Everyone Has Standards: In “I Want My Dummy!”, the Admiral and General may be grown men who play with toys, but even they think it’s weird to still use a dummy (pacifier) at age four. So does the Prime Minister, even though he’s an old man who still rides a tricycle.

Fiendish Fish: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the Admiral tells a story about a threatening, giant fish.In “I Want TWO Birthdays!”, one of the things the Princess misses about having “unbirthdays” when it gets to be her birthday every day is getting dirty. 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. 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. Angry Dance: In “I Want My Dinner!”, when the Princess starts eating the monster’s dinner, he angrily stomps and waves his arms. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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 minor characters, such as Polly and Chalky the rabbit, also have names.Potty Emergency: In “I Want My Potty!”, the Princess is seen running frantically to her potty and she’s described as being “a long way away from her potty when she needed it most”, then later, she starts calling out for her potty, only to wet herself when they find 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. Her Codename Was Mary Sue: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the Queen tells a story about a fairy queen that resembles herself. 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.

New Baby Episode: In "I Want a Sister", the Princess learns that the Queen is pregnant. She wants a sister, because she thinks brothers are smelly, but when she gets a brother, she thinks he's a cute baby. 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.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!”. Bad Mood Retreat: “I Didn’t Do It!” establishes that the Princess and the neighbour prince have a “Sulky Tree” to sit in when they sulk. the illustrations are bright and fun. They also make it easier to imagine what is happening on the camping trip 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!”. Anthropomorphic Food: In “I Want a Bedtime Story!”, the King tells the Princess a story about a naughty, living sandwich, while the Gardener tells one about a carrot who’s afraid of the dark.

I’m a pessimist and I’m glad I am one. As a pessimist, you feel sorry for optimists. In the world of a pessimist, everything gets better. If you’re an optimist, nothing works out as well as you hope. They have nothing in life to look forward to but disappointment. 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. Also discussed in “I Want My Mum”, in which the Princess mistakes a teddy bear (not Gilbert) under her bed for a monster.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. Tropey, Come Home: In “I Want a Bunny”, the Princess’s pet goldfish Goldie swims away in the lake and is never seen again, then later her rabbit Chalky runs away never to be seen again.