When the Princess steals a cake in "I Can Keep a Secret", she says it's for Gilbert. Later discussed with "I could say it wasn't me [who told the secret], but I'm the only one who knew". Potty Failure: At the end of "I Want My Potty", the Princess has wet herself. Little Princess also mentions bedwetting in one episode. A toilet-training clasic, which you'll enjoy as much as your toddler - the story and illustrations are warm, and really funny." ( Mother & Baby) Getting Ready for Bed" Plot: Despite the title, "I Don't Want to Go to Bed" is not an example of the trope because it focuses more on the Princess when she's already in bed. There are, however, two stories that play this trope straight.

Frivolous Summoning: In "What's Wrong with Gilbert?", the Princess demands her parents call an ambulance because her teddy bear Gilbert's leg has fallen off. The doctor is a friend of the Princess's parents, so she agrees to fix Gilbert.Friendly Pirate: In "I Want to Be a Pirate", the Princess becomes a pirate and is just as genial as normal, if a bit mischievous. On the increased demand for his book, Tony Ross has said, “When I first wrote the story it was aboutcleanliness at meal times, never in a million years did I think we’d be in the public health crisis we are inand that people would be reading the book in this way! I just hope that it can help, and that all the littleprincesses and princes out there learn to wash their hands!” After Liverpool College of Art, Tony became an art director at an Advertising Agency but after a particularly bad day in the office he gave up his job to go into teaching at Manchester Polytechnic.

Elvis Impersonator: The Prime Minister's costume in "I Want to Dress Up" is this, complete with an awful attempt at "All Shook Up." In "I Don't Want to Kiss Great Auntie", the grownups all lie to avoid admitting they can't find the Princess. Most of their individual excuses sound reasonable, but put together it's clear that they are lying. That and the Admiral says "[She's in the] navy". His first book was published in 1976 and as well as his own, he has illustrated over 1000 books for authors such as Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Paula Danziger and Michael Palin, which are published all over the world. His series of books written with Jeanne Willis featuring the extra terrestrial teacher, Dr Xargle, has established a huge following of fans. As has his fantastic and fun illustrations in the Horrid Henry series.A TVadaptation of his much-loved Little Princess series is currently showing on Channel 5’sMilkshake.

Not related to Alice Soft's Little Princess, and in fact targets a completely different audience. Not to be mistaken with A Little Princess, The Little Prince or LilPri. Not to be confused with Little Miss Princess, even if both are British. Miss 3 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. At the beginning of "I Want Baked Beans", the Princess thinks she will not like the baked beans, but she eventually loves them.

sees the 35th anniversary of Tony Ross’ creation The Little Princess, the first ever book in theseries I Want My Potty!was released in 1986 and continues to be a firm favourite with potty-trainingparents. About This Edition ISBN: Illness Blanket: Downplayed in "I Don't Want a Cold". When the Princess catches a cold and Puss mistakenly thinks he has the same cold, neither of them are wrapped in a blanket outside of bed. However, when Princess thinks the adults have colds towards the end of the episode, she wraps the Chef and General in blankets (but only the Chef and General).

In "I Want My Treehouse", the Princess and Algernon make treehouses, but the adults keep trying to one-up one another by adding more and more furniture to the treehouses. The kids hate this, to the point where neither wants their treehouse anymore. Carrying a Cake: The chef carries desserts sometimes. Sometimes something goes wrong and sometimes not. Maid does it in "Maid's Day Off?" while having a nap outside following a picnic by herself. As little woodland animals munch on the remains, she mutters to herself while snoring. Most of it is indecipherable, though "Where are the pigs?" can be made out at the end. She also does one upon learning the maid is taking Gilbert to the laundry room in "What's Wrong With Gilbert?". Going Commando: In one of the animated skits not related to the TV series, Princess's skirt blows up and it reveals that she's not wearing underwear.

Foot Bath Treatment: In "I Don't Want a Cold," after recovering from her cold, Princess thinks she's spread it to the adults and gives the General a foot bath, using her (thankfully clean) potty chair as the bowl. Calling Your Bathroom Breaks: Princess does this frequently. One story is even called "I Want My Potty".Bad Mood Retreat: Downplayed for the tree in the yard. The Princess often climbs there to sulk, but it's not her only sulking place and she doesn't exclusively go there to sulk. Animal Lover: The Princess has never met an animal she didn't like. In fact, in "I Want a Sister", she initially wants another dog (specifically a puppy) instead of a sibling. What a terrible ending!! Surely it should then go on to say that it's OK to have accidents and that they will happen. Then the story should go on to show her successfully using the potty again.