Uh Oh! Gotta Go!: Potty Tales from Toddlers

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Summary: Fun Potty Book
Review: After reading the book and watching the video of "Prudence and the Potty" with my oldest daughter, it was time for something new and up-to-date for my second child. Leafing through various potty books, this one caught my eye as having something for everyone. The children are of many races with neat ethnic names, and there's probably at least one page that each reader can relate to. Ours was the one with the big sister sitting on a toilet across from her little sister on a training potty. We've promised our daughter that once she's potty-trained, we'll put her picture in the back cover (there's a special place). Great incentive and lots of fun.

Rating:
Summary: Fun Potty Book
Review: After reading the book and watching the video of "Prudence and the Potty" with my oldest daughter, it was time for something new and up-to-date for my second child. Leafing through various potty books, this one caught my eye as having something for everyone. The children are of many races with neat ethnic names, and there's probably at least one page that each reader can relate to. Ours was the one with the big sister sitting on a toilet across from her little sister on a training potty. We've promised our daughter that once she's potty-trained, we'll put her picture in the back cover (there's a special place). Great incentive and lots of fun.

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Summary: Didn't impress me
Review: Bob McGrath is a literary genius. His chillingly accurate portrayal of life on the potty from the perspective of 27 very different people will keep you riveted till the last page. Coupled with the gritty realism of Shelley Dieterichs' illustrations, this should be on the top of everyone's Must Read List. A story that particularly struck me was that of little Jacob Malloy, a boy who discovers the potty's magical ability to "flush the bad stuff away." His initial offerings to the potty are innocent enough, such as candy wrappers and plastic cowboys, but things take a turn for the macabre when his little sister eats his half of a candy bar that Daddy told them to share. I don't want to spoil it, but it has a plot twist the likes of which I've never read before or since. McGrath's "Uh-Oh! Gotta Go!" is a masterpiece that is destined for the top of Amazon's bestseller list.

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Summary: Waste of Money
Review: I bought this book and was very disappointed. My daughter is 3 years old and has no interest in the potty. This book doesn't teach any basics or gives them any motivation. It is one-liners and children don't get the jist of the toilet learning process, my daughter finds it confusing and never pays attention when I read it. Just a waste of money, in my opinon.

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Summary: Waste of Money
Review: I bought this book and was very disappointed. My daughter is 3 years old and has no interest in the potty. This book doesn't teach any basics or gives them any motivation. It is one-liners and children don't get the jist of the toilet learning process, my daughter finds it confusing and never pays attention when I read it. Just a waste of money, in my opinon.

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Summary: Motivating the Child is the key!
Review: I have used this book through training 3 children. We read it while the child sat on the potty and there was so much discussion from each page, each child lingered a little longer on the potty with many successes. There is a page using the potty as a drum, and I would ask, "Do we do that?", a page singing - "Can you sing a song while sitting?" Make the book INTERACTIVE! It does not have to be a story of 1 character. The book certainly does go through steps: purchasing a potty, teaching animals (demonstration), visting with your potty, wearing underwear. I immediately put the photo in the back with my first child but being a baby photo - every child since - insists it is their own, and waits in expectation of that page! Don't pass over this book!

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Summary: Motivating the Child is the key!
Review: I have used this book through training 3 children. We read it while the child sat on the potty and there was so much discussion from each page, each child lingered a little longer on the potty with many successes. There is a page using the potty as a drum, and I would ask, "Do we do that?", a page singing - "Can you sing a song while sitting?" Make the book INTERACTIVE! It does not have to be a story of 1 character. The book certainly does go through steps: purchasing a potty, teaching animals (demonstration), visting with your potty, wearing underwear. I immediately put the photo in the back with my first child but being a baby photo - every child since - insists it is their own, and waits in expectation of that page! Don't pass over this book!

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Summary: Try another
Review: I was so dissappointed when I received this book and had read the reviews that it was terrific. There is no a story line and it's basically a small book with pictures of children using their toilet for a drum...and getting "rave reviews", what does that mean? If you are looking for a book to have your child relate to a character and learn the steps of potty training this is not the book for you.

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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This book essentially has a one-liner on each page showing a toddler and a potty-oriented thing -- usually comments that children make, or a line explaining the picture. E.g., "mark tries all the potties before picking the one he likes best", "laura teaches the bear how to use the potty", etc. There is no story; each picture and usage is different although several overlap. In my experience, this book was good for a few days but my child did not stay interested. Once upon a Potty, What do you do with a Potty, and The Princess and the Potty have kept her interest and she continues to read them regularly.

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Summary: The author is Sesame Street's "Bob" and he knows!
Review: This books helps teach kids about different ways children and their potties go through this rite of passage together. My 2 and 1/2 year old LOVED this book and I truly appreciate the diverse group of children on its colorful and vibrant pages. From have potty, will travel, to wanting it in the bedroom, each child has a signature and singular experience with their potty which culminates at the end with the same result for everyone: underpants! (Our ultimate goal, don't you know.) There is not a plot but if you are a parent who asks comprehension and extension questions when you read to your child, this will be perfect!