We found this Perfect Picture Book Friday at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo:
Zoo Poo
Written and Illustrated by Richard Morgan
Barron’s, 2004
Suitable for: Ages 2 and up
Theme/Topic: Poo, Potty Training
Opening: “How do you doo-doo at the zoo?”
Brief Synopsis: Charlie watches the animals poo-in-progress during a visit to the zoo. In the end, he shows how he poos differently.
Link to Resources: The book has a page of tips for parents to talk about potty training. Charlie leaves a note of encouragement at the end of the story explaining his potty experience.
Why I chose the book: This was an impulse purchase as we “exited through the gift shop.” Earlier, we watched a hippo swimming with her floating poop. Plus, I have a boy. I may need to familiarize myself with bathroom/poo-type humor. Anyone have a great resource or potty training tip? I may need those myself soon.
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I hope everyone had a great Picture Book Idea Month. I’ve spent a lot of time in hiding doing homework and wrapping up final projects for this semester, but have been jotting down ideas. My goal next year should be for one a day. PiBoIdMo always gets the creative juices flowing. Thanks again Tara Lazar!
How fun! There’s a lot more poo talk in that than my potty talk pb. Interesting!
My advice would be don’t get advice from me 😉
Good luck with your course, how long is it?
It seems like its a very individualized experience for parents and children. 🙂 Next Sunday, I should be finished. Then, I’ll see if the next class I need will be taught.
What a great concept for a book! A little like Everyone Poops, but in a zoo setting – I love it! I think you’re right, boys would like it, but with the animals girls would probably like it too 🙂 Thanks for adding a book on this important topic to our list! And yes… with a boy you’re probably in for a lot of bathroom humor, although honestly my girls were pretty involved with that too 🙂
I think it’s a universal topic … Funny. I find Moms talking about it a lot. 🙂
How cute. I would never have imagined a book about zoo poo, but a great way to teach potty habits, I guess! 🙂
We’re off to the zoo today (since Kiddo needs a break from Mommy’s homework)! We may see poo in action.
LOL, sounds like it might be a helpful potty training book. Cute cover. Hope you had fun at the zoo. : )
What will they write about next? My best advice is to wait until they are ready. I think some people try potty training at a way too early age. All three of my boys were trained at around 2 1/2 yrs old. I waited until then and it was very easy. I’m posting on Christmas PBs next month! I’m trying for a different one each day.
That is very creative. I never had to use books. It was plain ‘ole perseverence and puppets that did the trick–and doing it at an early age.
Could totally see this being a bestseller at Boston’s Franklin Park zoo. At our July visit we witnessed a memorable incident with a notorious gorilla. Nuff said.
Good luck with you end-of-semester endeavors Stacy!
The title and then that smiling face reeled me in. What a cute book!
Hope school is going well Stacy. 🙂
I am laughing out loud! What a fun book for kids. Think its important to address topics like this. Perfect choice!
Tantalizing title!lol
What a cool title/setting for this topic!
Gotta love that title. Wished that cam out when my kids were being potty trained.
Lemme tell ya — boys are not the only ones who appreciate bathroom humor. This book seems like it would be perfect for both genders.
Gorilla doo doo has nothing on elephant production. Needs to be seen to be believed!
Wow. In library class, right before we started our read-aloud, our class somehow started talking about farts… Interesting book…
Cute. It had me at Zoo Poo. Nice idea for potty training. Never could have too many. 🙂
Ha! This sounds so cute! Love the title. I added it to my list!
Hahahaha! What a great book!!! I sometimes have to poo at school and it really cracks the kids up! And I’ve actually seen a book with real photos of animals “getting busy” as we say. Thanks for the laugh!
This should be a hit with kids — and hopefully it’ll help in the potty-training department, too, as long as Enzo focuses on the kid’s example and not the animals! 😉
Well that is one sure-fire way of getting kids attention to read, I must say…lol. Guess there’s a story anywhere..huh?
Like Beth I hope it helps with Enzo’s potty training…
Yes. The name is a real hook. We had a great time at the zoo. I’ve been buried under a final project.
That gift shop is so hard to leave unscathed! Cute book. I’m not sure I ever found any great books on potty training, though both kids enjoyed one that had a button they could flush to do the toilet flushing sound. Neither of them really enjoyed the sound of a toilet flushing in an enclosed bathroom–too loud–so this was good. I don’t remember what it was called, though.
Shannon at Writing From the Peak