Potty Training: Resources at the Springfield Library

Books for Parents

• American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Toilet Training
  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.
• Toilet Training: A Practical Guide to Daytime and Nighttime Training
  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.
• Toilet Training without Tears
  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.

Books for Children

• Sam's Potty
  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.
• Uh Oh! Gotta Go! Potty Tales from Toddlers
  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.
• Potty Time
  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.
• The Princess and the Potty
  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.

Libros en Español

Para Padres

• Adiós Pañales, Cómo y Cuándo Iniciar el Proceso Adecuado de Entrenamiento
  Heather Welford, tr. María Mercedes Correa. Barcelona: Grupo Editorial Norma, 1995.
  FOR 860.649.62 W457a - Central Library

Para Niños

• Mi Bacinica y Yo
  Alona Frankel. Woodbury, NY: Baron's, 1986.
  JFOR 860 649.62 Frankel - Brightwood Branch
• Dudú y el Orinal
  Annette Swoboda, tr. Christiane Reyes. Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, 2002.
  JBOARD SPANISH - Central Library

Multimedia

• Potty Training Kit
  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].
• I Can Go Potty!: A Toilet Training Video for Young Children [VHS]
  Bristol, CT : Mazzarella Productions, 1999.
  JVID 649.62 I can go - Brightwood, East Forest Park, Mason Square Branches
• Parents' Guide to Toilet Teaching [VHS]
  Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Dept. of Outreach Education, 1995.
  VID 649.62 PARENTS - Mason Square Branch

Web Resources

• Toilet Training Articles at Medem Medical Library
  Medem.com is a source of reliable medical information, supported by leading medical societies. Links to several brief articles for the general reader.
• Parentcenter®.com Toilet Training
  Provides a step-by-step guide as well as links to further resources.
• Parentsoup® Toilet Teaching Discussion Board
  Discuss potty training issues with other parents.

Searching the Catalog

• 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".

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