Goldilocks and the Just Right Potty

Reviewed by: Connie Smith - Breakwater School, Portland, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 8, 2018

Review

Bright, bold and colorful illustrations. Goldilocks is featured here with a proverbial head of golden curls and wide-open, expressive eyes.

This picture book is a fairy tale "take off" of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." It begins with the "Once upon a time, there was a very little girl named Goldilocks who lived in the woods with her mommy and daddy..." However, the obvious theme of this Goldilocks is potty training! This Goldilocks tires of wearing soggy diapers, and so decides she needs to wear underwear - not too "frilly," and not too "silly," but underwear that is "just right." This, of course, leads to finding a "just right" potty chair. The story concludes with Goldilocks learning the "just right" time to go to the potty. Built on the magic of threes, this Goldilocks finally "got it" right!

A great book for learning to use the potty chair. Hopefully, toddlers will identify with this adorable, endearing Goldilocks as they themselves learn to navigate their own potty training experience.

Overall Book Score: very good