Potty Training: The Best Books

Aaaah… Potty training. Now all that comes to mind for me is this lyric…“When you get that feeling down below, Listen to your body, go go go! When you get that feeling down below, Listen to your body, go go go! It’s potty time, it’s potty time. It’s potty time.”

I think most of us new parents can agree that the idea of potty learning/training is a very daunting one. There’s so much information out there; much of it is very conflicting. I feel like I spent weeks and weeks researching ways to go about teaching my son to use the potty and I still felt overwhelmed and a bit confused when it was time.

I still feel like it was a whirlwind. Potty learning/training had a lot of ups and downs for us. One day something would work great, the next we’d have to find a new way to help. It’s exhausting. BUT the one thing that consistently helped us was having books available about using the potty, as well as about poop.

We started by having books in a special potty basket, but slowly we spread them out to make them available to our son on his terms. We ended up leaving some in our living room, in his bedroom, and also in his special potty basket.

Below you’ll find a list of the best books for potty training!

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1. What’s a Potty For?
   A detailed and colorful lift-the-flap book following a set of twins around as they’re potty training. Each page includes a plethora of information regarding using the potty. The characters learn what potties are for, and what they’re not for. The story takes readers through the kids learning how to pee and poop on the potty, who uses the potty, and even shows the progression to a big toilet.
   
   
2. What is Poop?
   Answering many typical questions little ones ask about poop through the use of lift-the-flaps, this book is a huge hit! The flaps and bright pictures keep kids interested. There’s tons of information about poop, even adults will learn a new thing or two (about #2, ha!).
   
   
3. Everyone Poops
   Poop is normal. Everyone who eats, poops! Information is simply presented, in an honest and informative way. It shows the different types of poop based on what animals and so much more. Simple, yet effective way to normalize pooping.
   
   
4. Where Does Poop Go?
   A beautifully illustrated, interactive lift-the-flap book that explores where poop goes. Plenty of information to answer all those questions your little one may have about what happens to poop once it’s out. This explores animals, as well!
   
   
5. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Potty Time!
   Enjoy following Daniel around to different places and watch him go through the process of stopping to go potty, flushing, and washing hands. The fun sounds are great to sing along with and repeat even when the book isn’t present.
   
   
6. We Poop on the Potty!
   The perfect book to bring fun and laughter into potty training! Funny and whimsical illustrations, teaching kids that all animals (and even made up creatures) poop. Great repetition to remind kids that we poop on the potty.
   
   
7. Let’s Go to the Potty!
   Providing gentle support and encouragement, this book includes an engaging story to help toddlers say goodbye to diapers. The story reinforces learning and creates positive feelings around potty training, with pictures that visually show the progression of potty training.
   
   
8. Dino Potty: Learn to Potty with Dino
   Step-by-step rhyming directions to get kids excited to use the potty. The dinosaur learns how to use the potty and wear underwear. Fun and engaging!
   

I hope you find these book recommendations helpful on your potty training journey! I think starting with these books before “buckling down” with potty training is extremely beneficial in helping with a smoother transition out of diapers.

Let me know which book your little one ended up liking best! Carson’s favorite has been “Where Does Poop Go?” mainly because there’s a truck in it, haha.