This is toilet humor in the most literal sense--a lighthearted, encouraging book that takes the anxiety out of the business of toilet training.

With its lively cast of critters and gentle humor, Toilet Tales has been helping youngsters feel at ease in the bathroom for more than 20 years. Now this giggle-inducing favorite returns with vibrant new watercolor illustrations and few new creatures, too. Page by page, young readers will delight at the antics of animals on the commode. Of course, a giraffe could never even fit through the bathroom door. A seal would slip right off the seat. And a sitting elephant would simply crush the potty to pieces. After many such comical bestial blunders, the story concludes that animals can never use toilets because toilets are meant for "big kids like you." Featuring more than a dozen animals--including kangaroos, an octopus, and even an orca whale-and written with child-friendly wit, Toilet Tales is guaranteed fun for any toilet-ready toddler.

Humorous illustrations and text explain why animals can never use toilets and children can.

Tells children why they can use toilets, but animals can't.

Do animals use the toilet? Get dressed by themselves? Sleep in a big bed? No? Why not? What is more exciting for a toddler than reaching such important milestones as using the toilet, getting dressed, or moving from a crib to a big bed? But what if animals tried to do the same things? A lion, thinking that a toilet was his throne, might sit there all day; an octopus would probably have a hard time putting on socks, and how would an alligator fit his long tail onto a short bed? With adorable, softly-colored illustrations and jaunty rhymes, these three board books are ideal for encouraging  success as young children look at the antics of animals trying to perform the tasks they themselves are just mastering.  The folly of a mouse trying to use the toilet or a kangaroo sleeping in a bed are sure to make them laugh.  Inspired by the original 1985 edition of Toilet Tales, these books also provide an opportunity to discover the names of many different animals.

"Big kids use the toilet. Do animals use it too?"--Back cover.

"A board book for toddlers that shows how animals such as a lion, an elephant, and a mouse could not use the toilet but a child who is becoming a big kid can."--

More than a dozen animals -- including kangaroos, an octopus, and even an orca whale--try to use the bathroom with no success. Can you guess who the toilet is really for?

Various animals demonstrate humorous reasons why they cannot use the toilet like children and grownups can.

Parents and toddlers alike will enjoy this charmingly illustrated book dealing with the trials and tribulations of toilet training.

Describes why animals couldn't use toilets.

A classic for over 20 years, Toilet Tales has helped countless toddlers ease into the big step of toilet training.

Describes the amusing reasons a variety of animals, from giraffes to mice, could not use a toilet, explaining that toilets are for people, including boys and girls.

Revised and newly illustrated, this classic picture book has delighted the toilet training set for over twenty years. Featuring more than a dozen animals, including kangaroos and octopus, it comically explores just who the toilet is really for.

This whimsical book invites readers to imagine what it would be like if animals learned to use the toilet the way children do.

What if animals learned to use the toilet the way children do? With understated humor, the text and illustrations present some of the shortcomings of this unlikely event. In this amusing book which Canadian author-illustrator Andrea Wayne von Konigslow created for her children, the serious business of toilet training takes a whimsical turn.