Funny Animal: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the Prime Minister’s story about his big nose has him as an elephant. Personal Reaction- I like this book because of its message. I do not think it is very challenging or very thought provoking but I think it is still one that would benefit young students. I like the little princess' attempts to take ownership of her trip and I think that it shows that it is okay to ask for help.

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!”. 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. Nasal Trauma: In “I Don’t Want to Go to the Hospital!”, the Princess is hospitalised for a painful lump in her nose. Friendship Denial: In “I Want a Friend!”, the group of outcast kids complain about having no friends… but all the while, they’re happily socialising with one another. Neat Freak: In “I Want to Go Home”, the Duchess of Somewhereorother vacuums the lawn every day and doesn’t want cake crumbs dropped on it.

Tempting Fate: In “I Want My Dummy!”, the Princess says she’ll never lose her dummy (pacifier) again, only for the Queen to take it again.

Not Allowed to Grow Up: Zigzagged. The Princess stays four, while her brother (who does not appear in the show) seems to have aged two years.

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Bratty Half-Pint: In “I Want My Dinner!”, the Princess angrily yells the title, so the Queen says, “Say please!”. Little Princess is full of energy, charm and questions about how the world works. As with most little children she has an irrepressible curiosity and is stubborn when things don’t go her way. However demanding Little Princess gets, no one in the kingdom can stay angry for long once she puts on her big smile and tries to make it all better.

Among WorldCat participating libraries, the eight most widely held works by Ross are Amber Brown books written by Danziger. The most widely held book written and illustrated by Ross is I Want Two Birthdays (2008), which is represented in ten languages. [3] Awards [ edit ] I said thank you to God recently. I was looking around my house and I thought, “I’ve stumbled through life. I couldn’t have done all this by myself.” Something has been guiding me. And I suppose that’s God.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. 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. Lost Food Grievance: A monster in “I Want My Dinner!” yells, “Hey, that’s my dinner!”, then throws a tantrum and yells the title of the book, after the Princess steals its dinner. 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. Right for the Wrong Reasons: In “I Want to Do it by Myself!”, the Princess is correct that she’s being forgetful. However, she thinks that she’s forgotten that she brought her things camping, when actually she forgot to bring them and other people brought them for her.