Don't Go There!
Picture Storybooks Humorous Stories
Lid up, pants down, bottom on the seat!
They mustn’t have toilets in outer space, because this baby Martian keeps going in the wrong place: a bird bath, a bin, an up-turned hat . . . Perhaps if he masters The Toilet Song, he might learn where to go.
Creators
Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen Press at the age of 21, and since then she has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who’s in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle. She lives in North London with her husband.
Originally from Iceland, Hrefna Bragadottir moved to the UK at 16, where she studied for a BA in 2D Animation from The Arts University Bournemouth. After working in TV animation for 8 years, Hrefna turned her hand to picture books, achieving an MA in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. Her debut picture book, Baxter's Book, was longlisted for The Klaus Flugge Prize and The North Somerset teachers Book Award. Hrefna now lives in Bournemouth.
Reviews
Potty training is tough, but this jolly picture book looks at the funny side of toilet situations.
Baby Magazine
This is a fun read for all very young children on an important life lesson!
LoveReading4Schools
Jeanne Willis’s fun, rhyming text is perfectly complemented by Hrefna Bragadottir’s charming illustrations, which manage to be both beautiful and full of wit… A sweet way to help children get to grips with using the loo.
BookTrust
