Great for the young toddler

I've begun potty training my daughter at 17 months, and she loves this book! The story is short and to the point, (great for those of us who know potty training *is* possible for a young toddler!). It's easily short enough for even a 1-year-old to not lose interest in. She doesn't know who Ernie is, so it wouldn't really matter who the character is, but if your child is an Ernie or Sesame Street lover I would imagine that would be a plus! I LOVE that Ernie washes his hands "with sudsy soap" at the end of the book, something our daughter loves to climb up and do after using the toilet. It might be too simple and short if your child is 3 or 4 years old and still in diapers. I also love that it is a board book, because although she's pretty good with not destroying paper pages, it will easily last for the next few children. It's also easy to substitute the words you are using or plan to use with your child (for example, I use "go potty" and "on the toilet" rather than calling the toilet a "potty" so the act and the object aren't confused). She also loves to see that Ernie is weariing diapers in the beginning (just like her!); I do wish there was mention of "big boy pants" or underwear in there somewhere, but I can easily work that in since she has no idea what the words on the page really say.

Great for starting to potty train

This book helped my daughter grasp the concept about going to potty. She seemed to want to go to the potty after we read it. She actually remembers most of the lines. Great book for starting to potty train your kids.

So Cute!

I bought this for my daughter when she began the potty training process. It's so cute! And it really gets the point across too. "Ernie's too big for diapers, so now Ernie has to learn to use the potty. When he feels he has to go, he sits down on the potty and goes!" etc. I love the photographs, and it's nice and short too.

My daughter is not a big Sesame Street fan, but she really likes this book. Even though she's fully potty trained, she still looks at it once in a while.

Also for those afraid of gross anatomy: Don't worry about it on this one. Ernie sits down to potty and you don't see anything. It's appropriate for a girl as well as a boy.