushing, washing hands, etc. Sometimes we read the whole book, and other times we just let him open it up to a page he likes and we talk about it. Our son reaches for this book as soon as he sits down on the potty and starts smiling. The only thing I would take a bit of issue with is that they show Michael standing up and using the potty. At least with our early training, that is pretty far off. I am not sure if he learned it from the book or from dad, but we have had a few messy incidents where he has stood up in the bathroom and peed on the floor (or my leg!). It isn't really a drawback, but I would also point out that this book is large- about a foot high and wide- much larger than most board books. I highly recommend this book.
 The child looks 5 June 29, 2009
E. Cruz (South San Francisco, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for my 2 year old. But I just cracked up when I opened the book for the first time.
On the first page, the illustration of the "child" looked more like a young adult.
I was laughing throughout the whole book because of illustrations of the boy and disproportionally huge potty. But it worked out because my son enjoyed it because Daddy thought it was funny.
Overall, the concept is great.
one of the Best of the Bunch June 11, 2009
Minneapolis Volunteer (MN, United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
We actually got a bunch of potty books from the library just to see which ones our son liked best. This was one of the best, along with "Diapers are Not Forever." The book asked questions along the way and to my surprise our son started answering them almost immediately. Most telling was a passage at the beginning which went something like, "Michael wears diapers. Do you wear diapers, too?" Our son at first was answering "yes" but as our training went on and was successful, he started answering ,"no, I wear underpants." This book, along with "Diapers are Not forever" was good because it seemed to show a lot of steps clearly and in easy to read language. While not much time is spent on anatomy per se, the practical use of "pee" and "poop" and the repetition of the steps to getting there (including the nighttime diaper use) was very helpful. The final page was a "primer" to the parent about potty training.
We also looked at the Capucilli book "The Potty Book for Boys" which came with a DVD (because we love the "Biscuit" books). Our son also liked that book, and liked the movie. I found the book to be too drawn out and the movie interminable, but clearly our son did not share my opinion. But he liked the movie more than the book, and "My Big Potty Book" was requested more often than thet Capucilli book. We also looked at "Once Upon a Potty" which had the best description of anatomy, but the most irritating language for pee and poop. And it also seemed the most dated - the potty chair in it looks like a chamber pot!
"Diapers are Not Forever" and "My Big Boy Potty" were the best combination. We didn't read a lot of parenting how-to books on potty training, just the chapter in "Toddler 411" and the amusing "Potty Training Sucks" along with the last page of "My Big Boy Potty." The best advice we got was to wait until we were sure he was ready, and didn't start just because he turned a certain age (or because a grandparent "thought" we should start). We were fully trained in 3/4 weeks, but even during that time had only a few accidents, so felt good about all of those sources.
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