Sit. Stay. Tinkle.

It’s potty training time. Stock the bathroom with these new picture books and your little wiggle worm will be glued to his seat.

Comedian/actor Michael Ian Black’s Chicken Cheeks takes a funny look at animal bottoms.

In Antoinette Portis’s A Penguin Story, a penguin leaves her icy world in search of color.

A mischievous rodent learns to play nice in Hannah Shaw’s Sneaky Weasel.

Forest creatures track down a mysterious tree chopper in Oliver Jeffers’s The Great Paper Caper.

Mark Reibstein and Ed Young weave haiku and collage art into their story of a cat on a quest through Japan in Wabi Sabi.

They’ll bowl him over.

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MOVE
The Seldoms FamilyDance Matinee
What: Chicago contemporary dance icons teach tykes the basics of movement and perform an hour-long show.
Why: Take it step by step.
When: Sat. Workshop, 2:15 p.m.; show, 3 p.m.
Where: Dance Center of Columbia College, 1306 S. Michigan Ave., at 13th St. Tickets online at tickets.colum.edu or call 312-369-6600.

SEE
Alice in Wonderland
What: Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences presents an offbeat version of the Lewis Carroll story.
Why: Go ask Alice.
When: Thru Mar. 3. Tues. & Thurs., 10 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m.
Where: DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre, 60 E. Balbo Dr., b/t Michigan & Wabash Aves. Tickets online at theatreschool.depaul.edu or 312-922-1999.

BOOK
K Grace Childcare
What: Babysitting agency specializing in part-time childcare waives its $300 sign-up fee.
Why: They’re in your good graces.
When: Thru Mar. 6.
Where: Register online at kgracechildcare.net or call 773-649-9149.