I Want My Potty! (Little Princess)

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In "I Want to Cook", the Princess wants Puss the cat to be her food taster, but he refuses to eat anything. She eventually gets him to eat by pretending the spoon is an airplane, since it's what her parents do when she refuses food. Height Angst: In "I Want to Be Tall", the Princess wants to be taller because she is having a hard time reaching things. I would recommend this story to read to any child around potty training age, as it eases them into the concept of not using a nappy. From an adults perspective,one might argue that the fact that she wets on the floor is not sending a good message, and maybe there should have been more reference in the story to the idea that it was an accident and it does not matter. Having said this, I think that children would not analyse this in depth, and simply would enjoy the story. There are many amusing aspects to it, such as the tantrum that the princess has, and the look of panic in the bright and colourful illustrations of all the adults in the story who are rushing around in a frenzy trying the locate the potty! 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. Counting to Potato: When the Princess is counting the baby snails in "I Want My Snail", she says, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, a hundred!".

In 2020 Tony Ross’ creation helped children and families through the COVID19 pandemic, in I Don’t Wantto Wash My Hands, first published in 2001, Little Princess learns all about the hidden, invisible nasties thatcan cause illnesses that live on our hands, and how the simple act of washing those hands removes them;there couldn’t be a more prescient message! Scruff does a variation in "I Don't Want Help". It could not be described as a dance, but he is vibrating because he needs to pee. Hollywood Mirage: Never "actually" happens but the Scruff does have an Imagine Spot of himself and Puss in a desert, hallucinating water and plants.Born in 1938 in Wandsworth, South London, Tony Ross never though about a career in art, but says he fell into it after his dream of being a cowboy disintegrated when a letter he wrote to John Wayne was never replied to.

Title Theme Tune: The opening theme would like you to know that she's a Little Princess, and those are the only words in the entire song. Also counts as Expository Theme Tune. 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. Potty Failure: At the end of "I Want My Potty", the Princess has wet herself. Little Princess also mentions bedwetting in one episode.

Tony Ross' Little Princess consists of the following tropes:

Comedic Underwear Exposure: In "I Want to Go to the Fair", the Queen falls over and her bloomers are visible. In "I Want a Surprise", the Princess is impatient to find out her birthday presents, but is bored and wants a surprise on the day. Shout-Out: In "I Don't Want to Comb My Hair", when the Admiral thinks a comb is a fish that's been mutilated by a sea monster, a bit of the Jaws theme plays. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. Creative Closing Credits: In "I Want to be a Cavegirl," the instrumental of the show theme used in the closing credits has the cavegirl drumbeat heard within the episode mixed into it.

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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!".