First Day of School Episode: "I Don't Want to Go to School" focuses on Princess's first day of preschool. In “I Want My Dad!”, the Princess is jealous of the Chef, General, Admiral, and Gardener’s children, because their fathers are taller than the King, and the Chef’s a better cook, the General can ride horses while the King’s allergic, the Admiral can swim and the King can’t, and the Gardener takes his kids on adventure walks but the King has no sense of direction. Merchandise-Driven: As with all book-based properties, the western animation series was originally created to sell the books. But then the market became flooded with various other merchandises after the show came out. In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, everyone tells the Princess a story, but she just responds, “That’s not as good as Daddy’s story!”. Real After All: In "I Want My Light On", the adults insist that ghosts don't exist, but at the end, two ghosts are seen at the top of the castle.

Monstrous Germs: “I Don’t Want to Wash My Hands” has illustrations of germs with faces and features like horns, bat wings, and devils’ tails. Animated Adaptation: "I Want My Potty" was the first book of the series and came first, and the TV series came much later. I Just Want to Have Friends: “I Want a Friend!” focuses on the Princess, plus a whole lot of her schoolmates, feeling lonely and wanting friends. They eventually befriend one another. Her Codename Was Mary Sue: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the Queen tells a story about a fairy queen that resembles herself.

Tony Ross' Little Princess consists of the following tropes:

The Little Princess books by bestselling author/ illustrator Tony Ross deal with common preschooler issues like going to bed, getting a new sibling and washing your hands. The first book - I Want My Potty- is still one of the most popular, thanks to its positive message and funny delivery.

I wasn’t at all like Horrid Henry when I was a boy. I was only naughty when I thought I could get away with it. Absent Animal Companion: In “I Want to Go Home!”, the family and servants have seven pet rabbits. However, they’re never seen again, and in “I Want a Bunny!”, the Princess not having a pet rabbit is a plot point. Ate It All: Subverted – In “I Didn’t Do It!”, someone apparently eats all of the Chef’s chocolate cake. He thinks it was the Princess, but it was really the prince next door. Then, it turns out he saved the Princess a slice. Living Toys: Though not normally alive, Gilbert is shown as alive in “I Want My Light On!”, and in “I Want My Potty”, another teddy bear moves on its own. Potty Dance: Downplayed in “I Want My Dinner!”, where the Princess is shown with legs crossed, but not really “dancing”, when she’s asking for her potty.

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Making Room for Baby: In “I Want to Go Home”, everyone moves to a larger castle, since the Queen feels the first one is too small now that the Little Prince is around. Playing House: In “I Want a Boyfriend!”, the Princess wants to play house with her “boyfriend” Donald as the husband and the pets as the kids. 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.

Getting to know the Kingdom Little Princess is based on the best-selling children’s books by award winning author/illustrator Tony Ross. The book "I Want My Potty" has the Princess saying the title a lot but it also has "the potty's the place", which highlights the fact that it's about her learning to use the potty. The only child of the King and Queen, the cheeky princess has her castle and its grounds at her disposal, meaning she is free to roam and play safely unaccompanied by adults. Little Princess is made by the team at The Illuminated Film Company. Single Tear: In “I Want a Party!”, the Princess cries one tear when she realises she forgot to send her party invitations.Ross was born on 10 August 1938 in London. His parents are Eric Turle Lee Ross and Effie Ross (née Griffiths). He attended Helsby Grammar School and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. [2] Career [ edit ] I would hate to be remembered as a total shit. I’d like people to say, “Oh, it’s a pity he’s gone. He was fantastic.” Fiendish Fish: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the Admiral tells a story about a threatening, giant fish. Also discussed in “I Want My Mum”, in which the Princess mistakes a teddy bear (not Gilbert) under her bed for a monster. Ross, Anthony Lee, (Tony), (born 10 Aug. 1938), author and illustrator". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi: 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U33199. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 23 June 2021.

I Want My Mommy!: One of the books is titled "I Want My Mum!" (U.S. "I Want My Mom!") The plot is described as follows: "All day there had been disasters - the water pot went all over the latest painting; the Little Princess fell off the seesaw and banged her knee; and worst of all, there was a monster under the bed that night. The castle had been ringing with the constant shout of 'I Want My Mum!'. And Mum always knew exactly the right thing to sort out the problem..." Comically Missing the Point: In “I Want a Sister”, the Queen announces she’s pregnant by saying that there’s going to be “someone new in our family”. The Princess responds, “Oh goody! We’re going to get a dog!”. Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?: In "I Want My Dinner!", the Princess brazenly tells a large monster off for not saying, "please" or "thank you". Here We Go Again!: Defied at the end of “I Want a Bedtime Story!”. The Princess has finally found a story she likes, but now wants the Maid to read all the other books as well… but the Maid isn’t having it and switches the lights off.

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Shared Family Quirks: In “I Want My Dad!”, it’s revealed that the King and Princess are both bad at baking, swimming, and nature walks. Sleep Deprivation: At the end of “I Don’t Want to Go to Bed!”, the Princess is tired due to not having slept well the previous night. Blatant Lies: In “I Don’t Want to Go to Bed!”, the Princess lies that Gilbert (a stuffed bear) is thirsty, then that he’s afraid of monsters, to try to stall going to bed.