Grover Is Messing With Me

We have a lot of kids books at our house, no surprise there. But these books are messing with me.

So, book A is called "I Have To Go." One of a myriad of books about using the potty that we have at the house (I didn't buy them; my wife did. I believe our kids should be free ranging in the yard until they figure this out.)

In "I Have To Go," the protagonist is "Little Grover." Cute Little Grover is wearing overalls and can't stop to play with Little Bert and Ernie, or Little Cookie Monster, or Little Varmit #3 etc., because he "has to go." That is to say, he has to go potty. His mom, not an attractive woman by the way, helps him out of his overalls and he goes on the potty! Sweet.

But his mom never wipes his blue butt. You'd think wiping would be important with all that fur, but whatever. Grover's mama helps him out of his overalls and then helps him fasten his straps when he's done. And shit stained, apparently.

But this isn't the most perplexing part. That's in the second book, "Grover's Guide to Good Manners." This stars the adult Grover facing different situations where he'd have to say please, thank you, excuse me, and so on. And on one page Grover is nice enough to offer his seat to a lady on a crowded bus.

Everyone on the bus is wearing clothes. Except Grover, who is naked. Polite enough to give up his seat, or maybe just wanting to air out his nether-region.

WHAT THE FUCK?

So, what I'm wondering is this:

1. At what age does Grover get to shed the little kid overalls and go au natural on the municipal bus line?

2. Is there a lot of crap stuck to his blue fur from a lack of mom-wiping? Does this irk the other bus passengers?

WHY MUST YOU TORTURE ME WITH YOUR INCONSISTENCIES GROVER?