Books like Potty
By Leslie Patricelli
For the toddler standing at the edge of potty training, this book turns the whole confusing, funny, high-stakes process into something they can laugh at and recognize as their own. Silly, honest, and full of toddler logic, ending on a burst of pure pride.
A persistent pigeon really, really, REALLY wants a puppy and begs the reader directly, promising to take great care of it — but only the reader can decide if he's actually ready.
A power-hungry cat with a red marker hijacks his own picture book, scribbling over the author's story until she fights back by auditioning other animals to replace him.
A cheerful parade of vegetables tries on underwear of every kind — big, small, clean, dirty, serious, silly — while proudly showing off their big-kid style to the diapered baby carrots.
A restless farm duck decides he's done taking orders and campaigns his way from the barnyard all the way to the presidency, one election at a time.
A mischievous family cat dodges bath time by scrambling Dad's chore list, so the family ends up mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, and mopping the baby instead of doing what they meant to.
A little boy tosses a coin in a well and wishes for a pet unicorn, not realizing unicorns shed everywhere, poke holes in ceilings, and make an enormous mess.
A child gets ten minutes to get ready for bed while a growing crowd of hamster tourists pours through the front door for a wild, wordless-countdown tour of the house.
A bus driver puts the reader in charge of making sure a stubborn pigeon goes to bed on time, but the pigeon has endless excuses for why it should stay up.
Five little monkeys jump on the bed after saying goodnight to Mama — and one by one, they fall off, bump their heads, and get a call to the doctor.
A book with no pictures forces whoever reads it aloud to say every ridiculous word on the page — including BLORK, BLUURF, and a song about eating ants for breakfast.
A shark and a train face off in one absurd contest after another — bowling, Ping Pong, piano playing, pie eating — as two kids' toy chest imaginings spiral into gleeful, unanswerable competition.
A friendly monster arrives from Planet Tickle with one mission: to tickle whichever child is following along, turning the grown-up reading aloud into the monster's own tickling hands.
