This is the illustrated story of a small bear called Bartholomew and how he learns to use his potty. This book is intended to encourage children learning to use their potty. Virginia Miller has also written two other books about Bartholomew, "Eat Your Dinner!" and "Get Into Bed!", and has illustrated two stories by Martin Waddell, "Squeak-A-Lot" (runner up for the 1991 Mother Goose Award) and "Sailor Bear".

 

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1994 by Walker Books Ltd .

Virginia Miller's first children's book, Squeak-a-lot written by Martin Waddell, was runner-up for the prestigious Mother Goose Award in 1991. She has since illustrated Sailor Bear, Small Bear Lost, Kate's Giants, Say Please! and seven other stories about the bears Bartholomew and George as well as a novelty book, Where Is Little Black Kitten?. She lives in Bradford-on-Avon.