By Effua Gleed (author) , Juanita Londoño Gaviria (illustrator)
"No quick solutions for a bed wetting princess, but love, reassurance and stories help."
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March 2024 Debut of the Month
A wonderfully appealing and reassuring debut picturebook that deals with the problem of bed wetting, but is anything but a dull issues book.
Firstly, it is set in a refreshingly diverse royal family where no character is a stereotype : we see the king fainting, the queen playing knights and the granny hunting dragons for example.
Secondly it is beautifully illustrated with vibrant, warm pictures that enhance and extend the text. With clear repetition and enchanting characters, the written words often burst into rhyming lines, that make the story more memorable still.
Finally, what a genius idea to tackle a tough, and sometimes embarrassing, issue for children with a fairytale twist -it really is such a great title!
Most importantly it emphasizes something parents may need to be reminded of, that the stress you put on your child to not wet the bed could be increasing their anxiety and causing the very problem that you want to stop. There are not always quick fixes and every “expert” will have different ideas, although maybe not as bonkers as those lemons or a tickling toilet that the palace staff come up with.
As Granny Grace demonstrates to our little Princess Amma, love and attention may work better than gimmicks, overlaid routines and rewards. Grandma helps her to relax at bedtime by telling stories and saying she is loved no matter what and that a little bit of pee won't come between them. Approaching issues like this with compassion and kindness is always best for the child.
Help children work through their worries and understand that everyone has accidents sometimes with this sensitive story about a little princess and her wet sheets.
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Once upon a bed, in a royal palace, there lived a little princess with a big imagination called Amma. Every day she was ready to battle knights with the queen, look for mermaids with the king and even hunt for dragons with Grandma Grace. But every bedtime brought with it a whole host of worries. Her blankets felt heavy and the shadows on the walls looked dark and scary.
Every morning the palace is filled with fussing about the Princess and the Pee. But what will help her? Lemons under her pillow? Ridiculous! Dry toast before bed? Preposterous! Many suggestions are made but each one makes Princess Amma more worried than the next. While the royal household is running around for a solution, kind Grandma Grace calmly encourages the Princess to relax and use her imagination to help calm her worries.
With magical artwork and a gentle rhyming story, this book is designed to reassure little ones that even royal princesses have accidents. It’s the perfect way to softly introduce the subject and show them that you can find a solution together.
Encourage them to share their worries and let them know they’ll be heard with this sweet picture book that can be re-read whenever accidents happen.
Effua Gleed is a freelance storyteller and poet. She works with schools, libraries, festivals and on TV. She has written stories and scripts for the CBeebies' 'Story Makers' series and BBC Radio 7. She has also worked with Michael Rosen and Benjamin Zephaniah on the BBC's RAW 'Off By Heart' children's poetry project.
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Lovely book, really good story and illustrations and will definitely make you chuckle.
The Princess and the Pee is such a lovely book, lovely illustrations and nice colours.... Read Full Review
I really liked the kind Grandma and how she helped the princess, telling her stories and giving her cuddles. The pictures were really great and colourful too.
I loved this book! I felt sad that the princess was scared but I really liked the kind Grandma and how she helped the princess, telling her stories and giving her cuddles. Some of the ideas to help Amma were really silly and they made me laugh lots. I don't think I'd like to sleep in the bath! The pictures were really great and colourful too.... Read Full Review
Happy, colourful and heartwarming story to share, a perfect bedtime read.
I enjoyed reading The Princess and the Pee. It made me feel happy when Grandma made Amma feel happy. She took her worries away. I loved the illustration of Amma’s dreams coming to life, they reminded me of my own dreams. The illustrations are bright and colourful.... Read Full Review
Help children work through their worries and understand that everyone has accidents sometimes with this sensitive story about a little princess and her wet sheets. Once upon a bed, in a royal palace, there lived a little princess with a big imagination called Amma. Every day she was ready to battle knights with the queen, look for mermaids with the king and even hunt for dragons with Grandma Grace. But every bedtime brought with it a whole host of worries.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Princess and the Pee and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Princess and the Pee features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Parenting Books, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 3+ readers
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The Princess and the Pee was written by Effua Gleed and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books an imprint of Quarto Publishing PLC
The Princess and the Pee has 40 pages
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