Use this booklist as you consider purchasing titles for your program’s library so you can share them with staff members and families.
BOOKS FOR CHIDREN:
- Potty by Leslie Patricelli
Part of a familiar series of board books. A gender-neutral toddler debates using the potty.
- Time to Pee! by Mo Willems
This light-hearted story features mice and walks children step-by-step through the potty process.
- Dinosaur vs. The Potty by Bob Shea
Part of a comical series of board books. A dinosaur is sure that he does not need to use the potty.
- Good-bye Diapers by Patricia Geis & Sergio Folch
A very simple board book for toddlers.
- Let’s Go To The Potty by Allison Jandu
A gender neutral story for toddlers with playful pictures and encouraging text.
- All By Myself by Anna Grossnickle Hines
* One of the few books that talks about nighttime dryness. Josie, like most children, has successfully mastered daytime control, but at night still needs help from her mother to get to the bathroom. In time she learns how to manage by herself.
- A Potty for Me by Karen Katz
Told in the first person, this gender-neutral potty training book is available in hardcover or as a board book.
- Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers
* Part of the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood First Experience series, this colorful book discusses toilet training. Photographs show children of all sizes, ages, and ethnic groups.
- Caillou: Potty Time (Hand in Hand) by Joceline Sanschagrin
In this board book, Caillou’s mother introduces the potty to him, and he finds he can run faster without diapers.
- Daniel Goes to the Potty by Maggie Testa
This board book features a push-button toilet and flushing sound.
- Even Princesses Go to the Potty: A Potty Training Lift-the-Flap Story by Wendy Wax and Naomi Wax
Humorous hardcover shares multiple tales about diverse characters who take potty breaks.
BOOKS FOR CAREGIVERS AND PARENTS:
- Parents Book of Toilet Teaching by Joanna Cole*
- Practical Parenting: Toilet Training by Vicki Lansky*
- Toilet Learning by Alison Mack*
- American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Toilet Training by Mark Wolraich, MD
*Reprinted with permission from the National Network for Child Care - NNCC. Oesterreich, L. (1995). Guidance and discipline. In L. Oesterreich, B. Holt, & S. Karas, Iowa family child care handbook [Pm 1541] (pp. 242-245). Ames, IA: Iowa State University Extension.