Customer Reviews

Fancy Nancy

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Fancy Nancy is a book I can relate too, even thirty plus years after being a little girl who would have LOVED to have my "fanciness" appreciated by my family! I appreciate the wisdom and creativity of our little protagonist - she is a good peer role model for the young picture-book set.

I am buying two copies - one for my seventy-three year old mother who is a "Fancy Nancy" herself and also for myself... my children may borrow it to read, but I will keep it in my room to read-aloud and laugh and laugh and laugh!

Oh - a special nod, too, for the "fancy" illustrations. Loved each and every one.

After running across Fancy Nancy while surfing amazon.com, I went to Borders Bookstore to see it in the flesh and was instantly captivated. It's a good-sized picture book with the most remarkable illustrations imaginable! There's even glitter incorporated into the book's cover. Having a "fancy nancy" granddaughter who turns five later this month, it will make the perfect gift (and if I ever need an illustrator I'm calling on Robin Priess Glasser!!).

Jane O'Connor's story is about a little girl who loves being fancy (you should see her room!). No one seems to understand that lace-trimmed shoes do help her play soccer better, and sandwiches definitely taste better with frilly toothpicks stuck in them; but, Nancy eventually convinces her unfancy family to fancy up and go out to dinner one evening. They all have a great time until disaster falls (well, not really a big deal in the scheme of things, but certainly so to a very young fancy lady). She finds out her family still loves her even when they all end up covered in ice cream sundaes...oops, I mean parfaits. She also learns that there's no fancy way to tell someone you love him/her, except to say, "I love you."

This book is precious beyond words. I'm having second thoughts about parting with it. I might have to get another copy for my little one. Oh yes, and it's up for a Quill award (consumer choice award)in the best children's illustrated book category. The awards take place this very next week (Oct 10) in New York City.

One thing I know for sure: I know how I'm going to fancy up my black pumps when my husband and I go steppin' out tonight!

Carolyn Rowe Hill

I bought this beautiful book for my fancy 3 year old granddaughter, Mary Mace, and she absolutely LOVES it. I read it first and now I want my own copy! The illustrations are magnificent---vibrant, alive and dazzling on every page. The story is educational and instructional. Nancy loves everything fancy from pink boas to sparkling tiarras and high heels....but alas, her family is plain. So Nancy decides to give them "fancy" lessons to which they willingly comply. In the end, Nancy comes to realize that plain is not so bad, either, as long as your loved. This is a light-hearted, well-told story which I highly recommend for girls of all ages.

I just found this book today and am so excited. The text and illustrations of this terrific story are real winners. I agree with the other reviewers comments - and want to add the perspective of a teacher. Nancy likes things "fancy" - words, dress up, food, manners. She frequently refers to things in "normal" AND "fancy" lingo. I will use this book with my first graders to talk about vocubulary and word-choice in their own writing.

My granddaughter (age five) loves this book because, like Nancy, the more ruffles, flourishes, and flounces an object has, the better she likes it. My elementary schoolteacher daughter loves this book because her fourth-graders' adverb and adjective vocabularies expand painlessly because reading this easy story is fun. I liked this book because Nancy's family is so middle class--not affluent, not deprived--and is so understanding of their little prima donna. The illustrations add a lot to the story, being realistic with just the right touch of whimsical pizazz.

Fancy Nancy loves fancy clothes and knows fancy words. When she decides to teach her family how to be fancy, the results are comical. How will her family help when she falls on her face on her big night?

Encouragers in a strong family really can help each member to be creative and happy! And, isn't it nice to see a successful, family with a mother and father back in literature again?

What a terrific story to help introduce vocabulary development! Readers will be motivated to learn fancy French words and replace "plain" words with "fancy" words. Research says there is a strong link between vocabulary and success! Nancy is on her way!

The brilliant illustrations by Robin Preiss Glasser in Fancy Nancy bring the text and story to life and extend discussion possibilities.

I came across this book very recently and it made me laugh out loud! I didn't find it to be pretentious or "written by adults for adults" as one review stated.

This is a sweet little story about a fancy little girl and her family who love, support and appreciate one another.
I was pleased that there was a mother and a father in the story and a little baby sister as well.

The story teaches that it's o.k. to be who you want to be, and that as a family, we can be different from each other but still have fun together trying things out that other family members enjoy.

The illustrations are excellent--vibrant, cheerful, girlish and very detailed.

I shared this book with my sister and she and I had a good laugh over it as well, and even reminisced on being little girls ourselves.

I definitely recommend it, whether you are a "Fancy Nancy" yourself or whether you know a "Fancy Nancy"...either way it's a fun read and makes for a nice gift.

An Aunt sent the book to my 2 daughters (ages 5 and 2) for Valentine's Day. Both children absolutely loved this charming tale. Today we are having a "Fancy Nancy" inspired party at our home. We are going through closets to find all things "fancy" and we will be dressing for high tea! Mommy is even getting into the act. Books such as this create memories to last a lifetime.

I am a great new fan of Mr.s Glasser's work, re: her new book, "Our 50 States," which is absolutely amazig in it self, So, thought I'd first start with her "Fancy Nancy" book. What a joy to view such iilustations like this, with such movement through the characters body's and faces, that express so well what they are thinking.You can tell how her prior career as a soloits, and principal dancer with the ever loved Pennsylvania Ballet, shines through her work now with such wonderful movment through the characters bodies. A true joy. I will now need to look into her oher books.

Bought this as a gift for my 5 year old great-niece. Found this on the New York Times best seller list so I figured that was a good recomendation. She did like the book but based on the two books (gave Library Lion to her brother) she chose Library Lion to be read first.