Everyone Poops (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Cute book, had one for my kids now grown and moved away. One of them requested to 'borrow' it for a relative's nephew having some issues with training. But after looking through it again, I decided I want to keep it (someday we should have grand kids, yes?), so ordered a new one. It was well received by the little one (boy) it was purchased for.

This book is excellent. My two year old loves it. She started asking me to take her to the potty all on her own. We slowly exposed her to the potty and now she does it on her own, no pressure. I love this book, definitely recommend it.

I was very satisfied with the book. It was in perfect condition, even better then I was expecting. I was getting it as sort of a gag gift for a friend that is overly embarrassed of something that everybody does. She loved it!

It is what it is. We have mostly encountered it as a coffee table book. My youngest was struggling with potty training so we added this to our shopping list of books for him. I don't know how much it helped, but it got him talking about what was wrong so that's something. We still have it, it's a novelty mostly.

My 2 year old daughter loves this book! She likes to see that other animals "poop" too and enjoys the different shapes and sizes. Illustrations are detailed, but that's what it's suppose to be. Great buy!

I love this book. Great to use to facilitate toilet training...especially with boys. (pictures are focused on males). My nephew loves the line "everyone eats...everyone poops". I wonder if someone will write a book "everyone drinks....everyone pees".

I purchased this book and several others for my 3 year old nephew who has decided to stop pooping. My nephew isn't one to sit and let you read a book but this is the only book out of the four that I purchased that he will sit and read through from beginning to end. So far he has allowed grandma to read it to him three times. It seems to have resonated with him to know that everything poops. He seems to be much more comfortable with the concept and isn't screaming NO anymore.

I read several reviews that said the books were graphic. Those reviews concerned me and I almost didn't purchase the book due to those reviews. I can honestly say that none of the illustrations are graphic. All the animals, insects and people are drawn from the side and the poop is on the ground or where it should be. You do not see any graphic back sides where you see the output of poop from the rectum or anything vulgar.

My sister and mother are very happy with this book. It is the only one that has clicked with my nephew. We highly recommend it.

Update: I removed two stars due to the spam I am getting from Jenson Books Inc.

I was expecting something a little different. It probably should be titled EveryTHING Poops. I was hoping for something that would make my autistic child feel more comfortable with toilet training. This book mostly focuses on animals.

I bought this when my oldest grandson was potty training and let someone borrow it. She never returned it and my grandchildren were upset when it wasn't here on their next visit. They love it ...just silly fun.

Our two year old was having trouble going "number 2" on the potty, but peeing was no problem. We had tried several things, but noticed a definite improvement once we started reading this book. Now it is one of her favorite books - not sure if that's a good thing :) - but she is using the potty - which is definitely a good thing!

The illustrations are very funny and simple. The kids like to have it read to them and get a good laugh out of some of the pictures! Not sure it really encouraged my son to poop on the potty, but still a fun book!

I was so excited to buy this book and then read it and found out it was a flop. It is supposed to make kids understand that it's ok to poop because Everyone Poops. But there is no real lesson here. It just shows animals pooping and asks rhetorical questions. ("What does whale poop look like?" What parent can answer that when a child insists on knowing?!)

This book is supposed to be iconic. But after you read it, you'll see that it's just a cliché.

I was thoroughly impressed with the pictures of excrement on each page. It was so lifelike as to appear smeared on by hand. My nephew was very impressed with the size of the elephant feces. Highly recommended for all ages. Everyone poops.

I needed this book for a specific purpose and was so happy that it arrived shortly after I ordered it. This is a great book for adults and children alike. I ordered the book in used condition, but it looks like new!

Got this to try to explain pooping to my autistic four year old. It's now his favorite book, but still won't poop in the potty. I realize that's not necessarily the point of this book, but we're getting a bit desperate at this point. However, it's a good, educational book that explains the basic facts without getting super gross or complicated. We're still hoping it helps eventually. Four stars are because now I have to read a book about excrement every night. Fair? Probably not, but there you go.

I bought this book for my almost 2 year old daughter for Christmas. I'm only disappointed that the book they sent me had air bubbles all over the cover. Of course my daughter doesn't care, but its the second time that I've received merchandise from the store that was not top quality. The other time was a book where the first page was torn.

It's a funny book and my child has enjoyed learning that everything does really poop.

It probably is better suited for boys, as it does have art that is anatomically correct....so if you don't want to explain what a wee-wee is to your daughter, this might not be for you.

My son, who is turning 4 next month, loves this book and often "reads" it by himself.

I can't understand why this book is so popular, but I didn't understand Dr Suess either. It hasn't helped my grandson yet, but a little friend of his laughed so hard she almost had an accident herself.

This book was... interesting. We by no means are "prude" in our house, everything is discussed and by the time we bought this book, we were up for anything to get our little man to poop in the big boy potty. Everyone poops was amusing in that it showed the many different ways animals poop, but we found it to be a bit too graphic, especially the few pages that showed how everyone eats, too. Example: the lion tearing apart what looks like a deer leg. I haven't even read this book to him yet, because though I am ready to explain pooping and even about his new little sister about to come into our house, I am not ready to explain in graphic details the food chain (we do not moo when we eat hamburgers in our house, either). This book would be better if you are potty training an older toddler, that understands concepts like this, our little guy was only about 2 & 1/2 when we started (and is done now, thank goodness).

Complete waste of money. It is page after page of different animals pooping with a little description of some of the differences amongst various animals' poop.
I bought this book hoping it would encourage my toddler to poop on the toilet and not his diaper or anywhere else if the diaper is off. However, this just reinforced the idea that poop can be anywhere from diaper to the ground.

My grandson loved this book and we read it over and over again. I think it helped him make the connection between eating and pooping. Unlike some reviewers who said it didn't help with the transition from diaper to potty, I think it did encourage my grandson to not poop in his diaper. If I remember correctly (it's been 3+ yrs.), it shows the baby with a diaper, then a toddler with a potty, then an older boy on the toilet, and finally a man using the toilet. I pointed out to my grandson that he was getting bigger and was time to go from diapers to the potty; that diapers were for babies and he wasn't a baby anymore. He got it and we had no trouble with his transition. I'm sure his age helped, too. He was just turning three. I've found that the older they are, the faster they train, with fewer to no accidents and little to no frustration or refusal to go. For us it was well worth the wait. I did that with all my kids, waited for them to be able to understand and want to move up to big kid undies. They were all 2.5-3.25 yrs. old when they started and were finished in just 2-3 weeks with no pee accidents and one poop accident, each. This was daytime. The nighttime training was much later, as I had boys, and that runs in my family. However, nighttime Pull-Ups made that a non-problem as they outgrew it.

As far as showing the boy's genitals- it's a baby!! Kids need to learn body parts and will eventually see and find out anyway, so why not in a controlled environment with you? It's part of our bodies!! If you act weird about it, they'll pick up on it. Just be matter-of-fact about it, and they will be, too. Then you can teach them about private parts and keeping them private.

After reading all of the negative reviews, I had to throw my hat in for a positive review.

The last three or four pages of this book have been the most helpful to my son. They show everyone eating in a line and everyone pooping in a line. And while many of the one star reviewers have bemoaned how offensive and disgusting this book is, it simply illustrates the act of pooping for a small child who doesn't understand why poop has to come out of his/her backside. It shows them that all animals poop and if you interact with your child as you read the book together, you can explain how it's okay for everyone to poop.

And with those last few page, making the connection between eating and pooping has been immensely helpful in my 2 year old's struggle to poop in a potty. If you've had a child who has difficulty pooping, you'll understand (and I'm betting that most of the negative reviewers have never had to deal with this problem).

For such a popular book, this was incredibly stupid, even for something intended for toddlers. The drawings are terrible, the writing is more than simple minded, and it's terribly overpriced. Save your money for something else, like "Where's the Poop?"

The last time I was home at my parent’s I saw this book on the table. It had recently been purchase for their two year old nieces. Due to the obviously captivating title, I was forced to open it up and take a gander. The book had my rolling with laughter. I snatched up one of my nieces and we read it together, both giggling childishly as we turned from page to page. I would have to say that the humor aspect of the book is definitely the best part. Also, it has a very predictable form. It moves from one animal to the next explaining how each one poops differently which of course is summarized with the concluding explanation that everyone eats so everyone poops.
It could be taken that this book is incredibly childish and it could also be claimed that it really has no value. That could be a valid point if the concept of the book doesn’t humor you. It is also apparent that the book really doesn’t teach all that much. It is possible that your child isn’t aware that other people besides themselves poop but even if they aren’t, a whole book explaining something that could be summarized in one simple sentence may not be worth your time.
That being said, there are some enormous positives to buying this book. The laughs are an obvious one, but also the information. It is probably useful knowledge that everyone and everything poops and a child might think it is kind of fun to know more about it. Furthermore, the colors and pictures present the child with a very stimulating experience. So, even if it doesn’t teach the child a whole lot, they will still have a fun time with it as of course, children’s books don’t always have to teach a lesson.

I wasn't sure what to think about this book. My wife bought it for me as a joke as I am always making toilet/bathroom humor jokes. I'm not easily offended or grossed out, but this book made me do a double-take. It starts off pretty good, very detailed and tasteful, but I can't get over the illustrations in the latter half of the book, which seem to be watercolor or marker. It's funny and detailed! (Yes, hippos do spread their dung around with their tails, animals poo on the go, and who knew elephant poo was huge and bug poo so tiny?). It makes me wonder what this book was written for, as a toilet training aid or illustrated guide to how animals (and people) poop. I think this is one of those non fiction books that doesn't fall into a niche. It's hilarious and informative, but also a little (dare I say, inappropriate?) for some of us. Yes, everything that lives makes some sort of poo. I thought it could have been done a little more tastefully is all. As a book for older kids and adults, it's great. As a children's book I hesitantly give it my recommendation.

Taro Gomi’s Everyone Poops is a children’s book that goes where no child’s book outside of the potty training genre has gone before, and that is to the bathroom. Everyone does it, but have you ever seen a toilet in the Berenstein Bear’s treehouse? When was the last time you saw Curious George flinging poop at the Man in the Yellow Hat? And don’t even get me started on what Marmaduke’s owners must have gone through. There is no way little Barbara and Billy ever really played in that backyard.

Through a series of adorable yet disgusting illustrations of people and animals defecating, Everyone Poops introduces children to the joys of relieving themselves into a diaper, while they are sitting on a potty, or even just while they’re hopping around, like the rabbit. Taro Gomi’s book will give you the opportunity to have many fascinating conversations with your children about the different sizes, shapes, and smells that poop arrives in. Many of these conversations will take place loudly in public settings.

The only improvement I would have made to Everyone Poops is a small title change. Everyone Poops: Especially Your Children is probably more fitting if you are in need of this book. And by your children, I mean my children. Our copy is so worn out, we may need to buy a second copy. If you have as many children as I do, better buy extras.

My justturned3 yr old son just loves this book. He is already pottytrained (and also uses the big toilet) but loves the affirmation this book gives. He already knows mommy poops and his doggy poops (we have to pick it up!) but this shows that all animals eat (and shows various foods being munched upon) and thus all animals poop. I like that it makes that connection.

The drawings are quite painterly and stylised, yet the different types of poop (white for birds, little round balls allover for rabbits etc) are clearly indicated. We tie this into looking for signs of animals in the park and out on walks. Is that a bird poop on the car? Is that a squirrel poop next to the tree? Were deer by here last night? What did that animal eat... oh! little bits of berries in this one!

I do think this is an excellent book for demystifying poop (and the Reed Business Info reviewer quoted here could use a few reads of it: really... for something that is into twenty something printings, couldn't they find a less biased review?) Not just for toilet training, but as an introduction to animal science, observing nature, and thinking through the cycle of digestion. Identifying scat is a big part of being a field-naturalist.

Indeed everybody poops. Learning to talk about it (to tell an adult you need to go) is an important first step. Indeed it is a VERY suitable picture book subject for wee ones (and older ones) curious about the world.

It is a fact that kids love talking about poop and my son was no exception. He absolutely loved this classic potty training book that shows a range of animals and people pooping. I think he was comforted to know that pooping is a natural thing that everyone does, so there is no reason to be embarrassed by it.

Colorful pictures and realistic poop photos. The book starts off with a picture of an elephant and the poop of an elephant. The saying is An Elephant makes a big poop. Then it goes to a mouse and his type of poop.

Then a page devoted to whether a camel does two hump poops or one and we have a page of fish and birds, Another two pages of animals shown from their behinds with their poops. Can you identify which animal goes with which poop? The book tells you there are different shapes, sizes and smells to poop.

There are two pages devoted to a picture of a snake asking which is the snake's behind. My son spent a long time tracing the snake with his fingers when he came to these pages. He loves snakes, and we had one on our front porch not too long ago. Wonder if his poop is still out there, now that I know what it looks like?

The page my son breezed over shows a man with a pipe reading the paper, a boy sitting on a toilet, a boy on a duck potty and then the most realistic poop picture in the whole book, a baby sitting on the floor wailing with its legs in the air with its hands holding the legs and the poop sitting there in the diaper for me to see.

I would quickly turn that page too. You see how kittens like to clean up after themselves and a rhino pays no attention to his poop. One of the last pages is a boy showing his duty in the toilet, two turds to be exact, and ready to flush it to the great beyond. The next two pages has animals eating in a line from the Giraffe to the boy at the table . Turn the page and there are the same animals lined up along with the boy and their duties left behind. And of course, the saying is Everyone Poops.

My only regret is they do not show the boy putting on a pull up. But they did not have them in Japan in 1977 and the book was translated into English. This is a book for the kids who have yet to be toilet trained or are in the process. I think it is geared towards the age group of 3-5 and up for special needs kids.

Taro Gomi, Everyone Poops (Kane Miller EDC Publishing, 1977)

Okay, so I've been sitting here thinking about reviewing this and what's been going through my head is "what's the learning angle here?". I'm not entirely sure why, since I don't generally think that about pre-lit (viz. The Stupids Die, which I just finished reviewing about forty-five seconds ago), but it seemed to be an important question here. I'm still baffled as to why. It's a funny little book, the kid is gaga over the illustrations and finds the whole thing hilarious (he just learned the sign language for "poop" and has been running around the house signing it for days), and we're enjoying reading it. It's good stuff! So why do I keep asking myself this question? I may never know. *** ½

I used the 3 day method for potty training my son (3daypottytraining.com). I started potty training him at 25 months of age. In three days, he was 95% successful at going pee in the potty. Pooping in the toliet was on and off for a while. We would read this book every night as reinforcement on going #2 in the potty. Saying "YUCK!" to the picture of the baby pooping in diapers and even to the poop on the ground. Well, President's weekend was the start of potty training (25 months) and by Memorial Day weekend (28 Months), we have never had another POOP accident! I would recommend this book to anyone trying to potty train their little one. Pretty cool to have a 2 year, 4 month old trained! This book was just reinforcement, but worked for him.

My husband and I saw this wonderful gem of a book in a local store and laughed hysterically as we read it aloud.
Not because the book is rediculous or clownish or at all in bad taste. On the contrary -- parents will find "Everyone Poops" to be an invaluable and tasteful way to introduce the realities of "Number Two" to their potty-training preschoolers.
We laughed because it was very refreshing to see this subject treated in such an earnest, straightforward fashion. All too often, certain body parts and their functions are considered somehow shameful or taboo. If we are, as many people believe, divinely fashioned by our Creator, how then can we believe any part of us is less than divine? This book is a valuable first step in learning about one of our bodies' entirely natural processes.
Besides that, the book is a perfect antidote for jaded adult sensibilities. Admit it -- indulging in a little harmless fixation on bodily functions now and then can be a lot of fun. If you don't believe me, ask your child to sing you the verses to "Diarrhea" and see if you don't secretly find yourself wanting to sing along.
"Everyone Poops" was our Christmas gift to my husband's younger, bachelor brother. We told him it was the ultimate coffee table book, and I plan to buy a copy for our coffee table too (When we get a coffee table, that is).

It can be incredibly difficult sometimes to train children to learn to use the bathroom. Some kids just don't understand and some just find it so much more convenient to be lazy and some are just plain honery. Whatever the case, parents usually welcome any tool that will ease the task. I suggest using this book, EVERYONE POOPS. Granted, kids will love the book just because they find the subject matter hilarious. However, the book also delivers the subtle message of people using the bathroom. The illustrations are crude and leave nothing to the imagination, but that's part of the book's appeal. Children who are read or read this book soon no longer have a desire to go in their pants and will begin making an effort to use the toilet (unless they are particularly honery, then they will say things like, "But I'm an elephant and elephants do use the toilet"). The book also makes a very funny gag gift.

I've always loved this book. I first saw it in a store when I was a teenager and thought it was hilarious. Now that I have a little one, I plan on reading this book with him when he's on his little potty. When it's that time, of course. For now, he's still too young.

However, there is a child in the early stages of potty training in my life and this book has helped us immensely. For a while, we were all worried that this child would be in diapers for several years. She didn't seem to mind having a dirty or wet diaper--didn't even notice. We could all be sitting around playing and then the most noxious smell would emanate from her. I'd look her straight in the eyes and say, "E, did you poop?" And she'd look back at me, eyes as wide as big blue saucers, and slowly shake her little head, saying, "Nooooo."

One day, when she had insisted that, indeed, she did NOT have a poopy diaper, I remembered this book, long forgotten on my shelf, and said to her, "E, it's okay. Everyone poops." At that moment, something clicked. She stopped crying and fighting, looked at me and said, "Everyone poops?" I nodded and started listing everyone she knows. (SuSu poops. Nana poops. Daddy poops. Gamma poops. Baby Arthur poops. The cat poops. etc.) And after that diaper change, I got this book down from the shelf and showed her. It's one of her favorites now.

Thanks to this book, whenever she has a poopy diaper, she'll walk up to me (or my mother or grandmother--we all take turns caring for her) and say, "Poop!" She now understands that it's okay that she did it, that it's natural, that everyone does it. And sometimes, when she feels the urge to poop, she'll come up to us and say, "Everyone poops!" So she gets on her potty and we read about how everyone poops.

My mother is a bit concerned that E will say "Everyone poops!" at the grocery store, in church and other inappropriate places. And, indeed, she has. We've gotten some criticism, but I just shrug and say, "She's got a point." When she gets a little older, she'll learn that you don't inform the people sitting in front of you at church or the cashier at the grocery store that everyone poops. But for now, she's almost two and identifying poop and accepting that it happens is a big achievement.

I recommend this book to any parent or caregiver trying to potty train who isn't prone to getting squeamish about bodily functions.

Back in 1990 when we started potty training our son this was a fun and informative book for him to get the idea not to be afraid to "poop" in the toilet and not in his diaper any longer. It still took a while as all 3 of my kids were late potty trainers. But in the end we all enjoyed relating to this book and giving my son the encouragement he needed to not be afraid to "poop". We had no internet to rely on to read reviews. If the book looked interesting we bought it.

Personally, I thought this was a very silly book that my brother sent me as a kind of joke but to enjoy with my grandchildren....who thought it was the funniest book ever. (ok, you HAVE TO read it with sound effects and get down to their "potty humor" level or this book will NOT be for you) I had to limit reading to once a day while they were visiting (after the first three or more times on the fist day!) ❤

One morning, my 4 year old and I were spending some Mommy/Daughter time, when she asked me, "Mommy, do Hippo's poop?" I laughed and told her, "honey everyone poops, everything that is alive poops!" At that moment, I remembered there was a book about that same exact subject that my oldest daughter's friend had.

This book is a humorous story directed toward preschoolers. They giggle while it's being read to them. My six year old neighbor read it in delight as she laughed at the pictures. My four year old has fun "reading" it with me, since it's short and she memorized it easily.

I did not get offended by the subject, and if there's a book out there that answers a curious question that maybe many young children have, this is a good book to share with them, to laugh along with them, and to open the door of communication with them.

I worked in a bookstore for several years and customers were always asking for this book. It looked simple and at the time I thought it was silly. Years later I am starting to potty train my 22 month old son and I decide to buy this book and see what all the fuss was about. I am amazed at my sons reaction to this book. He loves it! Before this book he had made 1 poopie in the potty and was a little scared when he looked in and saw what he had done. He actually ran out of the room. When I started reading him this book his eyes got wide and he kept saying poo poo. It is perfect for a child. There is no confusion as to what he is seeing. It is also tastefully done. I highly recommend this book!

While this book can certainly be disgusting to some, as it illustrates different animals pooping and includes descriptions of different types of poop, kids learning to potty train are very interested in it. It is a simple book. I think it helped my son to feel less worried about potty training when I read this book to him and explained, as the book indicates, that indeed all living things eat so all living things need to poop.

If you have read any of my other reviews you will see that I am a pretty open guy. I love metaphysics and all things spiritual, but one thing that I have definitely learned while here in this world of form is that poop definitely happens.

One reviewer said that they wouldn't recommend it to a child...why? Children are fascinated by things like this. I remember the first time my niece was consciously aware that she was eliminating something from her body. She was so excited and so delighted about it that she wanted me to see, "Look Uncle Johnny! Look what I did..."

And I looked in the toliet and there it was, a big, smelly brown poop. I told my brother (her father) that we should press it in a book, but he wasn't too open to that idea. these people that get so offended over pooping and farting just really need to get over themselves. Everyone poops. Even the Pope poops. in fact, the Pope probably pooped today. I know I did.

If this review discredits me as a reviewer, so be it...I just find that in order to be real we have to embrace the good, the bad, and the smelly.

Let's get this Potty started!

This is a brief treatise on the different ways animals and people practice elimination, with a level of attention and explanation that is educational as well as amusing. It ends with the phrase, "All living creatures eat, so... everyone poops." The illustrations are unusual, blocky simple figures rendered in bright colors. Funny for adults and children, this book may alleviate some hesitancy and mystery for reluctant potty-trainers.

Also published as "Everyone Poos" in British English, and translated into a number of other languages.

We run a farm stay bnb and, of course, are surrounded by creatures who poop. We purchased this book as a conversation pieca for visiting children. Although the book was listed as "good" condition, nearly every page was marked with ink and two of the pages were ripped with pictufe pieces missing. Disappointing.

Everybody Poops! I wish I had access to this book when I was about five years old. When I was that age, I pooped and I thought I was deformed. Whenever I had to go when I was at school, I tried not to go and I would get very sick (fever). I'm glad that today's youth do not have to suffer through the same torment. This book lets it all hang out and lets kids know that when they have to take a dump, they aren't alone. Everybody Poops (even Cindy Crawford) and a child shouldn't be ashamed of that fact. If I did have a quarrel with the book, I didn't think the visual depiction of feces was authentic. Diarrhea was also not mentioned, which I thought was a weak point. But overall, I'd drop a small load for this book.

with laughter while reading this book with my 4 year old. She was laughing so hard in fact....it made EVERYONE in the room laugh hysterically. That's the amazing thing about this book...on one level it's about teaching children about their bodies... teaching children that pooping happens to all of us and all animals. On an other level there are some open questions promoting thought. On another level the art work is colorful, accurate, and humorous to children and adults. This is how the book brings adults and kids together....with humorous illustrations and simpley chosen words. its a winner

This is one of my daughter's favorite books, and one of my favorites to read to her. The illustrations are cute, the dialogue is funny ("A one-hump camel makes a one-hump poop, a two-hump camel makes a two-hump poop. Only kidding!), and it is a good tool to help establish right off the bat that pooping is a normal human function and can't be avoided. I do wish they would answer, "What does whale poop look like?" though. It is odd that it just is left hanging as a theoretical question.

This book normalizes going to the bathroom. My child loved it. The two main book reviews about being ashamed or unwilling to talk about animals (including people) is just not the way my family operates. Indeed, everyone poops. My son, through gentle means and no rewards, was consistently dry day and night by 22 months. Check out [...] you don't have to be diaper free, merely sensitive to the important elimination functions of your child. This book was a fun and important way for us to read about pottying as so many of the other books had pages I read had pages I would skip over they were pressuring the child or talking about being a "big boy"--something that nearly always backfires (they think it is kinda nice being a baby and thank goodness for that).

A friend of my husband's gave us this book when our daughter was born. I thought it was yucky and unnecessary (we have a dog, and I'm not one of those mothers who expects privacy in the bathroom, so what would there be to learn?) My husband, ever cordial and appreciative, would not let me remove the book from our daughter's room. At about two, she discovered the book and became a fan. It didn't help us with potty training, but I think she just enjoys its frankness - she loves talking about poop, and there it is some on every page. So, okay, no harm no fowl. Except for a couple things: 1) the dad on the toilet reading the paper and smoking a pipe. Can this page please be redrawn?? We've taught our daughter that smoking is yucky and every time we get to that page we're grilled, "what's that? Why's he smoking?" She doesn't ignore it, as others have suggested here - she obsesses over it. 2) on the second to last page, a row of amimals is shown eating (on the next page they're pooping). Problem is, the lion is eating carrion. My daughter wants to know what is is, and we're not ready to talk about "wild kingdom" yet. Others here can disagree about whether we should be having these discussions with a two, now three, year old, but my point is that a book about poop shouldn't be forcing the issue. So say thanks if you're gifted this book, but I still wouldn't buy it.

According to one online article on Japanese author illustrator Taro Gomi, his primary goal is to create interesting books. Well, Everyone Poops is definitely that! Besides this potty book, Gomi has written over three hundred, many of which have been translated into ten or eleven languages. Gomi keeps it REAL, so if you're grossed out by a rear shot of animals pooping, you may want to pass on this book. For the more open-minded reader, this book is a humorous way to explain to your toddler about a natural body function. It even includes wiping and flushing - functional steps some potty books leave out!

I'll admit that at first I was skeptical of this book's main thesis but through what basically amounts to an "overwhelming wall" of extensive research and results Gomi has managed to get me on his side of this controversial topic. I mean, everyone knows that cetaceans poop and even most species of lizards, that's just common sense, but EVERYBODY? Come on! Or at least that's what I was saying. I remember being on the faculty at Stanford's school of medicine when Gomi, my colleague at the time, first proposed what seemed like little more than science fiction; more of a philosophy of medicine if you will. However, shortly after reading Gomi's foray into esoteric bliss I was overcome with a feeling of discomfort in my lower abdomen. At first I thought it might be the cholera or even the dreaded swine flu so I immediately jumped up and started screaming at my wife to "quit looking at me!" and she wasn't even in the same room! In fact she's been dead for some time. Well, it turns out it wasn't that darn swine flu. No sir, the prognosis for this is yesterday's newspaper and an open window. I had experienced what Gomi affectionately calls a "bowel movement". I'll bet you could imagine the look on my face! Ha ha h....... oh Taro, I wish I could see you again. With the California sun glinting off your horned rim glasses. Your long flowing hair rippling in the breeze. I am sorry I laughed at you. I didn't mean to hurt you. You were just some young kid fresh out of your post-doc looking for a break. You came to me with your research. You thought I'd understand. I was open minded you said. I'm sorry Taro, please understand. You have a great career ahead of you now... I just wish I was part of it.

I purchased this for my son when he was 1 years old. This is one of his favorites he continually requested for me to read. His cousins were so amazed there was a book about this, they all ran telling their mommies and daddies about it.

The negative comments personally I feel should make you want to buy the book even more. This is a picture book for little kids, it does not have to be useful. Also, why should it make you so uncomfortable. One of the most amazing things about being a mom is when you see kids thinking about philosophy and trying to figure out does what they know apply to everyone. If you are merely looking for a book to "aid in potty training" this may not be it for you.

But its a classic. And informative.

This book explores every type of poop imaginable. Its size and the owner of the various types of poop from an elephant to a camel. Three year olds are fascinated by the subject. I bought this book when my son was two and he did not express any interest until about 3. Young girls may be interested sooner. This book explains that everyone poops and that poop is the byproduct of our food. Written in clear language with simple and tasteful illustrations, especially considering the subject, this book is for all parents of children who will soon be potty training. Highly recommended. There is simply no other book like it.

Since baby girl is fast approaching 3 years old, I felt the need to get this book because we were having so many accidents. I had my issues with #1 but it was #2 that I couldn't tolerate! I am happy to say that my daughter got the idea after reading this book to her. She loves the illustrations and gets laughs with each page. She was so happy to show me her poop!:) I should have gotten this a long time ago, and I recommend it for potty training Moms and Dads.

My daughter (now 19-months) really enjoys this book. She asked for it every night for about 2 months straight when we first started reading it to her at about 14-months. About a week after we started reading it with her, she actually showed a little bit of interest in the potty! (She's still not trained, although we're not actively trying right now), but I have to say, it is a great introduction to the idea of the potty and poopy.

i bought this when my son started potty trainin, don't know if it helped, but he and i really enjoyed it. it is straight forward and it completely keeps his attention to this day and we have been reading it off and on for two years, the pictures are great and are truthful
not for everyone, one of my friends said it was replusive and her child was never allowed to see it when he was over
if you are comfortable with bodily functions it is a good book

Plan on reading this one A LOT. One of the first pieces of "Potty Propaganda" we exposed our daughter to, it quickly became her favorite. We read some and she fills in the blanks..."Different kinds of animals have different kinds of_________________", she shrieks, "POOP!!!"

That being said, I believe she has practically named all of the poops in the book. The Rhino makes a meatball poop, etc. Also, we changed the words JUST a little bit so it says "Some children poop in the potty and BABIES poop in their diapers." Obviously, she doesn't want to be a baby. All in all, its our go-to potty book that we read constantly. Definitely worth the money.

My daughter had a constipation issue while learning to potty She had a painful bm and it hurt, so she associated pain with pooping and was therefore afraid to poop. I stumbled across this book at the bookstore. She loved it. We read it all the time, especially while she was on the potty having a bm. She is now 4.5 and still enjoys reading it for fun. My 2 year old also enjoys the book and likes me to read it over and over. It's just a fun way to let kids know it's perfectly ok to, well, poop!

People look to books that address issues important to them. Everyone wants a book that relates to their own world view and literature that either reaffirms or extends that view; Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi is a perfect example of this.

For a child nearing the age when he or she begins to become aware of and acquainted with his or her body and bodily functions, this book offers insight and a better understanding of a process that has become a foremost issue with which they are concerned, and to which they pay great attention. For a child, the potty-training process can be one of either great defiance or one of great achievement and accomplishment. This book illustrates to children that they are part of the natural rhythms of the universe and the overall normal order of things.

The bright illustrations of fun and exotic animals as they pose with their excrement encourage the children that pooping is a matter of fact. Everyone Poops also has an underlying diversity theme illustrated by the emphasis placed on the different characters and their individual fecal matter. This sends the message that although all of our bodies are similar we also have individual variations, a theme that can be applied to other lessons that children will later learn.

I chose to review this book because it brings to light an important and oddly taboo subject matter. I like this book because it encourages discussion of sanctioned, socially unacceptable subject matter. Simply put, everyone does poop. This book exemplifies how even the most natural of things and something so simple as to be the topic of a children¡¦s book, has become distorted in our society¡¦s view. Everyone Poops has a multitude of applications reaching far beyond its intended audience.

I should end by saying that I did wash my hands after reading the bookļ.

This book is good clean... errrr... messy fun. It graphically shows the poop coming out of the bodies of various animals (all except the snake -- where does snake poop emerge from?

It's really funny. My kids had so much fun with "The Gas We Pass," that I got this one, too.

Anyway, I'm raising a family of boys, and this book is a hoot.

After receiving the infamous Japanese import `The Gas We Pass' as a Christmas gag gift from some family friends last year, I decided to look for a little something to strike back at `em with for next year. Fortunately, I found what I was looking for: `Everybody Poops', which, if you think about it, makes for a fitting companion piece to the flatulence tome I received for yuletide.
Like 'The Gas We Pass', `Everybody Poops' is part of a series of simple and amusingly straightforward children's books from Japan that cover those oh-so-unpleasant body functions. This one, obviously, goes over fecal matters, which is a natural cycle for all members of the animal kingdom. Some really fun (although somewhat crude (in more ways than one!)) watercolor illustrations of various animal species (including humans) performing the titular function are included.
Needless to say, I can hardly wait `til next Christmas-- it'll be the ultimate payback!
`Late!

I was really apprehensive about how well a book about pooping would really help my toddler overcome his fear of pooping. I had told him multiple times already that everyone poops. The book really seemed to help him though! He was really excited to see what his poop looked like and he liked comparing it to the different animals. We read it all the time, and he already has it memorized. Great book for potty training, highly recommended.

This is a wonderful book for toddlers. They are obsessed with POOP, anyway, so they might as well enjoy a TREATISE on the subject. It is great fun for parents, too. During potty training, the entire household talks about POOP and PEE and POTTY; EVERYONE POOPS adds dimensions to the discussion.

Enter into the no-frills world of POOP with this book. After all, it IS the world of the child.

I think some of the humor may be lost in the translation, but overall it's a very cute book. What are kids fascinated by? Poop! It's simple, the illustrations are not gross and it opens up great discussions for kids and parents. I would love for them to answer what does Whale poop look like but it did make me look it up - so there is value in that even. =) Not for everyone but very fun for most.

My 3 1/2 year old daughter LOVES this book...I bough tit for her because she holds her poop for no reason and I thought it might help her to see that EVERYONE POOPS and it's ok.....it's helped some, but she still holds it....not quite as bad though

I never thought I'd say this about a book that depicts poop, but this is a brilliant book! It's a helpful introduction to toddlers that will soon be potty-trained. I am using it to let my 2-year-old know that pooping is, um, a universal experience. An added bonus is that it's funny and fun for adults, too (the book, I mean); it's got a very quirky, charming quality to it.

If you don't like this book, get a sense of humor. If you like it, thanks for being open minded. It's a very immature book, but it's funny and let's children know that pooping is natural and that everyone does it. Elephants poop just as humans do, but in different quantities. I had this book when I was very young and loved it just as a farce. It's a cute book, but don't hope for a plot because it's merely a summery of animals that poop.

Enjoy.

I decided to buy this book after seeing it recommended somewhere (can't remember where) while doing research on how I could help my 32 mo old daughter go #2 in the toilet. She was doing great with #1, but was having issues with the other. Anyway, before I got the book, she solved the issue herself. So, the book has just become fun reading for her. It did seem to help her to see that "Everyone Poops", which she already knew since she goes out into the yard with me to clean up after my dogs. I like that the illustrations are nice and colorful, which keeps her interested. It doesn't help so solve any real biological issues; just shows that everyone does it and it's ok to do.

I know 3 children who were completely potty-trained for #1, but were having major difficulties with wanting to use the potty for #2. Two of the had been having daily #2 "accidents" for months. All three of these kids were absolutely fascinated with the picture of the little boy going poop. The drawing shows the boy from the rear sitting on the toliet and actually shows a small amount of poop going from the boy into the toliet. It was as tasteful as it could possibly be given the nature of this business. All three kids just stared at this picture and within 48 hours of reading this book while sitting on the potty, all three were using the potty for #2. I honestly believe that this picture took away the mystery and fear associated with this very natural function. It gave them a visual cue that they certainly didn't have before this book. I cannot recommend this book enough if your child is having any difficulty pooping in the potty.

I am a special education teacher for grades K-5. In my profession, the topic of 'using the restroom' can cause many problems for students with autism and other disabilities. One student in my class will do anything to not use the restroom at school. He has autism and for this particular child, the school restroom is off limits! However, since reading this book out loud in my class, he has used the restroom three times at school! On another occasion, I read the book to a class of 5 and 6 year olds, including a student who has the educational label of emotionally/behaviorally disturbed. Storytime for him is usually very difficult. He pokes at the other children, moves off the carpet, distracts students trying to listen to the story, etc. However, for this story, he sat perfectly still, quiet, and attentive for the entire reading! I recommend this book based on the positive experiences I have had using the story with my students with disabilities.

Around the age of two-and-a-half, all three of my kids were fascinated with "pooping" and this books was the favorite on the bookshelf. My niece is at this stage now (every time I talk to her on the phone she tells me that she can poop in the potty), so I pulled out our copy of this book to mail to my sister. You should see the condition this book is in-- the cover has long since been ripped off, all the pages are wrinkled and most have been repaired with tape. This is a book that has been well loved by my kids and it shows! So, I'm here at the store.com to buy my niece a new copy.

Yes, the book is stupid. Yes, it's gross watching the pooping backsides of all these animals. Your 2 year old will love it!

I laughed so hard, I almost split my sides! The illustrations are supurb--I first discovered the book when my 18 month old nephew brought it to me and upon reading it, ordered it immediately--I've shared it with everyone I know. It shares basic truths of bodily functions with frankness, humor, and fabuluous pictures! Afterall, Everyone Poops!

This book is kind of gross not exactly what I expected and not really good for potty training which is what I had bought it for. My 22 month old son doesn't even give it a second glance with it's kind of dull picture's. I wouldn't have bought it at a bookstore if I had seen it first and it was kind of expensive. I guess you can explain how a body work's without all the graphics.

I grew up with this book.
It was never a funny book but rather a serious one. I liked it that way.

My parents were never afraid of the subject of poops, and why should we be? This book is to remind people of the very natural and obvious fact about our body that people tend to ignore.

Unfortunately, this book is not for everyone. This book is only for those who are honest and open.

This is a good book for parents to practice talking about facts about our body. If you couldn't do this book, you will fail to provide sex and drug education to your children also. If you believe that you can skip and ignore those subjects raising your kids, you may skip this book as well.

I bought this book for my 2 year old but he didn't like it at all-- just cried everytime I opened it. So what I did was take it down to the DAC (daily activity center) where I work part time with developmentally disabled people. They really get a kick out of it. They not only laugh, but it reminds them to think about going (which they sometimes forget.) I recommend this book not for kids, but for slower adults.

A fantastic introduction to pooping from one of the finest children's book authors of all time. Taro Gomi has an open discussion on who poops and how they poop, with (often hilarious) animal and human examples. A great way to introduce your toddler to pooping, and a great way to embarrass your child at their bar mitzvah.

My toddlers LOVE this book. I really do too. We are potty training so it is fitting. The only thing I don't like about it is the colors are dull and boring. Other than that, I think this book is great!

Well, everyone DOES, and it's another thing kids are curious about. Is also a boost for potty training, by explaining the purpose in an age-appropriate, humorous way. Also recommend "The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts" for how to answer another of those embarrassing questions from your wee ones.

I ordered this book for my 4yr old grandson, as I'd always intended to do. After my first introduction to it when my older grandson was about 3 yrs of age, I just loved it, and so did he!While this subject is sort've treated as "hush-hush", especially when we get older, I think this book helps us all relax about something that is very natural and necessary. It helps us to be able to laugh about it, and sometimes I think we as adults sometimes give children the impression that its unnatural. When my now 4yr old grandson received it, he and his girl cousins of varying ages under 11 all read it together several times, laughing most of the time. Thank goodness some people or at least this author was open-minded enough to write a book like this so that "kids of all ages" could enjoy it, and maybe feel a little less self-conscious about a very natual part of living.

Every once in a while a book comes along that changes the way you look at the world, and the way you look at life. Sometimes a book is so good it makes you question everything, and changes you forever. For me this was found in the book Everyone Poops.

The beauty of this book lies in its presentation. From the very beginning you get hooked in the story and the whimsical world that Taro Gomi expertly creates in this story about life, learning, and fecal material.

The book opens with the reassuring message that everyone does indeed poop, except for the platypus which everyone knows does not.

Normally, most writers would not even dare to go this far, but Mr. Gomi has the raw courage to laugh in the face of society and at the taboo that has been associated with the subject of fecal material, in order to get his message heard.

And what a glorious message he tries to convey. The oneness that you feel when you hear the message that everyone poops, puts you more in touch with your fellow man than ever before and gives a common ground for every man, woman, and child where everyone is the same and no one is excluded or discriminated against.

One of the best qualities of this book is that it offers something for everyone. There are moments of happiness, laughter, and sadness. I know that the part in the book about the one humped camel and the two humped camel made me weep as I never had before and the image these two mammals created will stay with me forever. Taro Gomi takes you on a wild roller coaster ride of emotions and feelings, and you find yourself hoping it will never end.

Everyone Poops is a book that should be read by all. From the humorous opening involving an elephant and a mouse to the climatic conclusion with a cross-section of all the world's species, Everyone Poops is a beautiful story that will leave you with memories and lessons that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

I think the illustrations are as tasteful as can be expected considering subject matter. I thought the mention that "babies wear diapers" was unfortunate cuz for the true resisting pooper, like my daughter, that was all she needed to see to say "See? I am still a baby!" So I skipped over that page fast...... I also found I had to add alot of my own explanations to the book....which is not a bad thing - gets parent involved...

BUT I would not go as far as to say this helped my daughter to poop in potty....it certainly opened up the subject to talk about.... but it did not in any way help her do it. As a matter of fact, when she finally did do it, it'd been awhile since we read the book.....

Anyway once they DO poop on potty, then this just gets kept on the book shelf....who wants to talk about poop unless you have to....??

SO yes, it helps you get out the "everyone poops" message.....but pooping on the potty? That is a different story. See if someone has one to lend you rather then buying it.

This book helps toddlers put into context how they fit into the animal kingdom, and the natural things all animals do. It teaches them to be comfortable with - without shame - the move from being a diaper-clad baby to a big kid. The drawings are charming! I bought this book for a friends who runs a day care center and got a very positive reaction.

I have worked with children, between the ages of 12-36 months. During my years of experience at a local day care facility I have never read such an amusing book. This book is composed of a simple storyline and hilarious pictures of the poop that animals make. It is a must that you read this book. .... MAKES A GREAT GIFT.

Everyone Poops (My Body Science) (My Body Science)

We were having trouble getting my grandson to use the potty for BMs. This book, with it's subtle, but effective "here's where the potty goes" did the trick! The humor keeps them interested (he asked for it everytime he sat on the potty) and invites comments. Finally, when we got to the page where it talked about some kids go on the potty and some in their diapers, his comment became "I don't go in a diaper"! If you're having trouble with BMs, try this!!

This book has turned my life completely around.

I used to have a very negative attitude towards those who told me that everyone poops. I was really quick to dismiss their claims that everyone poops as mystical hogwash, a sort of pseudo-scientific feel-good philosophy designed to scam the gullible out of their money. I mean, when we were kids, who didn't imagine themselves one day pooping? I know we all tried it, and imagined that we could poop, but eventually most of us grew out of this phase and moved on to more adult endeavors. Eventually, i stopped hanging out with any friends of mine who believed that everyone pooped. I told them some very hateful things, and let them completely out of my life.

One friend, however, refused to let me go that easily. He made a deal with me - I would have to read this book, and do my best to keep an open mind. If by the last page I was not convinced that everyone can poop, he would never bother me again. However, if the book made sense to me and I ended up believing it, i would have to apologize to all my friends and promise to spread the good word to everyone I could.

This friend saved my life.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that this book is just some crazy quack's way of making money on a delusional cure. Want proof? Just come over to my house, and I'll show you! Pooping is not some myth or scam, it is real and most importantly pooping is within the grasp of the common man! It doesn't matter how old or young you are, what race or heritage you are, or even your sex. Young, old, male, female, we can all learn to poop, and this book will prove it to you!

You too have the ability locked within your genetic makeup to poop! All it takes is an open mind and a shift to the positive energies, and before you know it you will join the ever-growing number of us who have taken our lives to the next level.

I cannot recommend this book enough, it has taught me valuable information about myself, and others. I must insist that you purchase this book, and go spread the word to the unenlightened!

Poop is for everyone, not a secret meant to be hoarded! Spread the word and share the secret!

When I was potty training my son, he quickly got the hang of doing business #1, but was "traumatized" to see #2 coming out of him and into the toilet for the first time. He was so scared to do it again that he soon became constipated and would cry and panic if he had to go. We tried everything to get him more comfortable with the process, but to no avail....UNTIL we got this book. This book, albeit gross and graphic, was the magic trick that helped him get over his fear of #2's and he was sucessfully, and fully, potty trained very soon after we got this book. For me, it was a God-send! Thanks!

My husband and I spotted this book in a bookstore over ten years ago. We immediately purchased one copy for ourselves and one for his sister. And that was before any of us had kids! We just couldn't believe a book had been published on this subject. The illustrations are hysterical. (Most potty books show the child in question sitting on a potty, but you never actually see anything falling in.)
Now I have a 5-year-old who tends to be constipated. This is one of his favorite books for reading on the potty. Sometimes he gives a push for each animal in the book. It's very reassuring for him to know that everyone poops.

I bought several books to add to our "potty library" now that my second kiddo is potty training. He's 2 and gets a BIG kick out of this book! My daughter is 5 and she also loves reading it to him while he's going potty.

My daughter wanted me to read this over and over again. She was amazed and eager to learn. It really helped in our potty training experience and she was easily able to not be afraid about bm's in the toilet anymore. Before the book, she was very frighted of her poop.

This book is much talked about in many circles. It has caused a big stink (no pun intended) with some prudish adults. I think its great and get many compliments when I leave it sitting in the guest bathroom. Kids love it. They think about things like this. Why not address all of lifes touchy issues in this manner.

Ok, yeah...it's educational for kids and all. But the best part about this book is the humor!!! I'm 18 and my mom and I read this book at my baby cousin's house and cracked up! We were laughing so hard we cried! Ever wonder how many lumps the poop of a camel has? Just read this and find out! :)

Does your child need help getting motivation for being potty trained? If so, read this book with your child. It will make your child more comfortable with going to the bathroom on the toilet. The author, Taro Gami, has written about four other books that help to explain our body and its functions to young children. One of the other books is called All About Scabs, it is aimed to help keep kids from picking at their scabs. In Everybody Poops , it teaches that it is okay to poop because all animals do. I feel that this is a great book to read with your children to help get them potty trained because it has successfully helped many other children.

All new parents need this book. Not for the reasons you would think. Most likely the parents will long have lost the book or the baby will have destroyed the book before it is able to read. Parents need to this book for a laugh. A laugh at what is in store for them both in diapers and in baby literature. I understand it was "a great green room", but "goodbye mush?" This book presents the hard hitting fact: "Everybody poops." Plain as day, no fluff with foxes or socks, or belly buttons or pajama parties, just the truth about the human body. I give this book to all my first time parent friends, and they get the joke about 1 month into their new lives.

For young children, this book is a great resource towards their learning about, well....
poop. As a child psychologist, I realize that only through teaching youngsters about such a socially inappropriate topic will they stop joking about it during class, lunch and at home.

"An elephant makes a big poop--a mouse makes a tiny poop." These straightforward observations mark the beginning of Taro Gomi's wonderful picture book "Everyone Poops." Not only is this beautifully illustrated book a great way to teach kids about a basic body function, it's also a wonderfully funny treat for adult readers.
I imagine that some prudish parents will be put off by Gomi's explicit (but charming) pictures of animals and humans taking "poops" of all shapes, sizes, and colors. But Gomi's basic message is sound: relieving one's bowels is a normal part of our everyday lives. In a world where too many people are too embarrassed to ask their doctor about colorectal cancer and other "poop"-related health problems, Taro Gomi's book is especially valuable. If the child (or parent) who enjoys this book feels less squeamish about discussing colorectal health concerns at a later time, than Gomi will have done more than just entertain; the author may have also helped save a life. So buy "Everyone Poops" and share it with the ones you love.

As a teacher with 33 years experience (pre-k through high school and even graduate courses for my colleagues) I appreciate an instant hit/life saver of a book when I REALLY need it. This book is simple enough for the very young and of high interest to the primary set. As a low vocabulary, high-interest predictable book it works. The topic may not be your choice, but I have found it of interest right on up through 6th grade. I'll admit there is no plot; it's non-fiction for the emergent reader. (All right, potty humor for the "tweens", or pre-adolescents.)

Yesterday, I reached for a strategy too far with one of my 2nd grade reading groups. (I am a reading specialist K-3.) I needed a book to save the situation with my lowest reader. This was it! Today, I recouped with a great lesson on schema (prior knowledge) and making text-to-self connections!

This has become one of my favorite children's books -- love to read it with my kids, or give it as a gift, and watch the adults laugh right along with the children. Sweet, and lovely illustrations, too!

I first saw this book in my doctor's office. He is a no nonsense type of guy so I figured this book must have some sort of usefulness. I bought it for my granddaughter and it seemed to help her...She"read"it to her father(she's just now 4). She told him that her Nana told her about this book and bought it for her. My daughter's friends are also interested in it. Sometimes, potting training is an unending quest and we can use all the help we can get. I'm thinking of buying another one called "Why does it hurt when I poop". Not a pleasant but pertinant subject.

I never thought in my wildest dreams there would ever come a day I would want this book for practical use. The day has come, my 2 year old was potty training easily, it was great. But her first experiance going poop in the big potty was a tramatic one and now she holds in her poop scared to death to go poop. She screams and resists going poop when the urge comes. We've try telling her poop isn't scary and that EVERYONE POOPS!! We name other kids who poop and even animals, she laughs but still doesn't want to poop. So this book ought to come in handy I'm hoping she'll get the idea and won't be scared anymore!!!

My son loves this book. It did not encourage him to poop in his own potty. However, he liked the humor, he liked thinking about what whale poop looked like, thinking about where snake poop comes out, he was curious about why certain people poop in different locations and my husband realized we are a species that also poops in water. The books graphics are clearly dated but that is my problem. My son did not notice and requests it to be read often.

This is definitely the way get through to the child who has come to associate feelings of shame and fear with bowel movements due to overly rigid toilet training. Once the child is pooping regularly without coaxing, you may continue his or her anal development by gradually introducing the techniques outlined in Hiroyuki Nishigaki's remarkable guide, "How to Good-Bye Depression: If You Constrict Anus 100 Times Everyday. Malarkey? or Effective Way?", also available on the store.

I have to say that I saw this book when my son was a baby and I kept it in mind for when he was ready to potty train. He loves this book. He doesn't just love this book. He is obsessed with this book. Within the first 18 hours of owning it we'd read it at least 10 times. And there was 12 hours of sleeping in that time frame. It's good for reading on the potty and off. It can be read anywhere and every time it's as new and exciting as the first (to a two-year-old at least).
In all seriousness though, it really is a very good book for children. At the very least, it makes them feel as if they are not alone in their bodily functions. And at the most it is (for those who are not squeamish) hilarious.

If not for this book, I would be lost.

You see, when I was a young lassie, I didn't know how to poop. My hippie mother tried everyting to get me to poop, but didn't want to take me a doctor, who she says are evil corporate pigs.

The amazing illustrations captured my attention. I realised, at the age of three, that pooping was fun and I wanted to try it!

I hope all parents of poop disadvantaged children get a copy.

this book is great for kids AND adults. I read it as a child & loved it and I still read it to this day. i suggest reading it while on the can. It really helps facilitate things, if you know what i mean.....

This book deals with poop in a positive, encouraging way. It explains how different animals poop, and shows lots of illustrations of different poop. It shows how some animals stop to poop, and some just keep going. Some of the pictures of the little boy are(sort of)anatomically correct, but they animals and grown ups are not(thankfully, that's a discussion for a different book). This book is fun, albeit a little different. The pages in the book I bought could be torn, so, be careful if getting this for a very young child.

This silly book illustrates the concept that everyone (namely, animals) who eats, also poops. It discusses the various aspect, ways, and means to poop. Don't buy this book if you are really uptight!

Our daughter was having a hard time during the course of potty-training with the concept that #2 can go in the potty. My husband had given me this book as a joke several years earlier, so I pulled it off the shelf and read it to her. Seeing the pictures must have helped our daughter get past some conceptual barrier, because she's become much more receptive to the idea of using the potty for #2, and after she's had success, she searches for the book and says, "Everyone Poops!" Not the most scintillating reading matter for adults, but for whatever reason, it does grab toddlers' attention.

Since I first discovered this book in the 1990s it has topped my list as a gift for any child going through potty training. Kids LOVE it for its no nonsense explanation of a natural body function. Adults may have to rely on the wisdom of their children to be as comfortable talking about body functions but so far none have complained to me about the book. In our family, we are now into the second generation to receive copies. It has delightful illustrations and a charming story line.

My 2 year old is obsessed with "poopy". When we started to potty train her, she was upset when she did a poopy. To address this problem, we bought Everyone Poops. She loves it and the phrase, "It's OK, because everyone poops!" has become a favorite in our household. I highly recommend this one!

I know this book sounds weird, but my grandson is intriged by it. He is 2 1/2 and in the process of being potty trained. He loves hearing about how any person or any animal that eats, has to digest the food and eliminate the food. It has many funny illustrations of different animals and of how they eat and how they "poop"! He actually runs and gets the book and wants it read to him over and over. A great book to read a toddlers while you are trying to potty train them.

I really wish my two year old didn't love this book so much! I'm not crazy about all the poop talk, but we're potty training and she loves this so much I'm considering buying it. She threw a fit when I told her it went back to the library today (I could only renew it 3 times!)

I'm having a horrible time getting my 3 1/2 year old son to use the potty. I've tried it all - rewards of various types and all sorts of "fun" stuff (stickers, getting a toy from the "potty prize bag", peeing on Piddlers, which are styrofoam-type fish that disolve in the toilet, food treats, reading books, decorating the potty, using a favorite cartoon character toilet seat, glow in the dark pull-ups . . .shall I go on?) I saw this book at a local book store, and thought some of the pictures were a bit gross (specifically the one with the lion eating), but my son likes it. He now tells me that he takes a big elephant poop. Now if I can just get him to take that big elephant poop on the potty and not in the diaper!! This book at least has him talking about where he should poop, which is a bigger show of success than I've yet to witness. Even though it might be a little yucky to some adults, I think it's worth a shot for anyone who may be struggling with toilet training. It's at least worth a shot.

This book was recommended to me by a preschool child care provider. My son was terrified of going poop on the toilet and the first few times panicked and cryed, he was so scared. I realized I had never shown him poopy diapers and he didn't know anything about it so the book was perfect. We read the book a few times right away when we got it and now he asks that I read the book to him every time he goes poop. It's simple to read (and memorize) even upside down!

I am ordering this book in anticipation of a certain someone becoming the Republican nominee for POTUS. I am hopeful this might make it a little less unsettling when his Democratic opponent takes a bathroom break during debates.

I purchased this book for my son, due to his issue with pooping on the potty. It was and still is a hit! He loved reading this book over and over again. And his issues with going on the potty were quickly resolved! Even now, a year after being completely potty trained, he still wants me to read him this book! One of his all time favorites!

For the past 40 years I was so afraid that only I pooped. I would never see anyone else in the bathroom. This book confirmed that in fact, everyone poops. Such a weight has been lifted. Now to quit eating so much Chipotle!

I puchased this book for my 2 1/2yr old. He thinks it is hilarious. Kids don't think of poop as taboo. Why make them? It's no secret what you're doing in there. Not only did this book help with potty training, but got him reading more again after a bit of book bordom. As a bonus--most adults that find it in my house either remember it fondly or get a good laugh. :)

I bought this for my son for his "potty training party day" and it has proven to be an excellent buy! He wants to read it every time he sits on the potty! It's a great way to encourage pooping on the potty too.

This book helped my son overcome his fear of going number two. Psychologically, kids often are afraid to poop beacause they think that a part of their body is coming out! This wonderful book really helped him overcome his fear. Now if we can only get him to remember to flush the toilet...

"Everyone Poops" is an excellent well-written book with simple vocabulary children can understand. The illustrations are colorful, and accurately show a variety of animals and humans pooping. The greatest thing about this book, is that the author shows a young child sitting on a potty or tiolet, and the actual poop falling into the bowl. Children can identify with the realistic illustrations, and learn that it is okay to poop because everyone poops! I highly recommend this book to any parent with children who are about to enter into the potty training stage.

My 3 year old cousin has this book and brought it to my grandmother's house while my family was visting. This book is hilarious. I couldn't stop laughing when my aunt read it out loud at the table (after dinner) My sisters found this book funny but gross, and my bother seemed to think that the illistrsions were very inappropriate for young children. My oldest brother got a kick out of the pictures of animal poop. Overall, this book is very amuseing for adults and older kids, and something the whole family will be laughing over.

My son LOVES this book. In a bookcase filled with many many books he almost always gravitates to this one. I also think it is great, the drawings are whimsical and sometimes graphic but it is all put together in a way meant to dispell anxieties in a young child - hence "Everyone Poops". I strongly recommend this book to all who have a sense of humor, and a free mind on bodily functions. It is worth it.

I have a three year old child and he recommended this book to me. He was right. This is by far the best book I have ever read. It discusses the various types of poo and tells you that it's OK to produce any of the types listed. The book has taught me to become comfortable with my poo. It even has an entire chapter on diarrhea. I mean, it doesn't get much better than that. And with a book that's 27 pages long, it is now the longest book I have ever read. I just want to say that I'm so proud of my son potty-training himself, that I'm going to learn how to do it for myself.

This is a handy book for preschoolers , I'm sure (I got it from a perverted friend at age 15), but I did feel the author was a little gratuitous with the fecal illustrations, even if only for instructional purposes. Whatever turns you on, I guess...

This book is great from a toddler's point of view! Sure it's crude and simplistic, but so are 3 year olds! My small son loves this one, takes it to the bathroom with him. It shows him that poop is a normal, acceptable thing that all living things do, and has really helped us in our efforts to toilet train him. Everyone poops, and kids need to know that it's okay, a good thing even :)

I was walking in Downtown Charlotte the other weekend when my Dear Friend Erica pointed this book out to me. We both laughed so hard, I had to buy it. Later on that night we went to a party and read it to our friends. The book is great and I will have to recommend it to anyone who wants a good laugh. I work with a guy named Steve, he is 42 years old, but he could not stop laughing at this one. I Love This Book Because It makes me feel better about my Bodily Functions!

I bought this book as a joke because I thought that it was really gross and kind of taboo. We usually don't read things to our kids about excrement. But why not? They have to learn about it some day! My 2 year old loves it and calls it the poopy book. Fun to read, and the illustrations will make you laugh! Everyone looks constipated!

This is a great book because it tells the truth, everybody poops. It includes the different varieties of poop, different locations for pooping, and different people and animals who poop. The pictures are graphic, but it's important that kids know the realities of their bodily functions. Oddly enough, I have to poop...see ya later.

This is a cute book if you want your child to understand that every living thing must poop. It shows you the animals how they poop and where they poop compared to people, but that is the extent of it.

It doesn't do much for the potty training process, because it doesn't introduce how a child goes from diapers to a toilet or how you use the potty. The book's focus is limited to just the idea that poop is normal. Depending on your needs that can be useful or not.

A stunning and refreshing look into one of the primal functions of life. The book illustrates a shocking world in which everyone by some strange cause of habit is forced to emit foul projectiles from oneself. It is a brilliant metaphor for life itself in which we suffer to stay whole and "normal". This book is an unexpected must read that makes you laugh, cry, and enlightens you on others because, after all, everyone poops.

I found that this book can be used to help potty train children. It gives the child a fun way and simple way to understand what is happening to them when they poop. They realize that everyone that eats does it, so it is okay to let it out in the potty. I would definatley recommend this book to those parents who are having trouble getting their child to poop in the potty!

I'm 18, with 2 almost 3 kids of my own, one who will be potty training before too long. My younger brothers had this book - boy did they like it (gross, okay, gross -they're weird children.) but it does the job.

I had to comment on these reviews. Those mocking this book are hilarious. I laughed so hard at the theisues (sorry late, can't spell) about mouses not making small poops making medium poops. Too funny you guys.

The only where it was so touching the women cried. What!?! Man, I'll reccomend this review to my freind. Hahahaha!

Cute, but not really helpful in getting my grandchild to poop...she still holds it for up to a week at a time, suffering the cramps and stomach issues that go along with that. Her pediatrician seems to think she will simply outgrow it. I sure hope so.
She did enjoy the book, though and the pictures are good to expand upon.

This is a very moving book that brought me to tears many times. It is very dramatic, and is complemented with incredibly detailed illustrations. An artistic triumph for authors and readers everywhere.

This book talks about the fact that every living creature has one thing in common - poop. For some children, learning to let go of poop is a fear. This book helps them realize they are not alone when it comes to pooping. Great illustrations and very upfront.
A must for any potty training library.

This is a great book for those that are having diffuculty accepting that it's time to poop in the potty! This book makes my 3yr old son laugh every time! It may seem disgusting to some, but I'm so thankful to have found this book. We keep it in the bathroom and only read it when he needs to poop. Now he looks forward to something he used to dread and cry about!

This book was suggested to us by a friend. We have been using it to potty train our daughter. Since she is most interested in animals, this book is a perfect fit. Since we got the book, her training has accelerated. In fact, in just a few days she is using her potty like a champ. A must for anyone with a toddler!

This book is perfect for kids that don't want to use the toilet. The pictures are perfect. I simply love this book, and my daughter does to, she knows it by heart and "reads" it to everyone who comes to visit. . .I really love this book

This may be the greatest children's book ever written. Let's face it, a big part of the problems with today's world have something to do with the fear people have of poop. "Everyone Poops" addresses that prejudice with humorous abandon. I have always been someone comfortable with the dark passage, and I feel this attitude has helped my life for the better. This book will improve lives.

My 2 year old girl LOVES this book!She has actually memorized what each page says and "reads" it to herself all the time. I just wish it told us what whale poop looks like so I can give her an answer! Definately a good book for little ones who are potty training or interested in poop. They are the ones it is meant for after all.

My son had me read this over and over again. He thinks it is so funny. Especially how the elephant has big poop and the mouse has tiny poop. Although it hasn't helped him get potty trained yet, we both have fun reading it.

This book is remarkable. Its as timeless as Candide or War and Peace. It is book of the utmost compassion and sensitivity. In my opinion the author should get the nobel prize for literature.

There a passage in my opinion which rank with the poetry of keats or shakespeare. In short masterpiece. I also recommend the Gas We Pass, another poignant statement on our bodily functions. In short brillant and delightful.

i opened up the book and read it aloud and was cracking up it was so cute! i bought the book for my 3 year old son who has been very apprehensive about pooping in the potty. he loved this book and it has helped he seems to be more interested and understands a little better. great book!!!

Bought This Book When We Started Potty Training Our Son And He LOVED it. he still says he wants to read it for his bedtime story! It is kinda short but nothing you can't add lib to. Def Recommenced this book if you are potty training!

Terrific preschooler/potty trainer book. Great simple story with fantastic art work. My son loved this book so much I bought copies for friends. We read it many many times and never got tired of it.Must have!!

I don't know for sure but I think the adults enjoyed and laughed more than the kids! The book is so well written and illustrated; It's a pleasure to read to the little ones - everyone gets a "giggle". Add it to your favorite young child's library.

It makes me wonder if any of the critics have children. My 2 1/2 year old son loves it! And I do think it played a big part in helping him use the potty. Its a natural thing, why shun it? Maybe if these critics would look at it from a child's mind they wouldn't be so hard on it. And one critic wanted to go into detail as to why we poop? Hello! This is a children's book in case you hadn't noticed.

I was PULLING MY HAIR OUT, trying to figure out how to get our almost 3.5 year to #2 on the potty! I heard about this book from a friend & searched hi & low for it. It's AWESOME! When he read this book w/ us, in the bathroom, he decided if elephants & fish #2'd, it would be OK for him to let it go too! YAY!

Everyone Poops is literature at it's best. Some say Romeo and Juliet, or anything by Dickens, but i say, "Everyone Poops," For years my life was tormented by these, "Brown Devils," as i like to call them. I thought i was the only one who had them! I thought i was a plauge upon the land! Well, the day before the prom, i found this book and found out that everyone does poop! I'm not the only one! Life is so good now that my fear of brown devils is gone. Everybody Poops, you gave me a reason to live.

Though the book cover would lead you to believe otherwise, apples do not poop. Neither does my friend Matt, but I guess you can't expect children's books to take into account unlikely medical conditions. Otherwise, it's a pretty good book.

I bought this book as a joke for a friend, but it would still be a good book to teach young children to not be embarrassed about pooping, everyone poops! The book was in good condition as well, which surprised me because it was less than $3.00!

My husband & I read to our 18-month old as part of his pre-bedtime routine each day. This book is fun to read every time. The illustrations are engaging & the subject matter is entertaining for everyone.

I finally left my frumpy spouse Bessie speechless. One large poop on and this book next to a breakfast plate at her folks house finally did it. And rendered me uninvited for the immediate future. What a shame. What a useful book. Bravo Gomi!! Bravo POOP!!

i bought this book for my little brother. hes 3, and LOVES talking about his runny bowel movements.. hes not old enough to know WHEN to talk about it. He had a habit of discussing his excrement at restaurants, at church, etc.. after we read him this book, he still liked to talk about fecal matter, but now he knows when to stop.

Oh my God, I used to be so scared to poop, but then I realized, "Everyone Poops!" This book is great--there's all kinds of poop, poop, poopity-poop-poop. This book really helped me to relax about my poop qualms by showing me how everyone--and everything--poops, and poops frequently. Now, I feel like when I poop, I am pooping in solidarity with all of creation. A great and quick read.
If you want to know what my favorite part of it was--it was when they pooped.

Before reading this book i did not realize how similar we are to the animals! Growing up in Chevy Chase i didnt see many animals during my childhood. One thing that i like less about the book is that the humans poop on the floor and that is disgusting!!!

arrived in good time and the cover was in good shape, the inside seemed to have some sort of printing defect; there were white smudges here and there on a few of the pages but ultimately did not affect the pictures or readability.

I saw this book years ago as a teenager and just had to have this for my toddler. He's not quite into it yet, but it will come in handy when potty training [hopefully]. He likes to point out all the different animals in the book. Great pictures.

I just finished reading "Everyone Poops" and I must say I am impressed. From the first word to the last, I was thoroughly engrossed in the reading expirience. This book is a modern classic for the ages, and a must-read. It's among my favorite books, an instant classic, and one of the best pieces of modern literature available. Get it now!

A Delightful read. i learned things i never knew before, like that i shouldt go poo on the rug at the annual company christmas party and that i should use this stuff called, 'toilet paper' for proper wiping technique instead of letting my dog lick it off. The book has many helpful illustrations and diagrams to help those of us who have trouble, i also recommend a toilet as a designated area to have diarrhea in,(i certainly made a mess on my great great grandmother's heirloom rugs after trying that ban dip from Taco Bell. Over all i highly recommend this book to anyone who needs a thourough review on Toilet techniques. with a great price you should buy it now! OOOPS, i just made a mess in my computer chair, jeez that diarrhes burns when it comes out... GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU POOPERS EVERY WHERE!

P.S. I LOVE A BAER GEE

The book "Everyone Poops" is not your average drama. Its a timeless tale of the struggle of Poop Vs. Mankind. A battle in which has raged on for centuries. The battlefield being the bathroom, and the politicians being the people making the poop. We learn that poop on its self, is the evil in this world. The pooper is none other than mankind itself. This book is powerful, and a great read. Its tantalizing grip on the reader is incredible.

Overall I think the book is great. Young children may be curious and rather intrigued by the idea of poop. The books clearly makes the ideas and principles known, but in my opinion a little to explicit for young children. Does the young viewer really need to see someone or something pooping in each page? I think one page would be enough for the child to get the principle. A child knows what poop is when they see it in their diaper or toilet, they do not need the graphic pictures.

I bought this book for my daughter & I have to admit, for the amusement of myself & my husband. In deed, everybody/thing in the book poops. But, after the initial 13 year-old mentality we all still have hidden (some better than others) somewhere in our adult selves, the amusement wears off. Just like the we grow old, so does laughing at a deer or bunny pooping.I can't say that my daughter really gives a ... about animals & people pooping all that much either. Overall, it's not too ...of a book, especially for preteens or perhaps some of the elderly and others who obsess about bowel movements.

This book probably has 15 sentences and 15 pages. Each sentence saying that this or that poops.

The first time you read it (I should say SEE it) you'll really laugh no matter how mature you are. But after, it'll be left under a bed. Good as a joke present, especially for those low budget exchange gifts. Now isn't poop talking fun !

I recently purchased this book for my 3 year 2 month 7 day 14 min. and 13 sec. old son. He used to call his poop sh*t. Thanks to this great book about crap, he no longer feels the need to refer to his waste as sh*t!!! He now says "mommy, mommy, I just took a big POOP in the bathtub!!!" Thanks alot "Everyone Poops!"

My 21 year old is still not potty trained however he is clearly making steps to becoming closer with pooping thanks to this book. He talks non stop about elephant poops and his two humped poop face friend. He loves this book and plans on using it everytime he goes poop. He is writing his thesis on this book and plans on becoming a poop expert. He feels that mice don't make tiny poops they make medium poop. You really need to buy this book if you love poop. If you don't then your a liar. Pooping is fun and this book is too. have a great poop!

Even though I consider myself to be an advanced pooper, this book has taught me so much. For example, who would've ever dreamed that "An elephant makes a big poop" and a "mouse makes a tiny poop"?

So sit back relax, and do The Dookie!

When I saw the title of this book, the first thought that crossed my mind was "who would write a book about me?" I poop atleast 7 times a day. Its comforting to know that Im not the only person who poops. Everyone poops! Do you poop? Of course you do! Everyone poops! Even the President poops! Rachel poops, little Johnny poops, big Johnny poops, Benjamin poops, Eliza poops, EVERYONE poops.

Sincerely,

manofthem00n

I read this book at a library one time and it just doesn't make sense!! It talkks about all kinds of animals pooping and my baby brother (age 2 1/2) says that the book is quote "gross". When i showed it to my mother, she dissaproved of the book. I mean, maybe it teaches kids something, but then they go around talking about it in public, which is not very appropriate. If you agree with me, I think you are very smart and intellegent. I'm sorry if you didn't like this review, but this is what's on MY mind and I don't belive this book is appropiate for young children. Thank You for your time.

I thought based on the description and reviews that this would be a fun book to share with the kids. But when I started looking at it I found the pictures to be very offensive. There is a picture of anatomically correct baby in a totally gross position that I was a little shocked by....and another picture of a man sitting on the toilet smoking a pipe. I found both to be totally offensive. I was so grossed out I couldn't even look at the animal pictures, I just put the book back in the envelope. the store was great about giving me a refund, so now I think I'll put the book in the recycling bin.

Now who would talk about such a disgusting subject. And then you must be very secure with yourself or to insecure to actually write or read this book in public. We all know that you eat and poop we don't need a colorfully illastrated book showing us how. This book was even worse then "I Hate My Bestfriend." Talk about a cruel irony.

I was moved by this tome...I laughed; I cried...All kidding aside; it's simple and you get a chuckle while potty training the little ones. I don't get the apple on the cover, though. Do apples poop, too? This book gets a star for the chuckle factor; not sure how it will help my kids to do number 2 in the potty instead of in a pullup.

This book is a silly presentation of a subject that should NOT BE BROUGHT UP IN PUBLIC!!!! I am disgusted by the fact that many of the people reviewing it actually think it's GOOD. Let me sum this up. You are saying that a book that glamorizes poop with illustrations of people and animals pooping, and says obvious things that everyone knows("Elephants make big poop, mice make little poop") and other stuff. This is stupid! I am also offended by the fact that many people with a KID'S review had KIDS THEMSELVES!! WHAT IS THIS???!!! Okay okay, I'm not going to bite your head off. But honestly...

First of all, what's up with the apple on the cover of this book? My child now thinks that not just everyone, but everyTHING poops! I have explained to him at least 4 times now that no, apples do not poop, but he continues to tell his friends. The other day he saw a squirrel with an acorn, and he asked me if the acorn was tree poop. This book, while sort of funny, is obviously misleading. The illustrations also portray pooping to be a very jolly event, and my child, who I was trying to potty train at the time that I read him this book, think's it's very cute to poop in his pants, and everywhere else for that matter. I do not recommend this book to any parents trying to teach their child about potty training.

My child thought this was a dumb book and put it down. Her friends who have the book are still not potty trained. Hmmm.
I think this was written for adults - (chronologically speaking)who were not allowed to laugh as children and are just finding bodily functions funny.

Actually, all kidding aside, this book falls somewhat flat in whatever it hopes to accomplish. I truly don't know what that is, but have managed to come to the realization that this Amanda lady and her cohort from the far East have some fondness for body functions and waste products. It can be seen by looking to her other lofty treatise, "The Gas We Pass," sublined something along the lines of "the story of farts." Interesting stuff? Maybe. To some. But what are the authors really after? I suspect we're just seeing the tip of the iceberg of some closeted fetish of theirs, which, you truly must ask yourself, is that something to which you'd like to contribute? If so, then pick up a copy. If not, stay away.

I have read and heard this book one too many times. Someone I know (K) has this book in her office and loves reading it to us like were 2. If you want your kids to learn about poop talk to a plumber or have them look in the toilet
thank you

First of all, I have kids ranging from 18 years to 3-months-old. I don't think "poop" needs to be taboo or any of that other crap people are claiming of people who hate this book. My kids refer to it when using the potty. But that's the only appropriate time to use these words, and when my kids use them otherwise, they are using them as gross words with "farthead" and such.

This book is really demonstrative to children. They hear this and they think it's fine to talk about it anytime. Soon they want you to read it more. They bring the book out, it becomes their favorite book. Pretty soon poop is a fun words and they use it in public. Sure, I may not care that "everybody poops" when my child says it, but the other 10 people in line at the grocery store might.

Ecpilict pictures, foul language, yeah this book is a real winner. You should know that by all the joke reviews it got and all the teenage+ children reading it.

Yes, it is true that everybody poops, however I do not feel I nor any child needs a picture book on the subject. The drawings of people and animals mid-poop I found mildly disturbing. The book has nothing valuable to teach outside of the fact that every living thing has bowel movements. I think it is logical to assume that elepahants would have bigger uhm...excrement than a mouse and I don't need to know what colors/shapes/consistencies said excrement comes in.

This is not an 'instructional' book by any stretch of the imagination. This is not a book with even good illustrations by any stretch of the imagination. If you are wanting to purchase this book as a primer before discussing the subject with your child, skip the purchase and just get into a discussion with your child. If you are looking to buy this "book" as something for your child to read on his/her own, your time and money will be better spent looking at almost anything else. Practically all of the illustrations are crude, most are rude, and some border on the obscene. Honestly, this "book" is in no way instructional from a parent/guardian standpoint, nor is it instructional from a child's point of view. What it is though is insulting from both points of view. There is nothing in here that you already do not know and therefore you are already capable of talking to your child about the subject without this "book" and there is nothing in here that any child above the age of 3 does not already know either. Really, truly, honestly, you are far better off talking with the child without the 'help' of this "book" by a wide margin.

This book is completely ridiculous. It will not teach your child anything useful about potty training. The only point that makes is that since people and animals eat, they then poop. What a waste of ink and paper! My two year old daughter understood this point before coming across this book. I would never have purchased this book on my own-- it was unfortunately given to us as a gift. The pictures are downright creepy. My daughter became visibly uncomfortable when looking at the picture of the baby pooping in his diapers. It is not clear whether the baby is crying, happy or in distress. The people and animals in this book are portrayed in a manner which suggests that they are utterly lacking in dignity. If I were a small child learning to use the potty I would feel discouraged and embarrassed after looking at this book.

I happened across this book while helping clean up the library at a local rescue mission. My group and I looked through the book and couldn't stop laughing. The faces of the animals whas just...well...alittle too much information and then, if that wasn't enough, they show a picture of a grown man sitting on the toilet smoking a cigar and reading the paper. They also show the FRONT end of a little boy twice, without thinking to cover it up. I think that it's just plain gross and shouldn't be shown to children of potty training age. Why can't you just tell them without having to show them all of THAT!

This book is a lie and a mockery. How could anyone believe that anyone else poops but me? For this, I call the author out for such hurtful display of an act that only I partake in. You should be ashamed. I never asked for the ‘gift’ of fecal ejection. It’s gross and I hate it. How would you feel if you were the only one in the world that pooped?

When I opened the book, I was immediately nauseated by the grotesque images of defecation. I was then assaulted by visions of my own waste disposal, causing me to cry for hours. I now have pooping PTSD. What compelled the author to make fun of me like this? That is just disgusting, like me.

Take the book off the shelves and think about your sacrilege.

Indeed, it is true that everyone poops; however, not everyone poops like a monkey, as page 21 infers, nor does everyone poop like a snake (snake poo is white and chalky) or poop "here and there" or "on the move". I highly recommend you research your own species and the "acceptable" way to relieve oneself prior to unleashing a deuce in any kind of Avant-guard situation.

I most definitely would not give this to a child. The book is humorous, but not in any way educational. It shows the male child's privates and poop being flushed down the toilet. Sick, but funny. Do not buy this book if you are considering it for a child.

This obnoxious subject, poop, not only denigrates human beings but teaches children that poop comes in all sizes and all colors. Most scientists would distinguish between say for example, horse poop and human poop but these cultural re-visionists would have us believe that all poop is equal!