I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Who wants to pee at school. No one. I never liked to when I was a kid either, so I identified with this. Cute book. Nice pictures and well written text.

This book would be extremely helpful to use in the classroom. Full of knowledge that all students need to learn in this decade.

A sweet picture book for kid's uncomfortable with using the bathroom in public. It's not an uncommon fear, and this book handles it well with humour and step by step instructions, in a manner of speaking.

Good pick for teaching students about expectations and rules in public spaces. Recommended for students in PreK - grade 1

Raj’s Rule (For the Bathroom at School) is quite simple: don’t. And to help him keep that rule in mind he has lots of other useful tips for kids to try. Don’t drink your juice box. Don’t stay around water. Don’t play too hard on the playground. In fact, just sit there, like a statue, and you’ll have no problem holding it. That is, as long as you don’t have to sneeze!

Raj’s Rule is an adorable picture book that will help open up a discussion about the discomfort. sometimes surrounding using the bathroom—or doing anything!—in a new place. and although bathroom time may look different with remote/hybrid learning, a book about listening to your body and taking care of its needs is important whenever and wherever we are. It’s hard not to love Lana Button’s silly, useful, rhyming book.

I thought this story was so cute and relatable to our little learners. My daughter worried about going to the bathroom when she first started school and some of the techniques Raj tries to do is something my daughter did as well.

Raj worries all day trying to avoid going to the school restroom, but finds that he can't enjoy class and at times gets distracted in class all because he doesn't want to use the school restroom. Finally he can't hold and goes, with that he finds that he is able to enjoy class, lunch and playing with his friends.

It's okay stop and go to the bathroom, even if its in a new place.

This is a really cute book about a very specific problem. I love the way the wording is done & I love the diverse main character. Big problem is that like I said it is a VERY specific problem. I feel like this would be better for school libraries or big libraries. Since space is limited at my library I don't think this is an essential purchase. However, I look forward to seeing more from this author!

This book is a fun playful way to talk about an issue that many young children likely deal with. It helps highlight that it's not so scary and that the rest of the day is more enjoyable when you don't have to manage that fear all day. Some of the text could have flowed a bit better, but overall the book is worth a read!
I received an electronic ARC through NetGalley.

Raj refuses to use the school restroom. That means he must avoid doing things that would make him go. So, he’s used to being thirsty, limiting his movements, and avoiding anything that would make him laugh hard. Raj seems to avoid the school’s restroom because he’s only comfortable in the setting of his home bathroom. Other people might have different reasons for restroom avoidance, such as germphobia, not being late to class, not being heard by others while in a stall, and whatnot. The last half of the book imparts an important lesson that we must push past our limiting beliefs to achieve comfort and next-level amazingness. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher.

I wasn't quite sure what to expect with this one going into it. I assume like most it is the obvious, but this really touches more on how some kids aren't comfortable using the bathroom in a public place, like school. This shares Raj's experience with attempting to hold it throughout the day and how differently his day is when he isn't. This is an ideal read for kids starting school or even just having worries about using the bathroom anywhere aside from at home.

Such a cute story about a little boy who tried so hard to avoid using the bathroom at school. Which actually keeps him from having a lot of fun. He finally uses the bathroom at the end of the story and is so proud of himself! Great story to read to students who may be anxious about things at school! Love it!

I *was* just like Raj and had the same rule! And by was I mean I still kinda have this rule but I truly not to!

I think this is super cute and useful and important. It opens the door for a lot of discussions (comfort zones, taking care of our bodies, how we should feel at school.. I could see it going a lot of ways!).

I think this is great and I’m happy it exists.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book is just super cute. I think this is something a lot of us ---adults too---struggle with: using the restroom away from home!

The book is well done, and cute, the illustrations are adorable.

I also think it is important to have characters in all books but especially children's books, from a variety of backgrounds, different names besides Mary and Sue, etc. All children deserve to see themselves in stories.

This cover is too cute. A wonderful book to add to any elementary school library.

Another excellent book by Lana Button. She never disappoints. The rhyme is spot on, and was thoroughly enjoyed by my 8-year-old. We laughed in a number of places. A great way to help alleviate any child's worry with using a public washroom.

The illustrations really lend to the telling of Raj's Rule; a cute, simple, somewhat humorous little tale of a young boy afraid to use the bathroom at school. While I don't think this is an extremely common issue (if anything, most kids rush to constantly go to/use the bathroom as an avoidance behavior), I can see how it might be helpful for a young student who can relate to Raj's fear of using public restrooms.

Raj isn't comfortable going to the bathroom at school so he misses out on fun and learning. Until a forceful sneeze sends him running to the toilet. One of the important aspects is the equal telling of each action. Opposed to spending the entirety of the book discussing Raj's uncomfortable days and giving the lesson on the last page with a couple of sentences. The reader gets to witness Raj's joy as much as they got to witness his discipline of holding his bladder all day. Must have for children ages 4 and up.

It may seem silly to some, but so many children/teenagers/adults have anxieties about things such as using a bathroom at school. It may not seem like such a big deal, but as Raj discusses, his "one rule" actually means missing out on a lot of things. The pictures, melody of writing, and story are all charming and deal with a serious issue with humor.

I requested and received an e-ARC of this book from Lana Button and Owlkids Books through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a cute, rhyming story about the anxiety of trying new things and all the ways we try to avoid trying them. I know quite a few adults who still do not like going to the bathroom in public, I may have to gift this book to them to help them through this anxiety. Maybe they will be able to overcome their fear like Raj does.

Raj’s Rule (For the Bathroom at School) is that Raj does not use the bathroom at school. Funny and (enjoyably!) rhyming, this picture book follows Raj as he lists all the things he doesn’t do (basically everything fun) so that he doesn’t have to overcome his public bathroom aversion and use the one at school. But after breaking his rule, Raj realizes all that he’s been missing out on while he’s been avoiding going to the toilet (like drinking his juice and playing with friends and LAUGHING). A very cute book.

There are some picture books that exist mostly to address ~an issue~ instead of to entertain. This is one of those. And that's not BAD, but this one didn't wow me. The first half listed SO many strategies that Raj used to avoid going to the bathroom, and I'm sure it will be relatable for many kids, but I kept thinking that this could actually give other kids ideas that would only enable the problem. I wish it had touched a little more on Raj's feelings - how he felt anxious about it being a different bathroom, etc. Could have helped with encouraging children to express their worries/feelings.