Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel: A Story to Help Children Overcome Bedwetting

Sammy The Elephant and Mr. Camel is a gently empowering book for children who have trouble staying dry. This encouraging story about a delightful little elephant will help children learn to overcome problems with wetting. A comprehensive healing metaphor, it addresses feelings of insecurity, frustration, and ridicule while encouraging children to find inner strength to overcome their challenges.

"Accidents" are part of normal development. Before gaining full control of their bladders, most children have them from time to time. But wetting beyond age five can be stressful for both children and their parents. Children may face peer ridicule and rejection, especially once they enter kindergarten, and parents may feel discouraged as they try to solve this challenging problem. This book symbolizes the failure and frustrations that a child feels while dealing with enuresis and bedwetting. Through kind and simple encouragement and confidence-building examples, Mr. Camel helps Sammy develop the skills that he needs to overcome problems with wetting.

In this second edition, a Note to Parents by psychologist Jane Annunziata, PsyD, further explains wetting problems and provides many practical tips to help children remain dry during the day and at night.

Joyce C. Mills, Ph.D., is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, and recipient of the 1997 Play Therapy International award. Author of several books for all ages, including Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel, Gentle Willow, and Little Tree, she specializes in storytelling as a healing process. Dr. Mills is in private practice in Arizona and on the Board of Directors of the Turtle Island Project, where she co-leads healing retreats for women along with Native American spiritual and educational leaders.

Richard Crowley, Ph.D., is the co-author of Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel and has worked in the field of human behavior for more than thirty-five years and continues to translate symbolic images within one’s imaginations into prolific as well as therapeutic outcomes. As a consultant to professional athletes, Wall Street traders, and corporate executives, his mental mechanics approach has gained international attention helping clients immediately overcome their struggles and slumps as well as enhancing their careers.

Marcy Ramsey grew up in a big family in Connecticut. She has illustrated more than 50 books, including Sammy the Elephant & Mr. Camel and Mookey the Monkey Gets Over Being Teased.