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Available
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R O'Co
Collection
Genres
Publication
HarperCollins (2011), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages
Description
Nancy is devastated, which is even worse than heart-broken, when her fancy Christmas tree topper breaks, threatening to ruin Christmas.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2012-03-20
Physical description
32 p.; 11 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member kpalmer07
In this book, Nancy is super excited for Christmas! She decorates everything, the house, the cookies, her room, most of all she is excited for the Christmas tree and the tree topper she bought. As she waits for Grandpa she anxiously decorates and in the process breaks the Christmas tree topper. She
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is upset, but when Grandpa arrives and shows her how to make her own topper Christmas is saved and is wonderful after all.Media: Ink and Wash
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LibraryThing member pacollins
I am late in coming to the party, but I am a new Fancy Nancy fan. I love how she expands children's vocabularies and she does so in her most recent title while having a "Splendiferous" Christmas.
LibraryThing member karafrib
Fancy Nancy is back in Fancy Nancy: Splendiforous Christmas. Everyone in the Clancy household is excited as they prepare for Christmas. The family travels to get a tree, where they must compromise—which, according to Nancy, means “purchasing the tree mom wants.” When they arrive home Nancy
This installment of the Fancy Nancy series is colorful, cheerful, and plenty of fun! The illustrations are full of funny details, and the text is full of Nancy’s explanations about fancy words she uses. Readers of the series will be sure to enjoy this book, even though it ends a bit abruptly after grandpa fixes the tree topper problem. Nonetheless, the loveable Nancy with her precocious voice will have readers smiling throughout this holiday tale. Recommended for grades 1 – 3.
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produces a spinning, lighted tree topper that she had bought the year before. The family usually waits for grandpa to come before they decorate the tree, but Nancy and her sister beg to just be able to put the topper on, and their parents allow it. Of course, the topper is amazing! Unfortunately, Nancy has an accident while waiting for her grandpa to arrive and the tree topper breaks! But, as grandpas tend to do, he makes everything better when he and Nancy make an “heirloom” tree topper together.This installment of the Fancy Nancy series is colorful, cheerful, and plenty of fun! The illustrations are full of funny details, and the text is full of Nancy’s explanations about fancy words she uses. Readers of the series will be sure to enjoy this book, even though it ends a bit abruptly after grandpa fixes the tree topper problem. Nonetheless, the loveable Nancy with her precocious voice will have readers smiling throughout this holiday tale. Recommended for grades 1 – 3.
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LibraryThing member nmhale
Our first Fancy Nancy book. I was surprised by how much I liked this picture book. The illustrations are gorgeous, with an abundance of details and bright colors and cute children faces and poses. Nancy is truly fancy, and so are the pictures in this book. The story is sweet, with concise writing
As for the actual story in this book. Nancy is preparing for Christmas, which is a fancy holiday. She and her sister happily participate in various Christmas traditions: caroling around the neighborhood, wrapping presents, and picking a tree. Nancy's most excited, though, about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a beautiful Christmas tree topper with her birthday money and can't wait to use it. Before her grandpa arrives to help decorate the tree, though, the unthinkable happens - Nancy accidentally breaks her tree topper. She is devastated. Her grandpa, though, has an idea of how to replace her fancy angel; together with her sister, they make a new fancy tree topper of their own.
What a touching portrayal of love, the holidays, and the joy that comes from elements other than the store bought. Did I mention that Nancy has a little sister? Two sweetie girls, a mom, and a dad - just like our family. I am certainly looking for other books in the Fancy Nancy series.
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that packs much emotion and meaning in few words. I enjoy picture books that are wordier, but I am always delighted to find picture books that can deliver a story with restraint, because the less words on a page the more likely my young daughters will pay attention throughout the whole story. And in a picture book, the illustrations can carry a lot of the weight of the story, as they do here. Melding text with picture to create a more elaborate story is the proper use of the picture book format.As for the actual story in this book. Nancy is preparing for Christmas, which is a fancy holiday. She and her sister happily participate in various Christmas traditions: caroling around the neighborhood, wrapping presents, and picking a tree. Nancy's most excited, though, about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a beautiful Christmas tree topper with her birthday money and can't wait to use it. Before her grandpa arrives to help decorate the tree, though, the unthinkable happens - Nancy accidentally breaks her tree topper. She is devastated. Her grandpa, though, has an idea of how to replace her fancy angel; together with her sister, they make a new fancy tree topper of their own.
What a touching portrayal of love, the holidays, and the joy that comes from elements other than the store bought. Did I mention that Nancy has a little sister? Two sweetie girls, a mom, and a dad - just like our family. I am certainly looking for other books in the Fancy Nancy series.
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LibraryThing member sandysuson
Summary - The story is about a young girl and christmas. She and her family start by getting a tree and going home to decorate it. The plot of the story is about a tree topper she accidently broke that was a family heirloom. She and her grandfather made a new one out of a paper plate, some
Personal reaction - I really loved this story! I love Christmas books anyways, but I loved the part in this book about family heirloom and that it could be anything a person makes it.
Extension I - I would get some red paper plates, pom-poms, and glitter and have the students make a tree topper.
Extension II - I would also have the students make Christmas cards to their grandparents telling them how much they appreciate and love them.
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pom-poms, and glitter. He told her someday she would be telling this story to her children.Personal reaction - I really loved this story! I love Christmas books anyways, but I loved the part in this book about family heirloom and that it could be anything a person makes it.
Extension I - I would get some red paper plates, pom-poms, and glitter and have the students make a tree topper.
Extension II - I would also have the students make Christmas cards to their grandparents telling them how much they appreciate and love them.
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LibraryThing member rekrumrie
Fancy Nancy is getting ready for Christmas. Her family decorates their house and goes buy a tree. They get the ornaments out and are waiting for grandpa to come over to decorate. Fancy Nancy asks to put the tree topper on, which is very fancy. While playing with the dog, Nancy accidentally knocks
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the tree over and breaks the topper. When grandpa arrives, he helps Nancy create a new one from the materials she has at home. It makes her Christmas splendiferous. I would use this with 2-4 graders because Nancy's actions are something that may have done and some of the vocab is slightly harder. Show Less
LibraryThing member SusieDell
Summary: Nancy and her family are getting ready for Christmas, decorating their house and yard. The family goes looking for a Christmas tree, and Nancy wants the biggest tree, but they end up with the tree that mom wants. The whole family is excited about decorating the tree, and Nancy can't want
Personal reaction: This is a fun and exciting book to read to children. Nancy is like any other child at Christmas time, excited and impatient. I like how her Grandpa took the time to help Nancy make a new tree topper, by using things they had in the house.
Extension: I would talk to the class about using our patience, and I would also encourage them in their art, by letting them use different materials in the art center, and some materials they have at home.
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to put her tree topper on that she bought with her birthday money. But she has to wait for her Grandpa to come. In the mean time, she is busy baking cookies, wrapping her presents, and she and her little sister and dog go Christmas caroling. Nancy gets a little impatient waiting on her Grandpa, so she decides to put her tree topper on the tree. When she and her dog were playing with his Christmas toy, she falls into the tree and knocks the tree over and breaks her tree topper. Her Grandpa show up and Nancy shows him what happened to the tree topper, but her Grandpa get together all kinds of crafts materials and they make a new tree topper.Personal reaction: This is a fun and exciting book to read to children. Nancy is like any other child at Christmas time, excited and impatient. I like how her Grandpa took the time to help Nancy make a new tree topper, by using things they had in the house.
Extension: I would talk to the class about using our patience, and I would also encourage them in their art, by letting them use different materials in the art center, and some materials they have at home.
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Fancy Nancy returns in this delightful Christmas adventure, excited at the opportunities for glitz and glamour that the holiday provides. The only time of year when the Clancy household actually looks fancy, Christmas is eagerly anticipated by our eponymous young heroine, who has purchased a
Like the other books in this entertaining series, Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas pairs an engaging, informative and ultimately heartwarming story from author Jane O'Connor with adorable, sparkle-enhanced artwork from illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser. The heroine's obsession with all things fancy leads (as is always the case with these books) to many vocabulary lessons, worked seamlessly into the amusing narrative, while the conclusion, in which Grandpa teaches Nancy the value of improvising, reinforces the idea that family love (again, as is always the case) trumps fanciness... especially at Christmas! Recommended to Fancy Nancy fans, and to anyone looking for engaging Christmas stories for the picture-book set.
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particularly elaborate and exciting decoration for the top of this year's tree. But when Grandpa is late in arriving, and Nancy's rough-housing leads to an accident, has the ornament - perhaps even Christmas itself - been ruined...?Like the other books in this entertaining series, Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas pairs an engaging, informative and ultimately heartwarming story from author Jane O'Connor with adorable, sparkle-enhanced artwork from illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser. The heroine's obsession with all things fancy leads (as is always the case with these books) to many vocabulary lessons, worked seamlessly into the amusing narrative, while the conclusion, in which Grandpa teaches Nancy the value of improvising, reinforces the idea that family love (again, as is always the case) trumps fanciness... especially at Christmas! Recommended to Fancy Nancy fans, and to anyone looking for engaging Christmas stories for the picture-book set.
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LibraryThing member whybehave2002
Christmas time reading has to include children's books! I love Fancy Nancy! She's smart and spunky and her words bring to life a world that we should all hold on to. The world is glorious through the eyes of Nancy.
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