Potty Lit Time! Super Pooper and the Whizz Kid--Potty Power by Eunice and Sabrina Moyle

There's a time and place for everything, and there comes a time when toddlers may need some toilet training lit.

HI! I'M SUPER POOPER!

AND I'M WHIZZ KID!

AND WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU NEED TO GO.

Parents in the throes of toilet training may well be moved to throw in the towel and seek help from superheroes, and in Eunice and Sabrina Moyle's little how-to board book with diecut pages, toddlers get to meet a pair of caped crusaders--Super Pooper and Whizz Kid!

Not only do these masked marvels have capes, but they have all the tips to how to earn that most desired of costume articles--big-kid underwear!

But first would-be super heroes need to learn some handy hints from their new role models! There's a secret sign that tells them just what to do when...

"There's ...

A RUMBLE IN MY BUMBLE...OR A DANCE IN MY PANTS!“

Tots are encouraged to--

"JOIN THE MOVEMENT!"

There are touches of humor for grown ups along the way, and the authors also push reminders to flush, wipe, and wash hands well. Parents will be proud of their brand-new superheroes in the family and proudly complete the rest of the costume--

BIG BOY AND BIG GIRL PANTS!

Eunice and Sabrina Moyle's Super Pooper and Whizz Kid: Potty Power! (A Hello!Lucky Book) (Abrams Appleseed Books, 2018) offer some help with one of parenting's big milestones. It's a hard job but somebody's got to do it, and the authors offer wit and wisdom at just the right time. Kirkus Reviews says, "Jubilation and wonderfully bad bathroom puns ensue," and School Library Journal adds, ".. this hilarious take on an important early childhood collection staple is a must-have."

Toilet Triumph: Dinosaur Vs. The Potty by Bob Shea

I DON'T NEED TO USE THE POTTY.

ROAR!

Anyone who has ever known a toddler who insists that he does not have to visit the potty knows what Dinosaur is up to here. He'll do everything and anything and go almost anywhere--except to the loo!

"Roar, Roar, Roar," he shouts as he mixes and chugs a whole pitcher of lemonade.  Does he have to go now?  NOPE! 

Dinosaur takes on all kinds of watery challenges to prove his anti-potty prowess. Splash in the sprinkler? Gulp three, count 'em, THREE juice boxes with lunch? Hose down his whale? Spray everything in sight? You would think he'd have to lurch toward the loo, jump for the john, and leap for the lavatory.

NOOOOOOO!!

Roaring in triumph, Dinosaur stomps in the leftover puddles, water going everywhere. Dinosaur is winning the battle of the toilet. Or is he?

That impromptu triumphant ballet is beginning to look a lot like a...

POTTY DANCE?

Sorry, show's over, folks. Gotta GO!

Will he make it to the little boys' room in time to avoid potty disaster? Bob Shea's Dinosaur vs. the Potty (Board Book) (Hyperion, 2012), all dressed up in a fresh new board book format, will have even hardcore potty resisters giggling and roaring along at Dinosaur's avoidance of the inevitable. Little Dinosaur, drawn up in Shea's signature comic style in black-line and bright colors, sets the scene for for an impending near miss. Will the potty win?  (Doesn't it always?) Preschoolers will empathize with this anti-potty protagonist even as they root for him to win the run for the restroom derby.

Bob Shea's other delightful Dinosaur books include Dinosaur vs. Bedtime, Dinosaur vs. Santa, (see my review here) and Dinosaur vs. the Library.