Potty!

by Mylo Freeman

One day, the animals in the jungle find a potty and a note which says: "Only the best bottom of all will fit on this potty." Of course everyone has to try it on for size! Uh-oh. Zebra's bottom is too big, Giraffe can't bend low enough to reach, and Gorilla, well, Gorilla mistakes it for a hat. Now who in the world belongs on this potty? Laugh-out-loud situations will ease potty-training tensions A perfect fit for multicultural collections

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Juvenile

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Mylo Freeman grew up in The Hague and lives in Amsterdam. She attended the art-academy in Amsterdam and majored in illustration and painting. She has been a full-time writer-illustrator since 1993 and has published over 50 picture books. Her debut book Potty! was awarded the Kiek Book Prize and has been translated into many languages. The Princess Arabella series is one of her most well-known books and has been published in Holland, Nigeria and the UK.

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. My children love this book. I detest it. If they rated my Goodreads this would have 5+ stars. Thankfully, they don't have my password. :)

[Elle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Really? Is this book necessary? Well, I guess this book could be useful for young children resisting potty training. Children will certainly giggle at the many animals attempting to use the potty chair especially the gorilla who puts it on his head.

[Manu · Rating 5 out of 5]

mommy: 5 stars: fun way to introduce your kids to potty training. Love the awkward angles as the animals try to fit in the potty. And I got a good chuckle when leave to go eat bc the tortoise was going to be awhile. My six and 4 year old still love the book. See below ratings at their current ages.

Leila: 5 stars: that the elephant peed all over the floor. And then they laughed at the elephant.

Maxwell: 5 stars, even though I wanna give it six. It is funny ; it’s fun; and it annoys grownups, bc it has a lot of bathroom words.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A potty is left in the jungle with a challenging note left next to it. Several animals try and meet the challenge, but only one will meet the challenge. This subtle, but fun book on toilet training is a treasure!

[Xenia Sterrenburg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had to read this book 1000 times in Dutch for my son. He loved it so much. Every time he was so excited to read this book till the last page.

Mylo Freeman dankuwel dat u dit boek heeft geschreven.

[Peacegal · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kids will be in stitches, no doubt, as a variety of animals attempt to sit upon a potty.

[Kimberly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh good lord. There are certainly better potty books out there! My son kept asking for this one and finally I remembered to sneak it back to the library. Ugh.

[Jvermeersch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mijn peuter was hier zot op. Elke keer ze op het potje oefende in het begin, moesten we dit boek doorbladeren. Meermaals.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We missed this in the post-potty purge because it got shoved in with the picture books. We did do a quick reread this evening, because this one was hilarious.

[Priscilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super schattig

[Judith Blaauw-Klaver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dit boekje is een must voor alle kinderen die bezig zijn met op het potje gaan. Het is grappig, heeft geweldige tekeningen en het is een heerlijk positief boek. Bovendien vind ik het verfrissend om eindelijk een boek over zindelijkheid te hebben met een gekleurd kindje. Vrijwel alle kinderboeken voor deze leeftijd hebben blanke kinderen. Niks mis mee, maar wat variatie is leuk en goed voor iedereen. Het allergrootste pluspunt van dit boek vind ik dat alle kinderen aan wie ik het heb voorgelezen genieten van de humor en in gaan zien dat ook hun billetjes allerliefst zijn. Zij passen immers ook op het potje!

[Erma Talamante · Rating 3 out of 5]

A brightly colored book with loads of animals and a potty. But which one fits on the potty? All the animals try, but it is a human child that comes out of no where and uses the potty in the jungle. I'm kinda torn up about this book. The illustrations are definitely the best part, but the surmise and the storytelling vie for lowest place.

Four stars for art,
two stars for story,
split the difference,
and return it to the library.
- E. Talamante

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whether any book is good or not depends on the reader. I appreciate other readers' comments regarding this book and can see how animals using the potty might inspire fun and success for some children while leaving others baffled. If this appeals to and inspires your young charges then it's a winner.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Add more variety to your potty training library with this book. Will encourage your child to try to sit on the potty (all of the animals try to unsuccessfully sit on the potty until the baby tries to and is successful).

[Tuyet Tran · Rating 2 out of 5]

A book actually names Potty! Hilarious! Children will think it is silly, but yet, they soon like the story.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Margaret picked it out b/c of the animals and bright colors. Very cute.

[Vandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

bold pictures and easy to follow story- preschool audience

[Kelly]

This book is ridiculous and hilarious. I would not read this to kids, but it made a lot of adults laugh. It is just ridiculous to see all the animal butt cheeks.

[Km · Rating 3 out of 5]

Een heel bruikbaar boek bij zindelijkheidstraining.

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun picture book about animals finding a potty in the jungle, and trying to use it. Naturally, the potty only fits a human bottom, as all the animals watch in wonder.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Potty Training storytime

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this as much as I wanted to. The story really lacked something for me, but I gave it 3 stars because my daughter loved the illustrations.

[Elizabeth]

I've read better.