Fancy Nancy

Written by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser

Narrated by Chloe Hennessee

*NOW A HIT TV SERIES ON DISNEY JUNIOR*

From the dazzling duo of Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, welcome Fancy Nancy! This is the bestseller that launched the beloved Fancy Nancy series.

Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. From the top of her tiara down to her sparkly studded shoes, Nancy is determined to teach her family a thing or two about being fancy and using fancy words.

How Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one enchanted evening makes for a story that is funny and warm—with or without the frills.

Perfect for fans of the Eloise and Olivia books.

Ooh la la! Fancy Nancy is starring in her own fabulous TV show on Disney Junior. READ THE BOOKS THAT STARTED IT ALL!

Fancy Nancy

Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy

Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly

Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas

Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique

Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet

Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe

Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century

Fancy Nancy 10th Anniversary Edition

Fancy Nancy: Saturday Night Sleepover

Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Mar 20, 2012
• ISBN: 9780062213280

Jane O'Connor

Jane O’Connor is an editor at a major publishing house who has written more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She resides (that’s fancy for lives) with her family in New York City.

Reviews for Fancy Nancy

[Marcos Leon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My little sister likes it. And is really good for a 2 to 7 year old little girl. Fancy Nancy is like six years old and is the only fancy one and her family. She loves to do fancy things and look fancy herself.

[ashdawn21 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is about a little girl who loves all things fancy! In the story she tries to make everything and everyone fancy. But in the end she realizes some things are just better off being plain!I loved this book!! It was the cutest thing ever! The first time I had even heard of this book was when Mrs. White read it to our class and I totally fell in love with it! I also reminds me of a little girl I know who always, no matter what, has to be a princess where ever she goes!In the classroom I could use this book by allowing my students to be fancy for a day. I would let them all come to school wearing what they thought was fancy and then tell the class about why they chose that outfit. Also, I could get their imagination going by giving them each a coloring picture of a plain bedroom and have them make it fancy using markers and crayons. (the girls would probably enjoy this book more so than the boys) ( :

[mrs9mackey · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

"Fancy Nancy" is a book about a girl who decides that her family needs to be more fancy. She uses fancy words, and wears fancy clothes. She decides to get her family to dress-up nice and go to eat at a local restaurant. While at the restaurant Nancy embarrases herself and decides she wants to go home. That night when her parents are tucking her in for bed they both tell her, "I love You." Nancy realizes that there is no fancier way to say, "I Love You."I loved this book. I love girly and fancy things. I purchased this book to read to my daughter, and I think I enjoyed it even more than she did. I can't wait to read more books in the "Fancy Nancy" collection. In the classroom, I would bring in dress-up ideas and play tea sets and we could all prentend that we were fancy just like "Fancy Nancy" did in her book. I would tell the students in advanced that they could bring something from home that they considered fancy if they would like.

[jessy555_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Genre: Realistic FictionCritique of Genre: This is a cute example of a girl who loves fancy things and wants everyone around her to accessorize like her. Even when her day is plagued with hard times, her family saying "I love you" at the end of the day makes everything better. Media: mixed media

[messerpicks · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Oh my goodness! This book is amazing! The vocabulary this book teaches is fantastic. Any young girl would absolutely fall in love with this book. The color and glitter is so inviting. Love it! :)

[kldsmith-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Cute book for little girls, lesson about being individual and accepting people for who they are.

[nancystorm · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Wow, a book about me -- in fact, a whole series. Well, not exactly me, but the story is quite entertaining. Everything about Nancy is fancy! Saw some of this in the Halloween costumes worn to middle school just last week. Great illustrations and fun text! A must when I get a granddaughter.

[kmunsey_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy is a great way to entertain children while also building up so me vocabulary. Nancy tries to make all the things in her life that are not fancy, fancy. This leads to her family taking dance lessons to help them become fancier.

[crashingwaves38 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

OK, OK, I can't help myself. I've joined the Fancy Nancy craze. *sighs*I had heard about FN for a while, but I just wanted to believe that it was one of those things that was a fad and didn't have any substance. I'm very pleasantly surprised to find that I'm wrong.This book is *the* book for little girls who are princesses. My daughter, who loves to dress up and gather all her accessories and coordinate, is quite enamored with this book and seeing another little girl do all that. It has a lot of more advanced words in it, and it explains them, both of which are great for building vocabulary. It shows a little girl's family accepting her for who she is, even when it's wildly different from their own. Nancy's family listens to her, and they're willing to do things for her. It's obvious that the family loves one another, and it shows by the fact that they all support one another. They help Nancy after she falls and embarrasses herself without making her feel bad about it. The illustrations are great and give lots of material for my daughter to ask about as we read.I just can't say enough about this book. I think it's a fantastic book for little girls, and I'll definitely be purchasing it for a Christmas present for my daughter.

[paulaanweiler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nancy is so fancy that she has to teach her family how to be like her.

[ejmeloche · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy loves everything elaborate-- accessories, sparkles, the french language-- if it makes things fancier, Nancy is all about it. When she's given the chance to give her plain family lessons in fanciness, Nancy leaps at the opportunity.O'Connor perfectly captures the voice of her enthusiastically fabulous protagonist, and readers will find themselves learning the tricks to living fancy (e.g. wearing lacy socks, always choosing sprinkles) along with Nancy's family.The real joy of this book, though, are Glasser's amazingly detailed watercolor illustrations. The vivacity of Nancy leaps off the page thanks to her expressive facial expressions, multitude of accessories and baubles, and bright color palette. Though the femininity of Nancy will likely turn off male readers, little girls will eat the story up and the multitude of details in the illustrations will help to keep parents interested through multiple reads as well.

[thecajunlibrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Being an individual is something I think everyone should strive to be. Little Nancy, adorned in all things glittery, Christmas bows, boas, and tiaras, stands out even in her family. Nancy decides to give her family a lesson in being fancy and learns that sometimes, what's important can be expressed in the simplest of ways.

[alliecipa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Young girls will love the Fancy Nancy books! Nancy is a little girl who wants everything she does to be fancy! In this story she tries to get her family to be fancy along with her! Throughout the story, she enhances her vocabulary with a fancier word for everything she says! This is a fun book filled with colorful illustrations!

[al04_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy is a wonderful Realistic Fiction book that describes a young girl who is in a similar as many other young students. She has a real problem of being too fancy when she realizes that sometimes its good to be normal.The setting is very detailed and shows the great extent to which Nancy is fancy. The illustrations leave no room for imagination but at the same time make the book very enjoyable and pleasurable to look at. Glasser does a great job of creating Nancy to be fancy in everything.

[akeela_8 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy is all of three or four, and she is determined to teach her family to be as fancy as she is! A wonderful, fun book filled with the most delightful illustrations. A great way to teach your little ones some "fancy" new words.

[mcclendon_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is my favorite! It is about a little girl who wishes for everything she does to be fancy. Her family decides to be fancy with her one night and they go to the King's Crown. However, Nancy trips and spills ice cream all over her. But at the end of the book, Nancy realizes that her family loves her even is she isn't fancy!My children loved this book, especially the little girls. I planned an explicit vocabulary lesson plan with this book. I taught my children the meanings of the words posh, plume, and fuschia. My students enjoyed the activities that came with the lesson plan, especially when I gave them plumes of their own to have. They also enjoyed sorting items into posh and plain piles. Little boys like to turn their noses up to Fancy Nancy books, but they do seem to enjoy them while reading it aloud.

[conuly · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I don't think Nancy is bratty or conceited - I think she's a little girl who, like many young children, likes shiny and "fancy" things. And she has remarkably supportive parents - just look at their shopping list! Milk, eggs, bread, fuschia hair mousse.The pictures are... interesting. They really accurately capture the moods of the characters - the little sister copying her big sister (or grumbling as the crown is patiently taped back on her head!), the kid jumping for excitement. All the same, the actual pictures of the characters seems a little off to me. Like the scene where we see Nancy peeking from behind the fridge door after she taped the poster on it. Realistic? Yes. Do I like it? For some reason, no. It's just a matter of simple preference, and not something I'd rate down for.I will rate down for the text. It's a bit dull, and while I appreciate the effort to cram new vocabulary words in (Posh is a fancy word for fancy!) I find it all to be a excessively... what is that fancy word? Oh yes, didactic. I found this method of teaching to be condescending when I was a child, and now that I'm *reading* to kids I don't like it any more.The storyline's a bit bland, too. How many stories do we need about children having minor mishaps and getting hugged? Nothing against it, but surely the market must be glutted by now? (Which reminds me, I'm also not a fan of all the merchandising surrounding this book, but that's an unrelated issue.) And as for "there isn't a fancier or better way of saying I love you", I get the point, but sure there is! My nieces come up with them every day! "You're my sunshine" and "You make me happy whenever I'm with you" and "Your smile brightens cloudy days" and "When you cry, it hurts my heart", and my personal favorite, "You're the BEST, Connie!", accompanied by a BIG HUG. (Not to mention all the nonverbal ways of saying you love somebody - hugging them, snuggling them, being fancy for them, getting them something nice just because you know it'll make them happy, giving them the last piece of cake instead of squabbling over it, covering up for your sister's mistake by claiming YOU scribbled on the wall and not her (not something I want to encourage, but it's the thought, right?), asking your aunt if your sister can come out of time-out because you don't REALLY mind that she hit you, you forgive her - lots of ways!)My nieces enjoy this book, I guess, although it isn't their favorite.

[lucimonk_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Highly reccommend for any little girl that is even the slightest bit fancy. My 4 year old daught loves Nancy and her fancyness. We are tres tres chic!

[renee0sutter · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is about Nancy and how everything she does is fancy. She is a very unique little girl who acts like a princess. This is a great book to teach children the importance of being and individual. I also thought it would be a great book to use in the classroom to build vocabulary. I think you would have to follow up with something about dinosaurs or trucks to make the boys feel included.

[la_librarian · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A little girl like things fancy and teaches her unfancy family lessons in fanciness. Very cute.

[diamonddog_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I picked this up for my own Fancy Nancy and we both loved it. Who couldn't love a picture book that embraces individuality!?!

[iandssmom · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My 3 year old adores these books! They are fun to read and the pictures are fun to look at! They are just the best for a little girl who likes to be Fancy!!

[raizel_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Nice story with a nice ending about a young girl who likes everything fancy and her family who supports her even though they favor plain things.

[scote23 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My most absolute favorite picture book of the moment. I call it my new guidebook to life. I think everyone can be a bit more posh. (That's a fancy word for fancy.)

If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would.

[wrightk_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy is a series that I was not familiar with. It follows a young girl, Nancy, who just loves the concept of "too much!" Nancy doesn't like to wear, decorate, speak, encounter etc the ordinary, she wants fancy! There are many great introductions of vocabulary and synonyms throughout. The illustrations are adorable and really draw the reader into the text. Another plus about this story is the fact that the parents and younger sibling encourage this imaginative play instead of crushing it. A definite read for the creative crowd.