The Poop Song

by Eric Litwin, Claudia Boldt (Illustrator)

A satisfyingly silly picture book sing-along about pooping—a topic kids find hilarious and parents find necessary!

Discover how cats, pelicans, space aliens, and even dinosaurs poop in this rollicking, rhyming verse that's sure to elicit giggles. With plenty of hilarious pictures and a catchy chorus that encourages young children to use the toilet, this laugh-out-loud story is the go-to potty training book that every family needs.

• A playful approach to potty training
• Full of humor that is silly, not disgusting
• From the bestselling author of Pete the I Love my White Shoes

Everybody's pooping all day long. That's why we sing the pooping song!

A former elementary school teacher, Eric Litwin's books interweave traditional reading methods with music and movement to make learning fun and effective.

• Children's books for kids ages 2–4
• Perfect for families potty training
• Great for fans of silly picture books

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Music, Animals, Juvenile, Storytime

40 pages, Hardcover

Published April 13, 2021

About the author

Eric Litwin (Mr. Eric) is a guitar strumming, book writing, harmonica blowing, song singing, folksy, fun type of guy. He is the # 1 New York Times Best Selling author of the first four Pete the Cat picture books and the author of the new musical series The Nuts. Eric's books have sold over 1.5 million copies, been translated into seven languages and won 15 state and national awards including a Theodor Geisel Seuss Honor Award. He has also recorded award winning music CDs. Eric is a popular performing artist who plays guitar, sings, tells musical stories and brings books to life. He is also a nationally respected keynote speaker on interactive literacy and music. Eric is the co-creator of The Learning Groove which offers parent and child music classes and preschool music curriculum. Eric likes music, books and coffee.

Reviews

[CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has legitimately helped my kid poop, so I have to give it four stars for that alone. Fun rhymes too. I wish it said "all the little kids" instead of "all the little girls and boys" but I just change it when I read it ha.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Without knowing the song this doesn't really have much going for it other than the adorable illustrations. So my husband looked up the song to sing it to the kids and they both screamed and cried during the whole thing begging him stop. I couldn't stop laughing.

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Now the song is in my head! Fun rhymes with wonderful art!

[Bojan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun book about pooping! I wish there were books like this when I was a child ❤️

[Gabrielle Stoller · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT book all about poop!

Yes a great book to help with potty training......but honestly, the tune, the beat, it is everything

The creator of Pete the Cat does it again

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would they give a Caldecott to a book about the joys of pooping? And download the song, it's an earworm for sure.

[RG]

What? This is a new book at the library... I have to stay up to date on this stuff. I learned that space martians poop by a faraway star. Cool!

[Ashley Ewert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and silly way to talk about something everybody does!

[Elizabeth]

I think my pre-school nephews would enjoy this.

[Colorado Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

who doesn't like a good book about poop? with rhyming and a song too???!!!!

[Aolund · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute and silly song/picture book celebrating poop, though I would definitely change "But the Big Boys and Big Girls" to "But the Big Kids, oh the Big Kids" in my own readings--the gender binary is unnecessary here and everywhere, so let's get more creative and intentional and stop using binary language!

Themes: Potty Training
Age range: Toddler-Preschool

[Hannah Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is my new favorite potty training book to recommend. It highlights the differences between the way animals and humans go potty. Though elephant poop doesn't really weigh a ton (thank goodness) and space Martians may or not poop by faraway stars (a delightful experience I'm sure), this book is so much fun to read and shows kids that using the potty like a big boy/girl is such a rockstar thing to do! It also has a catchy tune (look it up) and is guaranteed to give you at least one laugh (that will last the entire book).

[Kelsey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eric Litwin is one of my all-time favorite authors. He creates such catchy songs which I use all the time in storytime and at home. Unfortunately, The Poop Song really missed the pot and I've already forgotten the beat. Regardless, I will always await his next book with excitement.

[Sara Grochowski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Looking forward to hearing the accompanying song!

[Amber Hughes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another hilarious book by Eric Litwin!

[Brindi Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

hahaha this song will get stuck in your head! Thank you, Mr. Eric, lol. Book includes website info where readers can hear the poop song and download a potty chart, too.

[Rebekah Schnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is hilarious!!!

[Elizabeth]

I met Eric Litwin years ago, and he told me he was working on a poop song. Now here's the book for it!

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book about pooping with a downloadable song by Eric Litwin = a win! I would love to use this in a storytime...

[Amy Allgeier · Rating 4 out of 5]

This song...always in my head...🤦‍♀️

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Silly and useful! I wish I had this when my boys were toddlers!

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Song is pretty fun! I found the pictures to be a little too busy for littles, so if this is for a younger potty trainer I'd go with Everyone Poops.
Like Everyone Poop's camel joke page, this has a space martians page that doesn't match the toddler audience.
But the song makes it all worth while.

[E & E’s Mama · Rating 4 out of 5]

Elliot doesn’t like pooping on the potty, so I’ve been checking out silly books about pooping. This one has a song (we didn’t listen to it though) and has comical pictures of poop coming out of different animals, followed by a chorus about big girls and boys poop in the potty and they hear a special sound (flush).

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Completely joyously silly. What other words can I use about this book by Mr. Eric about the wonder of pooping? It's not very deep or precocious. Sometimes it is fun just to read something incredibly brightly silly.

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can see this book helping kinders who are reluctant users. There is a accompanying song (chroniclebooks.com/thepoopsong) that maybe the whole class can learn so as to divert attention from the little friend who needs some help to be found in rhythm and tunes

[Tim · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can you say about a poop book?
It’s great! It’s a great way to get kids to learn and talk about subjects that are not “demure” and it takes some of the shame away from the subject. Plus scatalogical is always funny!
Would recommend

[Melanie H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Litwin of Pete-The-Cat fame is back with another hilarious book to sing. This one is about learning to use the potty. Definitely a crowd pleaser!

Not recommended for storytime based on the content matter.

[Ayren Daniels]

The poop song book seems like the new version of Everybody Poops but this one seems to focus on "big boys and big girls" poop in the potty. It does not seem very inclusive but might work for an individual child not so much a classroom.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was adorable. My 4 year old enjoyed it very much! Great illustrations and it was nice that it was short and very catchy! I think it would have been better to read to her when she was around 2 years, but she giggled and smiled while I read it to her!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute read aloud with a song to help children potty train.