I Don't Want a Bath" ends with the Princess no longer hating baths... but unfortunately, she now won't get out of the bath. Elvis Impersonator: The Prime Minister's costume in "I Want to Dress Up" is this, complete with an awful attempt at "All Shook Up." The illustrations are created, colourful and captivating for young children. They show comical characters in flamboyant clothes and of people with different job roles, expanding vocabulary. Not Listening to Me, Are You?: In "I Want a Trumpet," when the King becomes absorbed in a music box with a little toy that plays a trumpet, Little Princess says that she wants a trumpet too, but the King doesn't even hear her, as he's completely absorbed in the music box. So she asks him "Can I have lots of ice cream... for breakfast?" and he just replies "Whatever you say, poppet." In the next scene, she's not eating ice cream, she's just irritated because she wants a trumpet but doesn't have one. Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: The episode titles are usually in first person POV. For example, "I Want My Potty". The show seems to favor this a bit less the longer it goes on. The first episode to break format is the eighteenth, "What's Wrong with Gilbert?" This is followed with "Maid's Day Off?" as the twenty-second episode and "Can I Keep It?" as the twenty-third.

Easter Episode: In "I Want to Find the Treasure", the royal family and their staff have an Easter egg hunt. She finds a map and uses it to find all the eggs, without realising she isn't allowed, and ends up getting cramps from eating too much. At the end of "I Don't Want a Cold", the Princess is happy, yet the adults might have caught her cold and the picnic is off. In "I Want My Potty", the Princess originally thought the potty was worse than nappies, but eventually likes it. Girls Have Cooties: "I Want a Boyfriend" ends with the Princess and Donald declaring "I don't like boys" and "I don't like girls" respectively.Funny Photo Phrase: In "I Want My Tooth", everyone is having a group photo and they say, "Cheese!", except for the French-accented Chef, who says, " Fromage!". 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: In "I Can Keep a Secret", the General is keeping a secret and the Princess thinks it's that he wet the bed. Artistic Licence – Biology: In "Can I Keep It?", Taddy the tadpole turns into a frog in a few minutes, whereas in real life, it takes a few days at least.

Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Rhyme Theme Naming: The book "I Want to Make a Friend" features three mean kids: two girls and a boy. The girls are named Molly and Polly. Tony Ross has a variety of books about a spoilt little Princess who is always demanding something. In 'I want my Potty' the little Princess eventually promises to ask for her potty when she needs to go to the toilet. The Princess demands for her potty when she realises she needs her potty rather urgently when she is at the top of the castle. The maid, the queen, the king and everyone in the palace rush around trying to find the Princess's potty and get it to her but by end of the story as we would be able to guess it is too late, the little princess wets herself on the floor! The General searching for an Easter egg in the compost, which consists of rotten food and horse poo. Unusually Uninteresting Sight: In "I Want Baked Beans," Puss comes up two failed plans to swipe sausages from the table - first trying to hook one with a fishing line and then dressing up in a ninja outfit complete with Mission: Impossible style music and having Scruff operate a device to lower him down to the bowl on the table. In both cases, the King, Queen and Little Princess, all of which are sitting at the table, either don't notice or aren't bothered by the unusual activity going on.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. Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Amusingly enough, the only regular characters that have actual names are Little Princess's pets, the dog Scruff and the cat Puss. The title character is called either "Princess" or "the Princess" on the show itself. There's also the King, the Queen, the Chef, the Prime Minister, the Admiral, the gardener and the general. Some of the later guest characters, such as Great Uncle Walter and Maid's nephew, Algie, also have names. I loved this little book, mainly for the illustrations and as a very young child of almost 3, I found it very humorous!

At the beginning of "I Want Baked Beans", the Princess thinks she will not like the baked beans, but she eventually loves them. 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!” One of my favourite childhood stories. 'I want my potty' is the tale of a very spoilt princess who on this occasion, demands her potty instantly as she needs to go to the toilet. The maid, the queen, the king and other people in the palace rush around trying to locate the potty and placate her demands. However, by the end of the story it is too late, and the little princess wets on the floor.

Tony Ross' Little Princess consists of the following tropes:

Tastes Better Than It Looks: In "I Want Baked Beans", Princess sees a plate of baked beans and exclaims, "They look like rabbit poos!" before eating them and deciding she likes them. Silence of Sadness: In "I Want to Go to the Fair", the Princess is sulking about not being able to go to the fair due to her injured foot. Until she cheers up, she doesn't say much beyond "[activity the Queen suggested] is boring" and one-word sentences. As soon as your tot hears the Little Princess is ditching her nappies, she'll be sure to want to follow suit." ( Mother & Baby) Birthday Episode: It's the General's birthday in "I Want to Cook" and the Princess's birthday in "I Want a Surprise".