Tarō Gomi

English translation by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum

All animals eat, and so all animals poop! Humans are animals and we poop too, though all animals poop differently.

Very sweet, simple drawings in this 1970s Japanese book. Focuses more on the theory of using the potty than practice, so to speak.
I always thought I had read this one when I was a kid, but it didn't seem familiar so I think I actually read Once Upon a Potty.

This is so clever. When sharing this with preschoolers, it's fun to talk about the different meanings of the word "miss." When we miss someone, we want to see them. But sometimes when you try to see someone you miss them!

EducatingParents.org rating: Caution: Read With Care
Warning: Though the text of the story is fine, there are 2 pages where where we see the little boys penis.

Follows the four seasons around the year, from snow melting into spring, through the quiet harvest and the fall of snow, and then to spring again.