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Mark L. Wolraich, Sherill Tippins. New York: Bantam, 2003.
New Case 649.62 Wolraich - Central Library
Pocket-sized but extensive guide with expert advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Includes a substantial list of further resources.
Vicki Lansky. Minnetonka, MN: Book Peddlers, 2002.
649.62 Lansky - Central Library
Concise guide with tips from both parents and experts. Includes removable children's storybook KoKo Bear's New Potty.
Charles E. Schaefer, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo. New York: Signet, 1997.
Non-Fiction Paperback S - Pine Point Branch
Offers four different approaches to toilet training. Also includes special cases, such as a chapter on training children with special needs, and special circumstances, such as being away from home.
Barbro Lindgren, illustrated by Eva Eriksson. New York: William Morrow, 1986.
JJ Lindgren - Central Library
Charmingly illustrated, this little book has very simple text, describing little Sam's figuring out how to use his potty with the help of his doggie.
Bob McGrath, illustrated by Shelley Dieterichs. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, 1996.
j649.62 M178u - Pine Point Branch
The author, Bob McGrath, of Sesame Street, in his note to the parents recommends a sense of humor as an aid in potty training. The book consists of short illustrated anecdotes about several different children which are both amusing and likely to provide many subjects to discuss with your child.
Guido Van Genechten. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001.
JJ Genechten - Central Library
Award-winning author-illustrator uses bold newspaper collage paintings of different animals sitting on Joe's potty. Very cute and funny, with simple text.
Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Rick Brown. New York: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1994.
JJ L589p - Sixteen Acres Branch
A comical story about a princess who refuses to use the potty until presented with a pair of pretty pantalettes is sure to make both the children and the adults giggle. Lovely watercolor illustrations.
Heather Welford, tr. María Mercedes Correa. Barcelona: Grupo Editorial Norma, 1995.
FOR 860.649.62 W457a - Central Library
Alona Frankel. Woodbury, NY: Baron's, 1986.
JFOR 860 649.62 Frankel - Brightwood Branch
Annette Swoboda, tr. Christiane Reyes. Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, 2002.
JBOARD SPANISH - Central Library
Central Library Children's Room
Put together by the Children's Room staff, this kit contains 6 books, 2 videocassettes and 1 puzzle.
Contents
To pee or not to pee / L. Johns -- The potty time book / P. Dann -- What do you do with a potty? / M. Borgardt -- I can go potty / B. Worth -- The princess and the potty / W.C. Lewison -- Flush the potty! / K. Wilson-Max -- It's potty time [videorecording] -- Winston's potty chair [videorecording] -- Potty puzzle [toy].
Bristol, CT : Mazzarella Productions, 1999.
JVID 649.62 I can go - Brightwood, East Forest Park, Mason Square Branches
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Dept. of Outreach Education, 1995.
VID 649.62 PARENTS - Mason Square Branch
<http://www.medem.com/medlb/articleslb.cfm?sub_cat=109>
Medem.com is a source of reliable medical information, supported by leading medical societies. Links to several brief articles for the general reader.
<http://www.parentcenter.com/toilet-training>
Provides a step-by-step guide as well as links to further resources.
<http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-pspotty>
Discuss potty training issues with other parents.
You can find other items of interest on this topic in the library by searching the catalog for "toilet training" under Library of Congress Subject. If you are looking for children's books on the subject, try searching the children's catalog with words "toilet training" or "potty training" or "toilet training fiction".
