Potty by Leslie Patricelli

Patricelli, Leslie Potty. Candlewick Press, 2010. $6.99.  PICTURE BOARD BOOK. When the baby in this book has to go to the bathroom, the baby must decide whether or not to go in the diaper.  Once the baby decides not to go in the diaper, then the question of where to go remains.  After learning from the cat and dog, the baby realizes the potty is the best place to go to the bathroom.  This book has some positive features to it.  Perhaps one of the best aspects of it is the fact that the baby is not gender specific so that both boy and girl potty-trainers could relate to it.  The sentences and pictures are simple enough to move quickly through the book and read it several times, thus reinforcing over and over the need to use the potty. PreK - OPTIONAL. Brent Smith, Reading Teacher.