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Top Five Potty Training Books for Children

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There’s no one-size-fits-all guide on how to navigate big milestones such as making the big step away from nappies. However, there are plenty of potty-training books to help guide children through the experience and promote the process in a fun and entertaining way! 

Here’s our guide to the best potty training books for toddlers:  

1. Potty Superstar: A Potty Training Book for Boys/Girls

Suggested Age: 12+ months 

Allow your children to join Ella and Harry on their potty training adventure – in superhero style!  

The book follows two fantastic characters who are mastering the move from nappies to the toilet, highlighting toddler triumphs that aim to reassure, encourage and celebrate the successes and accidents of toddlers learning about toilet training. 

Your little one will explore how Ella and Harry navigate learning about potties, washing hands, and accidents, which will hopefully give your child the courage to begin their potty training experience.

 

2. I Want My Potty! (Little Princess)

Suggested Age: 2+ Years. 

The Little Princess is a well-known, long-standing favourite character in the world of children’s books. The cheeky (and sometimes stroppy) little girl is fed up with wearing nappies and being treated like a baby.  

This book offers reassurance to children who might feel nervous at the idea of making the move to the potty and aims to reduce accident anxiety.  

If you’re looking for a book that adds a little humour to the idea of potty training, the silliness of this book is perfect.  

3. Pip and Posy: The Little Puddle 

Suggested Age: 2+ Years. 

Although it may seem like potty training is over and done with once your little one has mastered using a toilet, accidents still happen! This book, featuring loveable Pip and Posy, offers toilet training advice to children who may still be struggling with the occasional accident.  

Featuring brilliant illustrations, this carefully worded story by Axel Scheffler is a perfect solution for little ones who may be worrying about feeling embarrassed or stressed about accidents.  

4. No More Nappies

Suggested Age: 18+ Months. 

Take your children on Millie and Mo’s toilet training journey, with this hardy potty training book full of pockets, flaps, and turning wheels to keep little ones engaged and interested.  

It aims to simplify the potty training process and spark enthusiasm for the task.  

This Campbell Books story is a fantastic introduction to an everyday experience that all little ones will go through.  

 

5. Everybody Poos

Suggested Age: 2+ Years.  

A definite hit for any little one who may be coming up to the potty training phase, as all toddlers love talking about poo!  

This beautifully illustrated book looks at all kinds of different creatures’ poo – from birds to bugs - and discusses the size, shape, and where they poo.  

The aim of this straight-talking potty training book is to encourage children not to be embarrassed about bodily functions.  

Whether you’re at the beginning of the potty training journey, or perhaps your little one is unsettled about using the toilet, this book is very reassuring.  

 

And there we have it - our round up of the best books on toilet training that will encourage and help little ones on their way when it comes to using the toilet! 

For more tips and advice on potty training or any other milestones, check out our blog.  

 

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