"If the adults make you sit on a bubble-wrapped chair
while you wait for clean clothes, try not to take it
personally. They've probably forgotten what it's
like to pee their pants.
They'll remember in a couple of years."
Oh, so funny! Can't wait to read it to kids. There is absolutely no judging this tiny, bespectacled bird for the accident described here. It can, and does, happen to many. It could be at school, at home in bed, or really anywhere. There are many reasons that it might happen to you.
Trying to avoid it involves persistence, contortions, and inevitability. Knowing what to do when it happens requires advance consideration. What do you do if? Book research might be the answer; try books titled Go with the Flow, Urine Control, Pee Prepared, The #1 Rule, and this book as well.
The distractions offered are priceless, the cover-ups endless and the calls for help inventive. The school office staff is obviously prepared for such events, where sitting to wait on a bubble-wrapped chair is the ultimate punishment. The fact that a second chair is fully prepared for someone else provides a touch of comfort.
The final spreads provide grand advice:
"Be the friend you wish you had ...
... when you peed your pants.
... when you peed your pants.
I am laughing out loud!
,,, and thinking how an empathetic response in other situations can make things much better.
Don't miss the endpapers, and be sure to allow time for taking a close look at every spread. Color choices are perfect, and the changing perspectives move the action from concern to acceptance with honesty and compassion.
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