Princess Polly’s Potty (Andrea Pinnington 2009) is one of my daughter’s favourite books. She’s only two and a half but she’s already really into her stories. Yes, she is a Papa Pig fiend, and we have several short story books, but PPP is a current bedtime firm favourite.
Originally we got it to introduce her to the idea of using a potty. Daughter on the other hand was initially resistant to using a potty, instead choosing to skip the potty all together and move straight to using the toilet- with booster seat.
There were a lot of things I really liked about the book. The illustrations encouraged parent/child to explore each page, picking out little details. Daughter is pretty good with her paying attention and focus, just like her dad, but some books have very bland images which can be looked at only once without the need for closer attention. Good detail is vital to the replay factor of a book. Bedtime stories can be a little repetitive for parents; especially the early years when all the kids wanna do is look at the images. With a good illustration, you can read the same page, like if you watch a good film, and notice something you haven’t done before.
The noise button (HoooRaaay!) can be a little bit of a pain; perhaps if they’d made one that used more than one sound effect it wouldn’t be as bad. But provided you don’t let your child press it whenever they want, i.e. except when the book prompts you to, it can really encourage them to interact and articulate better. Daughter can already distinguish between what potty/ pants PP would like and what she would like, usually very different. The story itself is both informative and fun, with good tips for girls- wipe front to back etc and ade the book a fun interactive experience for me and her. and encourages hand washing. There were quite a few pages where you had to ask and get a response or opinion on a choice PP made, which I thought really m
The noise button (HoooRaaay!) can be a little bit of a pain; perhaps if they’d made one that used more than one sound effect it wouldn’t be as bad. But provided you don’t let your child press it whenever they want, i.e. except when the book prompts you to, it can really encourage them to interact and articulate better. Daughter can already distinguish between what potty/ pants PP would like and what she would like, usually very different. The story itself is both informative and fun, with good tips for girls- wipe front to back etc and ade the book a fun interactive experience for me and her. and encourages hand washing. There were quite a few pages where you had to ask and get a response or opinion on a choice PP made, which I thought really m
I think the book really helped assure daughter about potty training, showing that everyone uses the toilet, wears pants etc. Even if she has accidents, the book assures her that this is ok and that she is still clever and its part of her learning process. PP also has a baby sister- me smells the hint of a sequel … ;)? The book also comes in a boy version, which we will probably get when the 'wee' wee man gets big enough…
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