The princess and the potty

by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Book Overview

Once upon a time, there was a diaper-wearing princess who wouldn't use her potty. Her royally frustrated parents were beside themselves: what could they do? They pleaded, they demonstrated, they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439106699
• ISBN13: 9780439106696
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Prince and the Potty

Excellent book for toilet training, great story, beautiful illustrations. Really made a difference in inspiring my son to toilet train!

Excellent Potty Training Book For Girls and Parents

This story is good for two reasons.1. The story is funny and engaging for the average 2-3 year old (the target audience) and relates the story of the princess' potty training in language and a style that the kids can understand.2. It also reminds parents that potty training is on the child's schedule, and cannot be rushed.In the tale, the princess is too busy doing other things to be interested in any of the plethora of potties that the king and queen have gotten for her. She continues to wear her diaper through glow in the dark potties and musical potties, etc. Even the efforts of the king and his court cannot change her mind. Finally, the princess decides that she likes the queen's pantalettes and wants a pair for herself. This is the impetus for her to master potty training.Any parents who have been thru the process realize it is never simple or straightforward regardless of the 24 hour or weekend "solutions". The child will do this on their own schedule, but this book provides humour and a light-hearted look at the challenges.My only complaint (despite the fact that I have two daughters) is that there isn't a version for boys.

Speeding the training process

I read this book many times over at a camp where I worked with children with disabilities. A goal of one child was for them to become independently potty trained and she was my "kid" for the summer. She was struggling a lot with the independence of it and we had just gotten her a new specialized toilet which coincided with the one she now had at home. She would not even sit on it at first. The Princess and the Potty became routine for her to listen to. I think this book models independence, yet also stresses the idea that the child knows when they are ready.

An Exceptional Potty Book, really for girls

This is a terrific potty book directed at little girls. A princess (don't we all have one?) does not want to use the potty. Then she sees the beautiful pantelettes, and suddenly, the royal diaper will not do. The story -- not too long, not too short -- is just right. The pictures are appropriate and well done. This is an easy potty book, more enticing than some of the other bestsellers.

Great book to motivate toddlers into toilet training!

I feel this book is an excellent tool to aid in the toilet training process. I bought character underpants and a neat potty, but it wasn't until my daughter read about someone else getting their panties, did she take an interest in going to the potty. The princess' experiences resembled her own - i.e. preferred going in her diaper, didn't want to have anything to do with the potty, and her OWN panties excited and motivated her. It helped her to have someone to "relate" to. We still have a ways to go, but I believe this book gave her a step up in the process.