Poo Goes There Too
Bo needs a wee, then a poo — and asks your child the answers along the way. A short, rhyming, shout-along story for the child who will wee on the toilet but holds on for a poo.
Gentle stories for a child's big and small first times
Warm, rhyming picture books for the milestones young children are working through — and for the grown-ups helping them.
The books
Every story is short, warm and calm — each one written for a specific first time a young child is working through.
Bye-Bye Nappy, Hello Pants!
Squeak the mouse wants big pants like the big friends — right now. A short, rhyming story about readiness, practice, and getting there one small, steady step at a time.
Moo Does a Poo on the Loo
Moo is having far too much fun with Hen and Pig to think about the loo. Then she feels a little tickle in her tum… A rhyming story about noticing the signal in time.
Peep and the New Egg
Peep loves being the only duckling on the bay — until Mama waddles over with news of a new egg. A gentle story about becoming a big sibling and finding there's still enough love to go around.
Free printables
Print at home as many times as you like.
Prefer to colour as you read? Every book on this site can be coloured in online too — click Read it now on any book above, then tap Colour it in on the toolbar to turn that story into a page-by-page colouring book, right in the browser.
Colour Me In: a Bo & Squeak colouring book
Twelve A4 pages: a title page, ten line-art scenes from Bo Goes to the Loo and Bye-Bye Nappy, Hello Pants!, and a “well done” page to finish on.
Free to print at home, for childcare or classroom use.
For the grown-ups
A short library of plain, evidence-based articles for parents and carers — readiness, praise without bribery, fear and withholding, accidents, and how to use books like these as part of it. Every book also has its own notes on what it is quietly teaching.
Written alongside the guidance
The notes draw on the NHS, the HSE, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the UK continence charity ERIC — all cited so you can check them yourself.
They are not medical advice. If you are worried about your child, speak to your GP, health visitor or public health nurse.