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Summary: Kids will get the concept of potty from this book
Review: I am still training my daughter but this book has helped her to understand the concept. The illustrations are simple and the plain descriptions of our body parts makes reading this book easy.My oldest daughter also learned to go potty from this book (although it seemed to go faster for her...) and it is still a favorite as she helps me read it to her younger sister. This book would make a great shower gift and will be a timeless classic for parents.
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Summary: Potty Trains AND Connects Reading to Real Life
Review: I bought this book for my daughter, and now have it on my wish list for my grandson (the boys version) We already used the girls version for my grand daughter! Not only does it facilitate communication between parent and child concerning potty training, it's also a great way to introduce kids to non-fiction books, and books that are otherwise relavent to life skills, allows parents to potty train with some humor, but breaks the ice of embarassment for those who have a bit of reservation about how to potty train. Not only does this book almost potty train for you, it also sparks interest in other books, and in reading. The copies of the boys' and girls' versions (I had both) were read until they were falling apart (and it wasn't because they weren't made well - we literally wore these books out reading them over and over and over again!) This book, and paying attention to the signs of when my daughter and grandaughter needed to go, along with a potty chair, is all we needed to get her off to potty-training success! She graduated in record time! (She was out of diapers I think by about 18 months!) This book is a MUST HAVE for any parent potty traning a child (Well, a girl anyhow - there is also a boy's version which I used with my daughter that is just as awesome!) If I could give this book 100 stars I would! I think it ought to be given to parents in those hospital packs that hospitals send home, or given out at pediatricians' offices when kids are due for immunizations around a year old. Daily reading to my kids is something that I started before they were even born, and is SO important to their speech development, and to their language development. Having a book toddlers can relate to in real life helps them understand reading is more than just about 'stories' - it can relate to real life experiences as well! My kids are grown, and I am extatic to see these books (the boys and girls versions) are still available for my grandkids! Blessings to the author, Alona Frankel Thank you!!!
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Summary: Not all it is cracked up to be
Review: I bought this book, knowing it was an award winning book, but was very disappointed. The vocabulary is clumsy, as is the language. It also is a bit strange, and not terribly captivating for my 2 1/2 yr old daughter. The pictures are lovely though....
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Summary: My 2 year old LOVES this book
Review: I have to admit I wasn't crazy about this book at first. I was a bit uncomfortable with the author's use of euphemisms for body parts and functions, for example. Soon I realized that this book spoke exactly to my 2-year-old daughter's level and she LOVES both the book and video. (I think I can recite it word for word by now!) The video is somewhat updated from the book in terms of the quality of illustration, the depiction of the potty, and the inclusion of Mom AND Dad in the storyline. She is not yet fully potty trained, but we're definitely making some progress.
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Summary: Give it some time....
Review: I purchased this book a few months ago and when my husband read it to our daughter (2yrs. old) for the first time, he asked me what made me purchase a book like this!? The wording was direct and to the point. Our daughter thought it was funny. Well we put it on the shelf for some time and then reintroduced it to my daughter a few months later. Now, SHE LOVES THIS BOOK! Every, single, night she begs for the "Potty Book!" This book has motivated my daughter to go to the potty more often. She knows this book so well she can finish the sentences herself!
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Summary: I'm amazed at the effectiveness of this book
Review: I read all the reveiews on Amazon and decided to give it a try based on the kid's reviews. It seems that it's the parents that had the biggest problem with the "out of date" illustrations and the "vase-like potty". Who cares. My 21 month old knew exactly what it was and what it was for. As I'm writing this review she just brought me her full potty bowl and said "Bye bye wee wee". Then she said "dance". She likes to celebrate by dancing to the potty song. The audio tape is awesome because it gives me a break from having to read the book for the umpteenth time. We started 3 days ago and she's only had 2 minor leaks. Now we just have to train the bladder during nap time and bed time. This book is awesome. I love the way my daughter says "Prooonence" for Prudence. I must say that I have a fast learning child, so she may have done just as well without the book, but the book sure makes her have a lot of fun learning. I love it. And I'm finding myself singing "Yes I'm going to the potty potty now" quite often. :-)
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Summary: I'm amazed at the effectiveness of this book
Review: I read all the reveiews on Amazon and decided to give it a try based on the kid's reviews. It seems that it's the parents that had the biggest problem with the "out of date" illustrations and the "vase-like potty". Who cares. My 21 month old knew exactly what it was and what it was for. As I'm writing this review she just brought me her full potty bowl and said "Bye bye wee wee". Then she said "dance". She likes to celebrate by dancing to the potty song. The audio tape is awesome because it gives me a break from having to read the book for the umpteenth time. We started 3 days ago and she's only had 2 minor leaks. Now we just have to train the bladder during nap time and bed time. This book is awesome. I love the way my daughter says "Prooonence" for Prudence. I must say that I have a fast learning child, so she may have done just as well without the book, but the book sure makes her have a lot of fun learning. I love it. And I'm finding myself singing "Yes I'm going to the potty potty now" quite often. :-)
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Summary: Oh get over it!
Review: I think this is a cute, clever book, but it's a little abstract. The "chamber pot" that he uses as a potty looks nothing like today's potty chairs or toilets, so I'm not sure my child ever made the connection. (Especially since half of the book talks about "Is it a hat? Is it a flower vase? etc") There are other, more modern, books out there that I think gets kids' attention more.
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Summary: Not for me or my daughter
Review: I was a little shocked at the choice of words and descriptions. I couldn't get past the third page. I would definitely read/see this book in person before I purchased it. I threw mine out.
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Summary: Compelling. Deep. Moving.
Review: I'm 27 and I cannot stop reading this book. Every time I get to the part about the having the "little hole for making Poo Poo" I cry. I mean, cause it's like soooo true. You know? Well, actually it's not, but it may as well be. I've read Nietzsche and a bunch of other "heady stuff" and I'm always left feeling a bit...well, empty. Those guys are missing something. Frankel, on the other hand, nails it. She has really spelled out for us what's truly important to us, as humans, and what isn't. Thank you, Alona. You have changed my life in such amazing ways.
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