The Princess and the Pee

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Princess Amma has a big imagination and doesn't let much faze her. But one thing that gives her knots in her belly is that every night she wets the bed. And every morning the palace is filled with fussing about the Princess and the Pee. While the royal household is running around for a solution, kind Grandma Grace calmly encourages the Princess to use her imagination as the solution. This is a picture book about bedwetting that offers reassurance to little ones through a warm and charming story.

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. And the worries were all because Princess Amma wet the bed.


The royal household was put to work to try and put and end to Priciness Amma's bedwetting. But what will help her Lemons under her pillow Ridiculous! Dry toast before bed Preposterous! Luckily, Grandma Grace is close by to encourage Princess Amma to relax and use her big imagination to help put an end to her worries.
With magical artwork and a gentle rhyming story, this is a sensitive story that helps children work through their worries and understand that everyone has accidents sometimes.

Author Bio

EffuaGleed 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.



Illustrator Juanita Londoo Gaviria was born in Colombia amidst the mountains, surrounded by nature, birds, and flowers. She believes that what led her to illustration was bedtime stories - she wouldn't go to sleep if her parents didn't read from a storybook. Juanita studied fashion design in her hometown, Medelln, and graduated with a degree in Concept Art from Vancouver Film School.