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Preschool Potty Training Book Review: Once Upon a Potty –Boy
Once Upon a Potty –Boy 
by Alona Frankel
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"
Once Upon a Potty makes potty training easier for both boys and girls by explaining the process in a way young preschoolers can understand and relate to. The doll is a ready companion to take along on trips to the potty while you work with your preschooler on the fundamentals of potty training.
Potty training a preschooler is difficult, but books such as Once Upon a Potty help to simplify the process both for you, the parent, and your preschooler who needs the kind of simple, down-to-earth explanation this book offers.
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: HarperFestival (July 31, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0694013870
ISBN-13: 978-0694013876
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by Alona Frankel
From the Potty Training Book
"Just like you, Joshua 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"
About the Potty Training Book
Joshua, a little boy, is taken on the journey of body exploration and potty training led by his mother, the narrator. Joshua’s mom tells the reader about his body and its uses and then the process of potty training. She is frank, but gentle as she explains the basics of sitting on the potty, making Wee-Wee and Poo-Poo and the cleaning up. The book is short enough to keep your preschooler enthralled and the companion Joshua doll is an added bonus (and handy instructional model.)From the Reviewer – Rebecca Garland
Once Upon a Potty is considered a classic in the realm of potty training. There is a version for both boys and girls, and modern editions of the book come complete with a doll. Using the character Joshua or Prudence, the book frankly discusses the body and how the body of a boy or girl is used to go potty.Once Upon a Potty makes potty training easier for both boys and girls by explaining the process in a way young preschoolers can understand and relate to. The doll is a ready companion to take along on trips to the potty while you work with your preschooler on the fundamentals of potty training.
Potty training a preschooler is difficult, but books such as Once Upon a Potty help to simplify the process both for you, the parent, and your preschooler who needs the kind of simple, down-to-earth explanation this book offers.
Book Details
Title: Once Upon a Potty - BoyReading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: HarperFestival (July 31, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0694013870
ISBN-13: 978-0694013876
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