''Everyone Poops'' is the title of US editions of the English translation (by Amanda Mayer Stinchecum) of , a

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written and illustrated by the prolific children's author Tarō Gomi and first published in Japan by Fukuinkan Shoten in 1977 within the series . The English translation has been published in the US by

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, within the series "My Body Science", and by

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. In Britain, the book is titled ''Everybody Poos'' and is published by

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. The book tells children that all animals

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and that they have always done so. The book is intended to relieve shame and embarrassment around the act of defecating by explaining to children that it is a natural part of life. The book has also been translated into Spanish and Thai.

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''Everyone Poops'' does not have a plot. The first sixteen pages contain various prompts regarding defecation in animals such as opposites ("An elephant makes a big poop" and " mouse makes a tiny poop"), comparisons (that various species produce various sizes and shapes of poop) and questions ("What does whale poop look like?"). On the seventeenth page, a boy with black

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and a red shirt is introduced, seen running into a bathroom. The book then goes on to explain how people of all ages, from adults to very young children, defecate, and how

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may use

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. After that, there are only three more illustrations that do not feature the boy. On the next page of the book, the child uses

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and flushes the toilet. The final portion of the book explains that because every animal eats, they must therefore defecate, and the book ends with rear views of the boy and six different animals defecating and the words "Everyone Poops".

Publication

''Everyone Poops'' was written by Tarō Gomi, and first published by

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-based Fukuinkan Shoten as ''Minna Unchi'' in 1977. It was acquired by Kane/Miller in 1993. Kane/Miller was later bought by Educational Development Corporation. ''Everyone Poops'' is the best-known title sold by the company. This book is sold in the U.S. through traditional bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and on the

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by independent booksellers.

Editions

* ''Minna Unchi'' (). Kagaku no Tomo Kessaku-shū (). Tokyo: Fukuinkan Shoten (), 1977. For later printings, . 28 pages in Japanese edition. * ''Everyone Poops.'' Trans. Amanda Mayer Stinchecum. My Body Science. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Kane/Miller, 1993. . * ''Everyone Poops.'' Trans. Amanda Mayer Stinchecum. La Jolla: Kane/Miller, 2001. . New York: Scholastic, 2004. . * ''Everybody Poos.'' Trans. Amanda Mayer Stinchecum. London: Frances Lincoln, 2002. . London: Frances Lincoln, 2004. * ''Todos hacemos caca.'' Trans: Leopoldo Iribarren. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Kane/Miller, 1997. * ''ʻƯ.'' Krung Thēp: Samnakphim Phrǣo Phư̄an Dek, 1995. . Krungthēp: ʻAmmarin, 2003. .

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