I Want My Potty! (Little Princess)

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The first book in this favourite series from Tony Ross will introduce young readers to the ever-demanding but lovable Little Princess. Ross's illustrations are full of character and humour, bringing the story vividly to life. This is classic picture book entertainment - and will be especially appreciated by any children who are learning to love their potty themselves! Character Tics: The Princess has a habit of skipping when she's happy and circling her feet when she's lying. Unplanned Staycation: In "I Want to Go to the Fair", everyone in the castle goes to the fair, except for the Princess, who has injured her foot and thus must be carried around in a wheelbarrow, and the Queen, who has to stay home to look after the Princess. The Princess really wanted to go, so the Queen cheers her up by hosting a play fair at home. Literal-Minded: When the Princess is told she's in charge of combing, she thinks that she's in charge of combing everyone's hair.

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. Denied Food as Punishment: When the Princess gets Puss to get her a cookie, the Chef sees and says, "Bad cat! No supper for you!". One-Episode Fear: In "I Want to Be Queen", the Queen climbs a tree and is apparently surprised to discover she's scared of heights. When the Princess tells her the fear will go away, it does. Cassandra Truth: In one of the books, the Little Princess is blamed for eating the Chef's chocolate cake, walking on the Maid's sheet, walking on the gardener's radishes, and muddying the house. She says she didn't do it, but nobody believes her. Turns out, the real culprit was their neighbour, a prince the princess's age. Though he did save her a piece of cake.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. Ross won the 1986 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, ( I'm coming to get you! - Andersen, 1984. He was runner-up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers. Height Angst: In "I Want to Be Tall", the Princess wants to be taller because she is having a hard time reaching things. Relax-o-Vision: In "I Want to Recycle," Princess drops a lollipop on the grass after a fly lands on it, but declares she's still going to eat it because to not do so would be wasteful. She tells the narrator, however, that he doesn't have to watch. He replies that he won't and the "camera" pans to a view of a bluebird splashing in a birdbath with relaxing music playing until Princess is all done.

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.In "I Want My Crayons", Princess's crayons go missing and she suspects all the adults, who get offended.

Scary Shadow Fakeout: The Princess thinks she sees the shadow of a monster in "I Don't Want to Go to Bed" but it turns out to just be that of a tree. Ow, My Body Part!: Twice, after falling out of a tree, Princess says, "Ow, my leg!" in "I Want My Plaster". Politicians Kiss Babies: The Prime Minister claims he sometimes kisses babies and when the Princess wants to take his job, he shows her how by kissing Gilbert.In "I Don't Want to Go to Bed", the Princess mistakes the shadow of a tree for a monster in her bedroom and has her parents search for it. The next morning, when the Maid sees that the Princess is in her bed, she (wrongly) thinks the monster has taken her. They both scream in "I Don't Want to Comb My Hair" when they see a mouse, due to thinking it's a rat and fearing that rats will nest in the Princess's hair if she doesn't comb it. 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. The main character, also being a princess, allows the reader to relate the young child as a prince or princess to make them feel special and responsible for their toileting.