The Potty Caddy Book and Stuff by R. J. Gordon, Sarah Bergmann (Illustrator)

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, Inc.

Pub. Date: October 2008

Recommended for those aspiring to ditch the diapers and their parents

Cautions - lots of poo and pee talk.

Description:

Take one of the most significant landmarks in a toddler’s life—potty-training—and treat it in exactly the right way—with funny, silly humor—and the result is the perfect gift and all-around kit for the toilet-training set (and their parents).

Here’s everything needed to say good-bye to diapers forever, including a 32-page full-color book, four toddler-size “magazines” for bathroom reading—includingVanity Fairy, BQ (Babies Quarterly), Rolling Stroller, and Sports Animated, 100 toilet targets, reward stickers, a potty chart, a helpful brochure for parents (written by a pediatrician), and, best of all, a child’s very own roll of toilet paper on a refillable holder. With its happy illustrations of a proud and curious toddler (unlike most other potty training books, this one is gender-neutral), the Potty Caddy Bookanswers the questions little kids actually think about: Why does the toilet make such a loud noise when it flushes? Will I fall in? Why do I need to stop using diapers? Where does everything go? But it does it all from a toddler’s perspective, with the help of far-fetched creatures (swamp elephants, space aliens, and the Poop Police), plus songs and tips.

Kiwi Magazine Review:

Hilarious.  I never knew that sewer hippos are the reason that the toilet backs up.  Hmmm.  I am wondering if it might be worth overloading the toilet just once to see if that’s really true.  This kit is hilarious for potty-weary parents who have grown slightly humorless over cleaning up urine puddles.  My only complaint is that the author has two kids and claims extensive potty training experience (let’s just ask my mom who had 7 kids about what the term ‘extensive potty training experience’ really means).

This is definitely a gift for someone with a potty-mouth because there is plenty of pee-poo humor (naturally).  But, it actually just might motivate the little ones to sit on the potty and read some of the fun books like Vanity Fairy while giving it a go.

Toilet paper included.

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