Fuzzy Bear's Potty Book

Dawn Bentley. Piggy Toes Press, $11.95 (12pp) ISBN 978-1-58117-161-7

Fuzzy Bear's Potty Book by Dawn Bentley, illus. by Krisztina Nagy, encourages little ones to make the transition: ""It's time to use the potty my mom will teach me how!"" Pull-tabs unroll the toilet paper, flush the toilet and run the sink. (Mar.)

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