Dry Days, Wet Nights

by Maribeth Boelts, Kathy Parkinson, Helga Gürtler

Book Overview

"Sensible, exemplary, and nicely extended in appealing expressive illustrations; 'A Note for Parents' adds specifics about the prevalence of normal bed-wetting among preschoolers to the story's implicit advice for dealing with it".-- Kirkus Reviews. Full color.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807517232
• ISBN13: 9780807517239
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Sweet and Sensitive

I bought this book for my 3-1/2 year old daughter who, despite daytime potty training success, has not yet been able to stay dry all night consistently. Although we have always been comforting and encouraging, she is beginning to express frustration and disappointment in herself for not being able to stay dry through the night. This book was exactly what we needed. The story is about Little Bunny (LB, for short), who really wants to stay dry all night but keeps waking up wet, confused, and sad. His parents are very supportive, telling him that when his body is ready, he will stay dry. By the end of the book, he does just that. It's an adorable story, and a very sensitive treatment of the subject. My daughter was enthralled, and she smiled with delight when LB succeeded in staying dry all night. I was really touched by the sensitivity with which LB's parents handled the situation, especially when they said LB didn't need to go back to wearing diapers since, "We don't mind washing your sheets in the morning if you don't mind changing your pajamas in the middle of the night." There was a lesson in that for me as well. After several months of doing extra laundry, I bought a package of training pants for my daughter. She was really disappointed, since she had long since graduated to big-girl underpants, but she reluctantly agreed to wear them. After reading the book to her tonight, I decided to back off on that and keep trying.I know I'm not alone in feeling helpless when my child is unable to keep herself dry at night. This book offers a simple, sensitive way to reassure your child (and yourself) that this, too, shall pass.

great for teaching kids

this book is a great example of a real live experience. alot of kids felt the same as LB, that he/she feels like a baby wearing a diper to bed. so they try and try and try not to wet the bed and after well you get the picture. this book is great for kids that have that problem.