On Top of the Potty (Book)

Katz, A., & Catrow, D. (2008). On Top of the Potty and other get-up-and-go songs. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books.  ISBN: 978-0-689-86215-1

Interest Level: Ages 3 to 7
Genre: Picture Book, Song Books
Subjects/Themes: Silly Songs, Toilet Training,

Plot: 15 silly songs about the potty set to classic tunes such as "If your happy and you know it," "take me out to the ball game," and "This old man."  Silly illustrations accompany each silly song.

Personal Thoughts: Tackling toliet training? Need a silly song book? This is the book for you!  The illustrations are well done and tell the story of each song.  A big diaper baby can be found in almost every scene.  A warning though, there is a lot of potty language being used, "poop" and "pee" can be found in almost every sentence. The songs fit the tunes pretty accurately.  The few lines here or there that were shaky might have been due to my own faulty memory of the classic songs.  Children who get their hands on this book may be marveling you with their new found love of music.

Other Books by the Author: Are you quiet polite?: silly dilly manners songs (2006); I'm still here in the bathtub: brand new sillyl dilly songs (2003); Oops! (2008);

Author's Website: Alan Katz: A Silly Dilly Man