There are tons of books on potty training widely available today. I thought I would share my list of potty books and videos that I have acquired over the past few months. I can’t recommend very many of them, as I made a list of books to look for at the library and then never looked for them. At one point during this long and arduous process I would have spent any amount of money at Amazon if I thought it would have helped! Without further ado:

Princess & the Potty (Stories to Go!) by Wendy Cheyette Lewison

Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers — how can you go wrong with Mr. Rogers?!

Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel — a classic and you can choose from boy or girl specific

What to Expect When You Use the Potty by Heidi Murkoff — from the coauthor of the “What to Expect” pregnancy line of books. I read those books religiously for a couple of years, so I thought I couldn’t go wrong with this one.

Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi — this book didn’t get a very good review on Amazon, but I thought it looked cute and I’m a sucker for anything Japanese.

Where’s the Poop? by Julie Markes — it’s lift-the-flap! And who can resist a book with such a similar title to that famous 80’s tagline?

Does a Pig Flush? by Fred Ehrlich — question-and-answer format

A Potty for Me by Karen Katz — We own this book and have read it many times. It still holds her attention well.

The Toddler’s Potty Book by Alida Allison — We have this one also. Its kind of boring.

Potty Time with Bear (DVD) — My kiddo likes Bear. If your kid does too, maybe they’ll listen to a giant stuffed bear if they won’t listen to you.

Elmo’s Potty Time (DVD) — I recommend this for any stage of the potty process, especially if your little one is a Sesame Street fan. She still watches it occasionally, but I am not pushing it like a crack dealer like I was before. This is well worth $9.99.

Potty Power (DVD) — I DO NOT recommend this one. We got it at the library. Arwyn watched about 5 minutes of it and then lost interest.

That’s all for today. Stay tuned for potty training how-to books.