Duck Goes Potty

by Michael Dahl, Oriol Vidal (Illustrator)

Little Duck learns how to go potty all by himself.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Kids, Fiction, Animals

20 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2010

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Brittnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun book to read while potty training.

[Slee · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves this book a lot.
He especially loves that Duck messes up in trying to learn to use the potty, and that he can point to the "yucky poo poo" when Duck misses. I don't particularly love that part, but it's written for toddlers, so I'm not really the intended audience.
He has actually memorized this book and loved it so enthusiastically that I'd go so far as to say it's at least half responsible for his potty training by 2 years and 2 months.
"No more diapers Duck!" became his battle cry when squirming away from the diaper I'd try to put on him for going places or for bedtime.
So, if you're trying to get your kid interested in potty learning, this might be a good book to add to the bedtime story rotation.

[Hannah Carr · Rating 1 out of 5]

DO NOT READ THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO DEVELOP A FEAR OF FALLING THE THE TOILET. DO NOT READ. AVOID.

[Robin Obara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Duck certainly misses the potty a lot. But he is a boy duck not a girl Robin.

[Jinya Situ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this book very much.It is a good book for toddler potty training. This book is talk about little duck need go to potty and no more diaper. When little duck tried couple time miss use potty chair finally it can sits on the potty chair all by himself and it doesn’t have to wear diapers anymore.This book can promotes young children self-care , speaking skills and first words. I think children would say duck no more diaper and he goes to potty when we read this book together, if they don’t wear diapers any more ,they may say I am going to potty too.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Duck learns to use the potty.

The large board book format and bright illustrations are great, but the fact that duck's diaper is simply taken away without much explanation after which he is left all alone to have a series of toilet training accidents can make this a slightly traumatic book to read to children being toilet trained. There are other books that are much more reassuring.

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was short and simple, but my daughter loved it. She was able to follow along well, and repeat most of the words. She even memorized some of them after a few times of reading this book.

This was probably one of her favorites that we got from the library. She was constantly wanting it to be read to her.

This book wasn’t only entertaining, but was a little educational as well. We’ve been trying to work on potty training, and I think this book helped my daughter realize that she is supposed to use the potty.

We’re still working on the potty-training, but I think she understands it better now.

[A Allen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. There is nothing I like about this book. First, it starts off with Duck's mom saying "NO MORE DIAPERS, DUCK" one day. The book doesn't show Duck at all interested in using the potty before this. Then, the book has 3 examples of Duck "missing" the potty (or soaring over it, it appears) before mom tells Duck to SIT on the potty chair. Suddenly, "when Duck has to go, he sits on the potty chair ALL BY HIMSELF." There is no substance to this book at all! There is no progression of Duck learning to use the potty. He suddenly just does it and is "big" now.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not super keen on this book. It has the duck falling into the potty chair, which is often one of many children's worse fears about using the potty chair. But other than that it is a fun book with cute illustrations. And who knows, it might make potty time much more fun.

** Talking Points - Do you remember your potty training? Was it patient, kind and gentle? What do you think could make potty training easier?

** Essential Oil Pairing Tip - Try putting a drop of Peppermint essential oil into the toilet at potty time. Peppermint is known for helping people release their bladder.

[Thomas Lu · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I reflect on my childhood this stands as one of the final remaining pieces of literature in my slowly sliding memory. I am an old man now but when I first saw this book it was falling from an American plane near my childhood home in East Germany. This book helped me overcome my fear of falling into the potty and getting taken by capitalists. I am an old man now and have regained this fear of falling into the potty, but I always remember Duck and his bravery and bring myself to eventually go potty myself. Thank you Duck.

[Lil Old Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter and I love this series of Hello Genius books. Really cute pictures and simple text made this a good read for infants and toddlers. My 2 year old was entertained by the colors and pictures. I love that each story is entertaining, yet also teaches a lesson (in this case, learning to use the potty).

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best. Really helped my daughter potty train and helped us to talk about accidents on the floor and what duck should've done. I love that it actually shows the poop on the floor, my daughter loved to teach duck that poop goes in the potty.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious that this got added to my read list. But I’m keeping it in there because I did in face read it w nanny kiddo today!

It’s a great potty book. We love this entire series especially go to bed Goat!!!

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

If only actual waterfowl could learn to use the potty, the sidewalks would be a lot cleaner.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book. It lets kids know that it is okay to not make it to the potty while they are learning.

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun way to teach the basics of potty training but other books may be more effective.

[Marti (Letstalkaboutbooksbaybee) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super simplified version of being potty trained but with bright colored pictures and a very funny duckling.

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

Creative!

[Alicia Evans · Rating 3 out of 5]

For: animal fans; readers looking for a book about potty training, with its ups and downs.

Possible red flags: bathroom accidents that are illustrated.

[Elizabeth Dollard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of fun!

So funny! I added sound effects and my two and a half year old asks for it constantly. A fun read!

[skcocnaH · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda cute.

[Orki De · Rating 5 out of 5]

از کتاب های مورد علاقع من و پسرم.
با جزئیات بامزه تصویرگری.

ممنون از نشر کتاب پارک برای ترجمه و انتشار این کتاب قشنگ :)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favorite potty training board books we read over and over with our kid, 1 of 2.

[CLesp · Rating 3 out of 5]

My toddler was curious about this book after hearing the word potty and seeing the duck. Hope to introduce more realistic potty-use books, and this was a good start.

[Kylee Timmreck · Rating 2 out of 5]

3.5/10⭐️

[TJE · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a favorite for potty books. Not terrible, just not worth it.

[Kristin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The genre of this book is a picture book, and is intended for children who are anywhere from (N) birth to age five. This book is about a little duck who is being potty trained. He starts out in a diaper, then in the end he is sitting on the potty. It is a very short book, with bright colorful pictures. The words are all in different colors and sizes, which would catch the attention of young children. This book teaches first time potty users that it is ok to have accidents the first few times. It teaches the child to not feel bad; that mistakes happen. The child would be able to personally relate to this story. He/she will realize that in the end, they will be a big girl/boy, and be able to use the potty all by themselves. Just like this book says, it "promotes self-care, and first words." It also teaches the child how to identify a duck, and what sound a duck makes.

[Chantel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm an adult with no kids. My husband and I were sitting at the library waiting for the apps on our phones to update over their wifi system when I spotted this board book and picked it up. It happened to be April fools day as well. We had a difficult time laughing quietly while we read it. It was so funny for us especially the page where the little duck missed the potty and a brown poop pile was on the floor. We had a farm with ducks and so our greatest criticism is that duck poop is usually green and many of the drawings looked more like a baby chick than a baby duck. Nevertheless this is a cute potty training book for little ones.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Synopsis: "Now that Duck is big, he learns how to use the potty."

My Review: I love these Hello Genius books, they are little and short, perfect for Munchkin. The few I already have he has memorized and will read to me. Duck Goes Potty was perfect for potty training as we followed similar steps and experiences. The only thing I wasn't a fan off was when Duck fell in the potty because that is a common fear already. That said we have read it a lot over the past weekend while training and Munchkin really enjoys it.

[Dianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm just going to start by saying that potty books are not my favorites. I would much rather be reading something else. However, there does come a point when you want your little one to be aware of potties and start thinking about using them.

This book does its job just fine. I didn't love the pages with the messes on the floor—maybe it's just the mom in me, but ugh. Just ugh.

My two-year-old son likes this book quite a lot, and he does seem a bit more interested in potties now than before we checked it out from the library. Mission accomplished.