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On Top of the Potty: On Top of the Potty
From the hilarious and kid-pleasing team who brought us Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs comes this selection of songs guaranteed to make potty training everywhere into the easiest and most enjoyable event in a child's life -- ever!
Washing their hands of the old words to familiar tunes such as "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "London Bridge Is Falling Down," Alan Katz and David Catrow combine their exceptional talents to offer kids and their parents songs to sing with pride -- as well as a valuable way to encourage youngsters as they discover the joys of trading in their diapers for the royal the potty-chair!
Washing their hands of the old words to familiar tunes such as "If You're Happy and You Know It" and "London Bridge Is Falling Down," Alan Katz and David Catrow combine their exceptional talents to offer kids and their parents songs to sing with pride -- as well as a valuable way to encourage youngsters as they discover the joys of trading in their diapers for the royal the potty-chair!
32 pages, Hardcover
First published March 25, 2008
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August 10, 2017
A little too gross for my tastes.
July 24, 2018
This collection of potty songs set to camp and traditional tunes will be passionately loved or feverishly hated by any parent who picks it up. It's gross. Really, really gross.
There are also legitimate non-ick reasons some may not care for it. I love, for instance, "Don't Flush Strange Things in the Potty" (sung to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"), but this and other songs in the book about poopy mishaps and misbehavior may give some spirited, oppositional kids "ideas." My kids like rules, generally, so I wasn't concerned.
This book will be helpful for some kids who are potty training. It makes poop, pee, and the potty process funny, and we want good associations with this process.
This isn't the first time Katz and Catrow have teamed up to produce silly singalong poems about daily living and social skills. The Silly Dilly Songs book series has a ton to offer. Parents of kids with autism may be particularly interested in the titles Take Me Out of the Bathtub, Are You Quite Polite?, and Too Much Kissing!.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books about singalong books: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/40-sin...
There are also legitimate non-ick reasons some may not care for it. I love, for instance, "Don't Flush Strange Things in the Potty" (sung to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"), but this and other songs in the book about poopy mishaps and misbehavior may give some spirited, oppositional kids "ideas." My kids like rules, generally, so I wasn't concerned.
This book will be helpful for some kids who are potty training. It makes poop, pee, and the potty process funny, and we want good associations with this process.
This isn't the first time Katz and Catrow have teamed up to produce silly singalong poems about daily living and social skills. The Silly Dilly Songs book series has a ton to offer. Parents of kids with autism may be particularly interested in the titles Take Me Out of the Bathtub, Are You Quite Polite?, and Too Much Kissing!.
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I review books for children from the perspective of a parent of kids with autism. The review above is part of a longer post on books about singalong books: https://www.lineupthebooks.com/40-sin...
September 21, 2020
This book has some great fun songs about going potty. I have 2 favorite ones that I absolutely love. This one is great for going to the bathroom: If You Gotta Go Do Poopy (to the tune of "If You're Happy And You Know It"). And this one is awesome for washing your hands after using the bathroom: Scrub, Scrub, Scrub, Your Hands (to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat) which is especially perfect now because of the pandemic!
February 3, 2023
While a lot of these songs were fun and silly, I found a few of them to be mildly concerning. There were some behaviors described that I’d be nervous to read to my potty training kid in case he replicated them. They weren’t exactly promoted, but I ended up skipping quite a few just to be safe. Maybe that’s just my kid, but he is very imitative of what he sees/reads, so we ended up passing over quite a few pages. The other songs were fun and my kid enjoyed singing along to tunes he recognized!
January 31, 2018
Kinda gross, but I can see kids liking this and parents using it while potty training.
March 24, 2022
Literally bathroom humor set to music.
April 8, 2010
I think my IQ just dropped. This is a whole new level of "bathroom humor." I understand the purpose meant behind it, and I know some would be very grateful and maybe even say it helped them a lot. But I can't help thinking it wasn't totally necessary. My parents managed to potty-train 8 kids without any silly bathroom songs to encourage us. I guess if it gives a parent another tool to help in that very trying time of any parent's life, then all right.
I know this could have been written a lot worse. Meaning, it could have been a bit more crude or disgusting, or how gross and immature can we make this to make you laugh. It really wasn't THAT bad. Yet there were enough words used again and again that I personally find crude and have never used in my life. And some of the humor was just...wrong. In my opinion. And putting them to tunes I know? Oh goodness. I hope these songs don't come back to haunt me.
Oh. And I know many love it, but I'm not really a fan of this illustrator's work.
I will admit: the only reason I read this book was because the subtitle DID make me laugh...and that I felt a connection to the cover illustration.
I know this could have been written a lot worse. Meaning, it could have been a bit more crude or disgusting, or how gross and immature can we make this to make you laugh. It really wasn't THAT bad. Yet there were enough words used again and again that I personally find crude and have never used in my life. And some of the humor was just...wrong. In my opinion. And putting them to tunes I know? Oh goodness. I hope these songs don't come back to haunt me.
Oh. And I know many love it, but I'm not really a fan of this illustrator's work.
I will admit: the only reason I read this book was because the subtitle DID make me laugh...and that I felt a connection to the cover illustration.
March 3, 2011
This book was adorable. At first glance I thought it was litterally going to tell a story about how to use the potty but as I opened the book, they were actually individual poems that went alongg with other nursery rhymes such as Old McDonald had a Farm, and discussed issues about the potty. It was very nice. I read this book to a group of newly potty trained children and they were able to make text to self connections about what they are suppose to do in the potty and what the book had to say. Loved it!
July 24, 2008
Fantastic book of songs written to the tune of familiar childrens songs. Each one is about potty training, having to go, having accidents, saying good-bye to diapers etc., and they use the much-loved "potty humour" to great effect. Great for those who are just potty training and those who have finished training, but will love the humour.
This is a definite purchase for my nephew!
This is a definite purchase for my nephew!
April 30, 2009
Absolutely adorable, silly and fun from start to finish. My daughter (3) just learning to be potty trained was intrigued and of course my 9 year old thought it was hilarious singing about going potty. Definitely want to check out the other books on back panel by this author. :)
June 7, 2008
This is hilarious.
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July 3, 2008Katie, did you see this one? It might be fun for your no more diapers storytime. :)
August 28, 2008
I love this book--the songs are hilarious and the pictures are great. I love Alan Katz and David Catrow!!
October 11, 2008
My youngest is in the middle of potty training so this was a great find at the library for us. We laughed out loud many times while singing these fun songs. If only I had a better voice! :)
December 17, 2008
Should appeal to the Captain Underpants set
April 8, 2009
Pooping and peeing just got a lot more fun.
October 9, 2009
Oh yes, we sang these all outloud and joyously.
April 18, 2010
Excellent songs for kids to go to the potty.
August 21, 2012
Personally, I find the illustrations downright disturbing... but Charlotte LOVES this "song book." A big potty hit.
June 5, 2014
I had more fun with the piggy back songs than my toddler did.
September 5, 2015
Not a huge fan of the illustrations, but this book is fantastic! It's hilarious! Common children's songs turned into tunes about using the toilet.
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