Tony Ross (born London, 10 August 1938) is a British illustrator and author for children.He is most noted for his work with Francesca Simon on the Horrid Henry books, and has also illustrated the Harry The Poisonous Centipede and Dr. Xargle series of books. He has illustrated a lot of books and has also written someHis most recent book was I Don't give a damn about this dumb toilet! He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1986.
The Little Princess is a series of books about a three or four year old princess and the phases that she goes through in life. The first book, titled 'I Want My Potty' was originally published in 1986, and included a 5 minute video from Anytime Tales narrated by Victoria Wood. Since then many other stories were published and adapted into a new series (appropriately titled Little Princess), featuring issues such as sibling rivalry, bad manners and attachment.