The classic books on a timeless subject -- for a new generation.
In 1975, Alona Frankel wrote and illustrated her first book, especially for her son Michael, on how to use the potty. Thirty-two years later, Once Upon a Potty -- Boy and Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are the classic books on potty training and have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These children's books help parents everywhere deal successfully with an often vexing challenge for the whole family.
Thanks to their timeless words and beloved images, Once Upon a Potty -- Boy and Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are being discovered and used by a new generation of parents. These two books, with their phenomenal staying power, target and meet the needs of an obviously perpetual market.
Dear Fellow-Parents,
Once Upon a Potty is best used as a companion volume to a child's new potty. I wrote this book when my own child was toilet training to help him better understand the process. My son was encouraged and excited by this story. It motivated him to make the developmental leap from diaper to potty.
Potty talk has long been considered taboo in conversation—even between parent and child. Thankfully, this attitude is changing, and children and parents are all the happier for it. I believe that a frank and open approach to all bodily functions is a good, healthy attitude toward child rearing. I have decided to use "Wee-Wee" and "Poo-Poo" in this book, but I encourage you to read the story with your child using words most suitable for you and your family.
Learning to use the potty is often a lengthy process, taxing the patience of both parent and child. When success finally comes—and it should come in its own good time without undue pressure or haste—it enhances the child's confidence and pride. She has taken another step toward independence. She sat on the potty as a little child and got up feeling ten feet tall.
It's one small step for mankind, but a giant one for your family.
Love,
Alona
Dear Fellow-Parents,
Once Upon a Potty is best used as a companion volume to a child's new potty. I wrote this book when my own child was toilet training to help him better understand the process. My son was encouraged and excited by this story. It motivated him to make the developmental leap from diaper to potty.
Potty talk has long been considered taboo in conversation -- even between parent and child. Thankfully, this attitude is changing, and children and parents are all the happier for it. I believe that a frank and open approach to all bodily functions is a good, healthy attitude toward child rearing. I have decided to use "Wee-Wee" and "Poo-Poo" in this book, but I encourage you to read the story with your child using words most suitable for you and your family.
Learning to use the potty is often a lengthy process, taxing the patience of both parent and child. When success finally comes -- and it should come in its own good time without undue pressure or haste -- it enhances the child's confidence and pride. She has taken another step toward independence. She sat on the potty as a little child and got up feeling ten feet tall.
It's one small step for mankind, but a giant one for your family.
Love,
Alona
Nonni5
Posted February 11, 2011
My 22 month old granddaughter loves this book. She opens it up and pretends to read it. We now keep it in the bathroom near her potty, where she will sit and read it, sometimes with a successful outcome.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I received the boy version of the book as a hand-me-down, but my daughter enjoyed it so much I decided it was worth it to buy the girl version for her. She likes to read it with me, and when she's in bed at night, I can hear her reciting little parts of it. Plus, it may just be coincidence, but within 2 weeks of regularly reading this book, my girl was taking huge potty-training strides, and is well on her way to her big-girl underpants!
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Posted November 11, 2009
My 18-month old daughter loves this book. She is still in the early stages of potty training and loves to read about Prudence. The companion doll is also worth getting. My daughter likes to take off the doll's diaper so Prudence can go to the potty.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.After getting the boy version for my son a couple of years ago, I got one for my daughter who is now 2+. This is helping increase her interest in the potty. It does get a little wordie when referring to the characters in sentences but just a minor detail.
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Posted June 18, 2008
When i was a little girl my mom bought this book for me. I had been horrible at potty training, until this book. After her reading it to me, i wanted to use the potty all the time, and take the book with me and read it in there! My mom still has the book, and looking at it now, it's really cute and if you are looking for a potty training book for your child, this one is it!
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Overview
The classic books on a timeless subject -- for a new generation.
In 1975, Alona Frankel wrote and illustrated her first book, especially for her son Michael, on how to use the potty. Thirty-two years later, Once Upon a Potty -- Boy and Once Upon a Potty -- Girl are the classic books on potty training and have sold more than four million copies worldwide. These children's books help parents everywhere deal successfully with an often vexing ...