Where Does a Pirate Go Potty?

by Dawn Babb Prochovnic, Jacob Souva (Illustrations)

"Ahoy thar, matey! Where does a pirate go potty around here?"

This little pirate's got to go potty! He wanders around sandy beaches and dark caves, discovering where the sea lion, the pelican, and even the octopus go potty. But where in the seven seas can a pirate go?! A hilarious adventure filled with playful anticipation and fun, Where Does a Pirate Go Potty? guarantees a good time and laughter.

This book is a companion to Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty?

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Pirates

32 pages, Hardcover

Published October 8, 2019

About the author

Dawn Babb Prochovnic is the author of Lucy’s Blooms, Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty?, Where Does a Pirate Go Potty?, and 16 books in the Story Time with Signs & Rhymes Series, including one title that was selected as an Oregon Book Awards finalist. She is a contributing author to the award-winning book, Oregon Reads Aloud. Her next scheduled book, Mama’s Home (and Baby Too!), comes out Oct 13, 2026. Dawn is a vocal advocate for school and public libraries and was honored as a 2015 Oregon Library Supporter of the Year by the Oregon Library Association and in 2023 with the Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award by Literary Arts. She is a frequent presenter at schools, libraries and educational conferences, and the founder of SmallTalk Learning, which provides early literacy education and creative writing workshops. Dawn lives in Oregon with her family. Learn more at www.dawnprochovnic.com.

Reviews

[La Coccinelle]

This follows the exact same format as Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty? and teaches the exact same lesson: using a toilet is so important that it's okay to break into someone's abode and use theirs without permission. The turns of phrase are even more tacky ("bury your treasure", "leave yer loot", "blastin' my britches") and the depiction of the toilet on the pirate ship is pretty ridiculous (I can forgive a ranch house having a proper flush toilet... but an old-fashioned sailing ship?).

Well, now I know what these books are all about. They sound more amusing than they actually are. Toddlers might like them... but the parents who have to read them could find them tiresome.

[Lynn Davidson]

Funny! A little pirate has "to go potty"- urgently. Everywhere he thinks he can "go" turns out to be someone else's potty. His search ends in a funny way. Great illustrations.

[Jessica]

An adorable potty humor book in the vein of Everyone Poops. I mean, pirates and potty-ing, who could ask for more?

[Lisa Kerr]

An absolutely adorable book. We read this one over and over in our house. It’s especially useful during the potty training stage were in.

[Kate prefers books to people]

A little pirate looking for a potty keeps ending up in places that are already claimed.

I thought it was dumb when my son picked it, but he absolutely loved it. We ended up drawing an octopus and looking at seashells. Thankfully, this was a library book that I got to return before I read it a million times, but he liked it enough for me to give it 5 stars and to check it out again.

[Lynnette]

The illustrations are cute, the use of pirate lingo is clever, and my toddler did enjoy it, but I don't think it was very helpful as a potty book. It might be more helpful for an older kid that can understand some of the words and what's going on in the story.

[Kelli]

Hilarious if you can do a pirate accent.

[Marcela]

The toddler loved this but I really didn't love reading this one 50 times.