Wash Your Hands!

My Little Princess

by Tony Ross

Wash your hands before you eat that, said the Queen. The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty. Trouble is...she hates washing them. But then she hears about the nasties and the dirties and all the other horrible things that lurk and make you ill.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Health

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Tony Ross is a British illustrator and author of children's picture books. He was a student at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. Ross has had quite a few occupations, such as cartoonist, graphic designer, art director at an advertising agency, senior lecturer in art and head of the illustration course at Manchester Polytechnic.
Ross won the 1986 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, picture books category, for Ich komm dich holen!, (I'm coming to get you! - Andersen, 1984. He was runner-up for the 1990 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, for Dr. Xargle's book of Earth Tiggers.

Meet the illustrator
What is your favourite animal?
A cat
What is your favourite boy’s name?
Bill
What is your favourite girl’s name?
Roxanne
What is your favourite food?
Lobster
What is your favourite music?
Irish
What is your favourite hobby?
Sailing

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

cute and funny book for handwashing.

[Rommel Sison · Rating 3 out of 5]

6-year-old daughter: 3 stars
"I liked how the maid acted out the nasties and germs."

4-year-old daughter: 3 stars
"I liked the part when it had germs on the sneezes."

[Jenna ( Chicken Mama ) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was cute! My Grandbaby Hannah bear wanted Nany to read to her, so she chose this book. She loves to wash her hands, It's a fun book to read, the illistrations are adorable.

[Amelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. I liked it because it teaches you to wash your hands, wash your hands, WASH YOUR HANDS! It's also silly because she says I washed them after playing outside, I washed them after playing with the dog, I washed them after going on my potty, I washed them after sneezing and then she says why? Because of germs and nasties said the maid. What are germs and nasties said the Little Princess.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Princess wants to know why everyone keeps telling her to wash her hands. She did it after playing outside, she did it after playing with the dog, she even did it after going to the potty. Why does she need to keep washing her hands? Read to find out!
Great book to introduce germs and why we wash our hands. My preschool bunch loved this book.

[Miss Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Princess wants to know why everyone keeps telling her to wash her hands. She did it after playing outside, she did it after playing with the dog, she even did it after going to the potty. Why does she need to keep washing her hands? Read to find out!
Great book to introduce germs and why we wash our hands. My preschool bunch loved this book.

[Radha TheLibrarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tony ROss is a genius.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic book for young children and just as relevant today in our current pandemic and think some adults need to revisit this book also.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book did teach the kids that germs are everywhere.

[Library Quine · Rating 4 out of 5]

AKA: I Don't Want to Wash My Hands.
An engaging tale, featuring the exuberant Little Princess, about when and why she needs to wash her hands. It's told in a lighthearted way with humorous illustrations (check out the picture of the king with the peg on his nose). A perfect readaloud for an upcoming hygiene-themed storytime!

[Melissa Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I chose this book for a nursing school project where we had to teach handwashing to 3 year olds at a local preschool/day care center. It served as a great tool.

[Holli]

A GREAT book! Love it!

[CanadianReader · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute book--suitable for early primary school.

[L'escargot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the French version!

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este libro es muy tonto y divertido!!

[Frankie S · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and silly book on why it's important to wash your hands

[Pam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very engaging book with nice water color pictures.