piggy knows how to use the potty. seeing piggy use the potty makes ducky want to use the potty so he takes off his diaper and uses the potty
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Ducky wants to play with Piggy, but Piggy is using the potty. When Ducky's diaper starts to feel cold and wet, she wants to use the potty, too!

This book is one of a series of books written by Bernette Ford and illustrated by Sam Williams that talk about moving from babyhood to the world of toddlers, including giving up a pacifier, a bottle, etc. I've found that some of these books are more effective than others.

No More Diapers for Ducky! seems like one of the less effective ones to me. For the beginning half of the book, Ducky plays alone while Piggy sits and sits and sits on the potty. Later, Piggy plays alone while Ducky sits on the potty. This doesn't give kids the impression that going on the potty is a particularly interesting thing - indeed, going on the potty means someone else is having fun without you, by the logic of this book. For many young kids, that's the exact reason they don't want to go on the potty - it means interrupting a task they are currently engaged in, a task that is usually play.

Yes, going on the potty is not glamorous, but at least the authors could have made a bigger deal out of how Piggy gets to read his book while he sits on the potty. Reading books is an activity, by the way, that Ducky is doing just outside the bathroom door as well; there is a lost opportunity here to note how you don't necessarily have to give up having fun just because you have to go use the toilet.

Overall, I suppose this book wouldn't be a bad tool to use as you talk to your children about potty training, along with an arsenal of the other kid-friendly potty-training books out there. But I don't think it's the best one by a long shot, and I'd skip it if you have a limited budget or time to read with your kids. ( )

Time for potty training with this sweet visual of a ducky and a pig. Perfect bathroom book for toilet training. ( )

My son loved this gentle comentary on potty training so much that he pretends to be Piggy on the potty each time he goes and wants me to ask him what he's doing. He uses this sweet little voice when "playing" Piggy and makes even the word potty sound precious! I just adore this book. There is nothing pushy about the way potty training is introduced. ( )

Peer modeling may well be the best way to inspire kids to learn – even for toddlers. In this delightful board book, one of the best I’ve seen on the topic of potty training, Ducky’s wish to be like Piggy helps her give up diapers for good.

Full review:
http://www.twentybyjenny.com/03Books/review/no-more-diapers-ducky/ ( )