You Poop Here

by Paul Meisel

Potty time fun, now in a board book! Elephant poops on the grass. Fish poops in the water. Snake poops on the sand. Where do you poop?

You poop here! In a potty, of course! Fun pictures of animals--an ant, an alligator, a bat, and more--make this a perfect potty training book--and more!

This "godsend for caregivers on the prowl for potty-training aids" (Kirkus Reviews) is now in board book form, because no one is too young to learn. It's especially appropriate for inquisitive, science-minded toddlers who are curious about how their bodies work.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Humor, Nonfiction, Juvenile

24 pages, Board Book

Published January 18, 2022

About the author

I See A Cat and See Me Run, two books written and illustrated by Paul Meisel, received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.
Potty training can be a challenge. YOU POOP HERE by Paul Meisel can help lessen a child's fear of using a potty: Elephants poop in the grass. Fish and alligator poop in the water. Where do you poop (and pee)? In the potty of course. In a starred review SLJ said about You Poop Here: "An excellent first purchase for anyone looking to expand their potty learning collection, and an ideal complement to Taro Gomi’s classic Everyone Poops."
Paul Meisel is also the author/illustrator of My Awesome Summer by P. Mantis (Holiday House Publishers) which was named by the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes as a 2018 finalist for best books of the year in the Children's Science Picture Books category. My Happy Year by E. Bluebird (about Eastern Bluebirds) and My Stinky Summer by S. Bug (about brown marmorated stink bugs) are two other books in this Nature Diary series.
Other books that Paul Meisel wrote and illustrated are: See Me Dig, See Me Play, Anna And Samia, and Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel!

Reviews

[The Library Lady · Rating 1 out of 5]

Designed for worried parents who think that little Max/Ruby should be keeping up with the perfect kid next door. Just read this, and they'll poop in the potty!

HECK,NO!!

Look, some kids toilet train at 2, some at 3, some even at 4 or 5. It's normal. It's often a control issue. They're ready when they're ready, and if they're not, reading them a book isn't going to be the solution.

Back to this book. Every animal, regardless of size or diet is showñ as pooping out the same poop nugget--same size, color, shape, etc. Really. From elephant to bumblebee, the poop is identical.
Someone needs to send a copy of Life-Sized Animal Poop to the illustrator of this book.

Put this book down and go get a copy of the classic Everyone Poops if you insist on a poop book for your toddler.

And stop obsessing about your child's toilet training. Don't turn it into a power struggle.
It is not a race. It is NOT an IQ test.

Just relax!
.

And don't read them crappy books.
Literally or figuratively.

[Chance Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poop books are especially trendy these days... who will be the first picture book author to begin the bidet boom???

[April · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think I had higher hopes for this book. I guess it would be good for learning about pooping, but I felt the illustrations could have been better, like use the poop emoji or something.

I only checked it out from the library because browsing time is shortened due to the coronavirus pandemic.

[Tracy Schillemore · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun potty training book. The book goes through where all kinds of animals poop and ends up with children pooping on the potty.

[Ron Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like how there's an entire generation of kids books devoted to pooping.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't say how good this is for potty training purposes since we're juuuuussst getting started with the idea, and my toddler thought all the animal poops were rocks. But he LOVES this book so much and immediately wants to read it again after we finish. I think I've read it at least 100 times since we got it out of the library a couple of weeks ago.
I'm starting to hate it after reading it so much, but what I DO like is that it actually uses the words poop and pee unlike so many older potty books, and I like the "what is poop?" section in the back.

[Alysa Fenner · Rating 3 out of 5]

With the A in hold on page one and page 2 having a B, I thought this was going to be a weird alphabet book. Thankfully, it wasn’t, but I’m not sure it was much better. I suppose it serves its purpose of teaching readers about animals pooping different places, but then it was sort of ableist at the end insisting everyone poops in a potty. If the purpose was supposed to be a potty training book… it feels like it missed the mark, but if it’s just an introduction to poop, then I guess it’s okay.

[Ruby Escalona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Currently reading it for my toddler who is potty training.
He was interested in the photos more than the actual context of the book right now.
However, $17 full price for this book? Holy crap, that's expensive. Note: I did not buy this book, just borrowed from the library. If you can, just borrow, since its not a board book, and the pages are not a lot

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful for parents who are potty training to get a conversation going--and some interesting animal facts in there. Doesn't go through the entire potty process so not the most instructive book on the block, but beneficial for that stage of life.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE Meisel's beginning readers and this is another fantastic entry. It's goes on a *touch* too long before arriving at the "punchline," but it *is* about poop, so I doubt kids will lose interest beforehand.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Playful read. Toddler enjoyed the factual poop explanation at the end. Admittedly I laughed more than the toddler but she was distractedly disapproving of animals pooping outside of a bathroom.

Toddler comments: do not play with your toys on the toilet. They might fall in!

[Melanie Hetrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meisel introduces children to various different animals and where they poop. He then explains that children poop and pee in the potty.

Not great; maybe kinda finny for kids. But one glaring inaccuracy: turtles do not poop in the desert; tortoises do. Turtles live near water.

[Lynnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

My toddler loved this book. Not sure how helpful it's been with the process, but he sure enjoys reading it and now he knows where lots of animals poop. I think the illustrations are really neat. Simple words on each page which is also great.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun picture book for toddlers who are just getting started with potty training. The main message of this book is that you are supposed to poop in a toilet. The pages show different animals pooping in the air, water, rock, leaf, etc.

[Jared White · Rating 3 out of 5]

A somewhat fascinating book all about pooping! Perfect for some reluctant pooping-in-the-potty-poopers (I wonder if this would have helped one of my niece's?).

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple book about where animals poop with the ever important question at the end, "Where do you poop?"

Good for preschool and toddler storytimes

[Colorado Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

liked it, it discusses habitat as well as pooping, what's not to like?

[Reagan Kapasi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great potty training take, matter of fact exploration where animals poop. Bonus: shows kids pooping on little potties and big toilets at the end. Cute illustrations and fun poop facts at the end.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steven read this to Mister. Then I read this. Simple, clear, concise and the repetition really gets to you. Fun.

[Marta-Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

A good chuckle for beginning readers or potty training.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

All animals poop somewhere different when they need to.

[Kelly]

Entertaining and informative. What more could you want from a poop book?

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This picture book shows where various animals poop, ending with depictions of small children using different potties.

Both the illustrations and content are very similar to Everyone Poops.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A preschool and up book about the physical places animals poop with an afterward of fun facts.

[Kate]

Very appreciated by my 3 year old.

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kids are going to lose their minds when I read this for Mock Caldecott next year.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny and great for poop obsessed toddlers. Plus has some fun poop facts in back.

[Aarvik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Looks a good read. Hopefully will be a good learning thing for the lil one.

[Emily Orgill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun for kids to realize what animals do. Especially the budding scatologist.

[John Strott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Monkey poops from a tree