Written by Traci M. Sanders
Illustrated by Anita Kovacevic
Sam is a three-year old boy who starts out being scared of going to the potty.
He’s afraid his toys will be gone if he leaves them while playing.
He’s afraid of the whoosh sound the potty makes when it flushes.
But, Sam learns that these are just normal sounds, and going potty is a normal part of growing up
… AND that his tummy feels better when he goes to the potty.
Young children will relate to some of the feelings Sam has, and will be encouraged to take the
next step in becoming a big kid right along with him.
Your child can be a Poop Camp CHAMP just like Sam.
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Help your child sound out the big words in bubble letters. These are sight words that make the
reading and learning process fun. This book will encourage a love of reading, while also learning
about the potty-training process in a fun, relaxed, and relatable way.
kid.
I am a
I can do lots of things that babies can’t do.
I
I can
myself with a fork and spoon.
I can
a block tower without any help.
I can
a picture with crayons.
I don’t eat the crayons or break them.
I can even
my toys when I’m done playing.
What kinds of big-kid things can YOU do?
Sometimes when I’m playing, I feel a tickle in my
.
That means I need to go pee or poop.
Uh oh! If I don’t go to the potty soon, I might get wet or dirty
on my bottom. That’s yucky!
I leave my toys on the floor and
to the bathroom.
I can come back to play with them later.
I pull my pants down first.
Then I pull down my underwear and
on the potty.
Sometimes it takes a while for the pee or poop
to come out, so I like to
look at a book or draw while I
.
What are some other things I can do while I sit on the potty?
Lots of things used to scare me about the potty. I thought it
would hurt if I went poop, so I tried to hold it in.
But that gave me a tummy ache.
Have you ever tried to hold your poop inside because you were
to let it out?
Did it hurt? What did you do?
I also didn’t like that whoosh noise when the potty flushed.
It sounded like a monster to me.
What does it
like to you?
Now I know that it doesn’t hurt to let the poop out. It
actually makes my tummy feel much
It makes me think about ocean waves.
.
Besides, all big kids know that there are no such
things as monsters!
That’s just silly.
When I’m done on the potty, I
and make sure to
wipe my bottom really well.
Then comes my favorite part. I
my hands. I like to
count to ten while I scrub, to make sure I get all the
icky germs off.
Can YOU count to ten?
Whew, I feel much better now! And the best part is … my
bottom isn’t wet or sticky anymore.
I’m all
!
Going potty is really cool and makes me feel like a big kid.
I don’t have to wear itchy diapers anymore or wait
for someone to change me.
You can be a big kid too. All you have to do is go put the pee
and poop in the potty when you feel that tickle in your tummy.
Now, I have to get back to my toys.
See you next time at the potty.
Remember, you
do it!
Traci Sanders is a retired family child care provider of fourteen years, a mom of three, and an author of parenting and
children’s books. She has successfully potty trained more than fifty children in her career, was named Family Child
Care Provider of the Year in 2008, and received the FIRST Award(First Initiative for Raising Standards among
Teachers) in 2011, and was recognized by the commissioner of her state.
For more tips on the potty-training process, grab Traci’s short guide in Kindle format here:
Welcome to Poop Camp: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth about Potty Training
You can send specific questions to Traci Sanders at ([email protected]).