
Diarrhea can cause distress, especially in young children. It causes parents to worry, too. I should know. A couple weeks back my daughter caught an intestinal virus and suffered for two weeks straight. The poor girl lost weight, visited the doctor and missed several days of preschool. She dealt with it in her own way, by making up a song with the refrain, "DiarrhEEEEEEEEEEEEa, DiarrhEEEEEEEEEEEEa! Oh, oh, oh, DiarrhEEEEEEEEEEEEa!" (While she didn't enjoy the illness at all, she liked saying the funny, new word repeatedly in a loud voice.) Her sickness made us all miserable because it interrupted our lives, schedule and meal plans.
The Moose with Loose Poops
The book certainly struck a chord with my daughter. She sat and listened to the entire book with great interest and commiserated with Miles, the diarrhea-stricken moose. The Moose with Loose Poops

The Moose with Loose PoopsDr. Charlotte Cowan is a board-certified pediatician, a mother, and the author of the Dr. Hippo Series of books published by the Hippocratic Press. The other books in the Dr. Hippo Series for children ages 2-7 include: The Little Elephant with the Big Earache, by Charlotte Cowan, M.D., illustrated by Penelope Neal. The Hippocratic Press (January 2009); 32 pages; ISBN 9780975351659
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103 comments:
Ok, I literally laughed out loud when I saw this! Oh, kids books!
It's funny, but kids actually LOVE these books that I find really gross & quite hilarious!--maybe I just have a weird sense of humor lol. But, I mean... "The Moose with Loose Poops"...just, ouch!
I understand the purpose of the book, but I'm not sure I would be able to get through it without laughing! Maybe I'm a little immature? My 10 year old sister would Love that book!
My nieces would love this book, they get thier sense of humor from their dad!!! I feel your pain, I had this same stomach virus around Christmas and was sick for 2 1/2 weeks it was horrible!!! Hope she is feeling better now!!!
Love books that show normal things with the body. My favorite book from Dr. Hippo is Pepper has a Fever. Thanks for the opportunity.
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Thanks so much for making my family think I am wierd by laughing out loud. LOL ........ awesome book, I really hope to win.
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my kids always loved books about bodily functions! haha...
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My 4 year old would love this. He talks about diareah (correctly) all of the time!
Sadie's Sore Throat looks cute too. I would like to see one about growing pains because my son always complains of sore knees.
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pepper has a fever thanks for the giveaway
My favorite is "Peeper Has a Fever"!
I never knew these kind of educational books for kids existed! What a fun way to learn!
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I like Sadie has a sore throat.
I like Sadie has a Sore Throat!
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I haven't actually read any of them but the Katie Caught a Cold book looks really cute. And my kids get colds all winter long. :)
What a great title! Peeper has a fever looks like fun too!
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Sadie Has A Sore Throat is cute!
Katie Caught a Cold is just to perfect for this winter season.
I think my daughter would also enjoy Katie Caught a Cold and Sadie's Sore Throat, as these often happen to her during winter cold season here in Maine.
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my 2 year old would love these. Katie caught a cold sounds good!
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Since it is cold season, I think Katie Caught a Cold would be good.
My grandchildren would love this book!! Thanks...great sweeps!
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Hilarious - and helpful. My grandsons need this RIGHT NOW!!
(Flu season)
Anyway Peeper has a fever is another wonderful looking book
I'd like Katie Caught a Cold for my kindergarten kids!
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Katie Caught a cold looks like it would be really cute.
The little elephant and the earache looks good
I think Katie Caught a Cold would be appropriate this time of year. My little grandson would love any of the books, though. Thanks for the giveaway. Please enter me.
Peeper Has a Fever looks good too. My son would enjoy reading these I'm sure.
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Sadie's Sore Throat sounds like a great book, too! I'd love this for my girls!
Sadie has a Sore throat looks cute..they all do especailly this Moose one!! LOL...Please enter me...and I just clicked to follow you!!
My preschool class would just love this. Sadie's sore throat looks good too.
Oh my goodness, this is my new favorite series! I love them all but I TOTALLY thought The Moose With Loose Poops had to be a fake until I got to actually hold it in my hands. My family has a slightly infantile sense of poo humor so that has to be the one for us! I would love to hear what comes out of my child's mouth after we read THAT as a bedtime story 210 times! =)
This would be a great gift for my nephew! Thank you for offering this giveaway! eyeslikesugar [at] gmail [dot] com.
This book looks adorable!!
"Katie Caught a Cold" was fun! :)
Katie Caught a Cold, these books are brilliant!
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Katie has a cold looks great.
I love that someone has written about common health issues with kids and in such an accessible and non-scary way! I would love to read Peeper has a fever. I do have to say that the title of Moose caught my eye and made me chuckle!!
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Never heard of this book! I also like the Katie Caught a Cold book.
Honestly, The Moose with Loose Poops seems to be my favorite. Can't go wrong with a book about poop.
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It seems like we get a lot of earaches at our house and I think that the little elephant with a big earache sounds so cute! What a great collection of books! Thanks for the giveaway! audrajjensen(at)msn.com
Both my sons and I loved Little Elephant with Big Earache...the illustrations were the best! We actually own that one and I'd love to win this one. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I have never read one of these books before so I do not know which would be my favorite. I think all of these would be a wonderful addition to my books.
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Great book! My son loved it! We read it together and I think he really learned about his sickness! He's 6 and learning to read in school right now so hopefully he goes and tells his teacher he helped me read it!!
I haven't read any other of Charlotte Cowan's books, but I know they're out there, and I'm sure they're just as good.
Keep doing what you do best! This really does help! Thank you!
I've never read them but Katy caught a Cold looks like a helpful one.
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This sounds like a great book! The kids would love it! thanks!
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The little elephant with the the big earache sounds great. I know the book context could be offensive, but as a director of a preschool, this type of book is strongly encouraged. It talks about toileting and also what it means to be sick and ways that it could be prevented (washing hands). Please enter me. We would utilize this book at the school.
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"peeper has a fever" So cute!
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ok how interesting...it would make a good book for my nephew..who is recently potty trained..to understand a bit more about everything. I also like The Little Elephant with the Big Earache. Thank you for the giveaway
Katy caught a Cold looks good.
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My kids would love "The Moose with Loose Poops" (and so would the hubby, I'm sure)! I think "The Little Elephant with the Big Earache" or "Sadie's Sore Throat" would be good too.
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Please include me in your drawing. My grandson will love it.
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I like Katie caught a cold.
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Peeper has a fever looks cute. But The Moose with Loose Poops would have to be my favorite. Too funny.
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Katie Caught a Cold
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I like Katie Caught a Cold. Sounds cute.
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Katie Caught a Cold cuz daughters name is katie :)
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Good luck everyone!!
The Little Elephant with the Big Earache. My daughter gets ear infections quite often so this would be great!
I'd pick "Katie Caught a Cold" because ALL kids get colds so it's very useful!!
Katie caught a cold would be really great for my kids.
Peeper Has A Fever looks really great. This looks like a really fun giveaway. Thanks.
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My favorite book is "The Moose with Loose Poops".
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My niece would love this book. She's really into potty humor right now. Sadie's sore throat sounds like a good one too.
Just wanted to say thanks for the review. This is the first I've heard of the book and I'm sure it will help children experiencing this for the first time.
I think I would also like Katie Caught a Cod.. Thank you for having this giveaway
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I think this is cute: Sadie's Sore Throat
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I WOULD say that the Moose with Loose Poops sounds the best - because it does - but then you'd think I didn't actually go to the site, so I'll say:
Sadie's Sore Throat
I would have to say The Moose with Loose Poops is my fave. What other way would diarrhea be funny? lol
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These are such adorable books! I soooo love "Sadie’s Sore Throat."
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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I think the Moose has to be my favorite. My husband would probably enjoy it as much as my son. :)
I follow you and just tweeted the contest (@NestingKara).
'Katie Caught a Cold' looks cute.
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