The Boy Who Cried Poop!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

A very fun story about accidents. I was was hoping they would need to go up the stairs one mode time because I loved the people they met on the staircase.

The images were fun and the thought of a bunch of adults sharing their poop stories around the pool made me smile.

The Boy Who Cried Poop is a modern day parenting tale of The Boy Who Cried Wolf - but instead of the boy getting eaten, he has a poop accident that provides opportunity for those around him to share their bathroom woes. Kindness and taking ownership of our mistakes and accidents are running themes. My 4 year old was scolding him all through the book "Marc! just decide already!" I suppose if the vacation hotel had an elevator, it wouldn't have had the same appeal, but as a parent I was thinking an elevator would've been so helpful, ha!
Illustrations are so engaging with lots to look at. Highly recommend!

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children's Books and NetGalley for this ARC

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review!

The Boy Who Cried Poop is a funny children's book intended for children age 3-6. In this story Marc is struggling to decide if he does or does not need to go to the bathroom before swimming in the pool. There are multiple opportunities for children to practice counting and identifying characters that are described in the text. The illustrations are engaging and creative.

This was such a cute read! The artwork was beautiful and the story was fun. I think I also would have been distracted on my trips to potty if I saw all those interesting things on the way there. The message is important for young kids too. This would be a great book to console kids after an accident or remind other kids not to tease someone for one. It takes an embarrassing situation and makes it entertaining and bonding. Would recommend.

An instant favorite for my little one. The side characters make it funny, the story is relatable and I appreciate that it normalizes bodily functions for kids. It’s a great book to have for parents who are starting the transition to using potties as it shows empathizing with people of all ages having accidents. And if families are beyond that stage, it’s still a great book to read because don’t we all feel a little irregular sometimes on vacation trips? I’ve been following the author on social media for a while and I’m so happy for her to reach this accomplishment of publishing her first book.

Listen, I haven’t laughed out loud while reading a bed story in a VERY LONG TIME. Tonight was the night that I laughed while simultaneously being the hero during bedtime story time because we got to say the word poop A LOT.

The adorable illustrations and fun cast of secondary characters make this story one you and your kids won’t soon forget!

I read this to my toddler son and he absolutely loved it. Very cute book for little kids. I would definitely buy this and recommend to my friends.