Potty Training Books for Toddlers

This is a silly book that is actually helpful for parents and toddlers alike. It's written to be read aloud and is a series of steps for how to potty train monsters, including being patient when accidents happen and making sure to dress comfortably. While toddlers will get into the silliness of potty training monsters, the concepts discussed in the book can easily be applied to their own potty training process. The drawings in this potty training book are really fun, too, with lots of bright-colored, scaly monsters bringing the story to life.

It's hard for me not to laugh while reading this potty training book out loud, so toddlers will surely find it pretty amusing, as well. There are flaps to lift throughout the book as different animals sit on the potty to see if they're the one that is supposed to use it. Since toddlers love a good dose of the absurd, the drawings of sheep sitting on potties is likely to be a hit. At the end, though, the little girl is the one who is the best fit for the potty, giving you a chance to discuss potty training with your own little one.

This is a very similar book to "Go Girl! Go Potty!" except it is geared toward boys. It has the same flaps to open and explore and the same silliness that toddlers love, but with a boy for the main character.

Variety is good among potty training items, since all toddlers respond differently. This book doesn't have a plot or a main character at all. Instead, each page shows a different kid in a different potty training situation and gives one line about what's happening. It introduces a wide variety of potty training concepts in lighthearted ways, doesn't go into much detail on any of them, and certainly isn't too advanced for any toddler. It's a simple book, and sometimes that's exactly what a toddler with a short attention span needs to get interested in potty training.

This potty training book takes the journey of learning to use the toilet and turns it, literally, into a train. A potty train. Complete with a "chugga chugga poo poo" sound. Again, silly things appeal to toddlers, so this type of book is usually a great way to generate some interest in using the potty. Toddlers can set a goal of leaving their diapers behind and making it all the way to Underpants Station on the potty train. While the illustrations are fun for little ones to look at alone, a grown-up will definitely need to read this book aloud a few times to help the toddler understand the words and concepts.

Once Upon a Potty is a classic potty training book that is great for teaching your toddler to talk to you about bathroom needs. If you're uncomfortable naming body parts or bodily functions, a few out-loud reading sessions of this book will have you ready to speak the potty training language like a pro. Boy and girl versions of the book are available, as well as sets with potties and dolls. This book is written in a way (and with words) that helps toddlers understand the toilet process, though, so if it's important to you that your child uses proper terminology for body parts right from the start, this isn't the book for you.

While the story may resonate most with little girls who love pretty things, any toddler who is motivated to potty train by a certain goal may enjoy this book about a princess who has no love for any of the potties in the kingdom. Only the most fabulous pair of panties will motivate her to get rid of diapers for good. This is an older book that is becoming harder to find, but plenty of parents I know swear by it as a potty training must-have. If you think it might work with your toddler it may be wise to grab a copy before it's gone for good.