Product Description

The sequel to "I Want My Potty". The princess is intent on growing up. But she has trouble deciding how to do it. She enlists the help of her family and friends and asks them, "What's the best way to be?". She decides she wants to be tall. The book is accompanied by a height chart.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #345328 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Review
"A must for any parent and child." The Guardian "Hilarious and a godsend to parents." The Daily Mail "The Little Princess has huge appeal to toddlers and Tony Ross's illustrations are brilliantly witty." Practical Parenting

The little princess decides it's time to grow up: "Perhaps I should be different" (holding her teddy over a potty) but how? Mum suggests being nice, "like your father"; "Be clean," remarks the cook; and so on, with each advice amusingly belied in Ross's cartoony illustrations - "loving" Mum, cuddling one kitten, is eyed by another, obviously jealous; the cook is picking his nose; the "brave" general is terrified of the mice stealing sausages from the untidy kitchen. "Growing up is SO difficult," muses the tot, finally trying out the potty, then deciding the maid has it right - the real question is what she wants to be. "TALL," she announces, only to have her little brother point out that "you ARE." Though the joke about contradictions between the grownups' words and actions is strung out almost too far, Ross's sly caricatures and visual innuendoes add considerable humor and subtlety to his simple-seeming story. (Kirkus Reviews)

About the Author
Tony Ross was born in London in 1938. His dream was to work with horses but instead he went to art college in Liverpool. Since then, Tony has worked as an art director at an advertising agency, a graphic designer, a cartoonist, a teacher and a film maker - as well as illustrating over 250 books!

Customer Reviews

Cute!
Princess thought she needed to grow up and asked all the people in the palace how to do it. The Queen says be kind, her father says be loving but her maid says be what you want to be and she says tall but her brother, the Prince, contradicts (sort of)...

Through this book, Princess learns how to be a bit more grown up but the twist at the end is brilliant. This book is great for young children 2 - 6 years old or anyone who is struggling to grow up. This book has a very important message so look out for it. I think the illustrations are fantastic and they really compliment the book. I would rate it 7/ 10.

A God Send to Parents
This book (and the series) gives little girls and boys the confidence they need during the terrible twos. Best of all, it gets better with age when they notice all the cute special treats in the whimsical illustrations. And, the story lines are easy enough for a toddler to grasp that soon she will be reading along. Highly recommended.