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HarperCollins (2005), 32 pages
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A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
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LibraryThing member MesserPicks
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! :)
LibraryThing member chron002
I loved this book. Its very peppy and girly. A good girly-girl book used to encourage make believe. Any child 1st to 2nd grade would enjoy this book.
LibraryThing member kldsmith
Cute book for little girls, lesson about being individual and accepting people for who they are.
LibraryThing member al04
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
The setting is very detailed and shows the great extent to which Nancy is
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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. Show Less
LibraryThing member r13
Nancy loves to use vivid vocabulary. She includes explanations for some of her big words. This book would be an excellent choice when teaching about word choice and "wonderful words."
LibraryThing member kidlit9
A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
LibraryThing member ashdawn21
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
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) ( :
I loved this book!! It was the cutest thing ever! The first time I had even heard of this book was when
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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) ( :
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LibraryThing member dmfox
My 6-year-old daughter loves Fancy Nancy. Jane O'Conner know the heart of if not all, most, female picture book consumers. Flora loves to let Nancy's fancy words roll off her tongue over and over. While as an adult I find Nancy entertaining and, well, cute, I think Flora finds a soul mate.
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Afterall, like Nancy, Flora lives with a family that just doesn't understand FANCY! Show Less
LibraryThing member mrs.mackey
"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
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.
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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.
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LibraryThing member crashingwaves38
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
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.
*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
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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.
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LibraryThing member NancyStorm
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.
LibraryThing member renee.sutter
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
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would have to follow up with something about dinosaurs or trucks to make the boys feel included. Show Less
LibraryThing member jessy555
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Critique 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
Critique 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
LibraryThing member claseliteratura
Nancy believes that more is always better when it comes to being fancy. Nancy transforms her parents and little sister for one enchanted evening makes for a story that is funny and warm. I liked the different words she uses to express her self. At the end she learned that is only one way to say I
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LibraryThing member la_librarian
A little girl like things fancy and teaches her unfancy family lessons in fanciness. Very cute.
LibraryThing member ally.hughes87
Nancy likes to be fancy—from her tiara to her lace-trimmed socks and even her vocabulary. Her family, however, is not as fancy, so Nancy transforms her family for a fanciful day.
I found Fancy Nancy to be quite cute. I felt the illustrations and font went along very well with Nancy’s fanciness.
Nancy uses some fancy words for simple things, like “fuchsia” instead of “purple”, in the classroom, you could have a list of simple words and have students brainstorm fancy ways of saying them. To get in the mood for reading the book, you could have students dress up fancy (or “cool” for the boys). You could also have students draw their rooms as it is today on one sheet and then their room with “fancy” (or “cool”) things in it on another sheet.
I found Fancy Nancy to be quite cute. I felt the illustrations and font went along very well with Nancy’s fanciness.
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Nancy uses some fancy words for simple things, like “fuchsia” instead of “purple”, in the classroom, you could have a list of simple words and have students brainstorm fancy ways of saying them. To get in the mood for reading the book, you could have students dress up fancy (or “cool” for the boys). You could also have students draw their rooms as it is today on one sheet and then their room with “fancy” (or “cool”) things in it on another sheet.
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LibraryThing member ejhamilton
I adore this book! This book could be used in many ways. I know that if i had a younger group of children i would use it as a vocabulary tool and even have a Fancy Words Wall ! Also you could use it as a fun read aloud or even as an art project! The book is about a girl named Nancy who loves to be
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fancy and use fancy words! The illustrations are very cute and fun and bright, they are also handpainted. Show Less
LibraryThing member TimiF
This book is appropriate for ages pre-k to first grade. This book is great for teaching children vocabulary words. Not only does it teach them vocabulary words, it teaches them fancy vocabulary words to use.
LibraryThing member conuly
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
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.
The pictures are... interesting. They really
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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.
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LibraryThing member Hollywood75
Fancy Nancy is such a fun read. Fancy Nancy is a unique little girl who loves to dress fancy and talk fancy. She does her best to teach all these precious qualities to her audience. The illustrations are beatifully done and just as I would have imagined them to be. Ever page turned there is fresh
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new vocabulary to learn. I can appreciate reading this book to children not only for the story but for the vocabulary that they will learn with it. Show Less
LibraryThing member MichelleHudon
Fancy Nancy is a picture book written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The story is about a little girl named Nancy. Nancy is a very fancy little girl who loves everything that is fancy. There is one problem however; her family are the most plain and Unfancy people she
Fancy Nancy is such a cute picture book for kids. The illustrations are incredibly detailed and colourful. Kids will find something new in the pictures every time they are read the story. The story has a great rhythm that kids will love and it is almost like a vocabulary lesson because each page uses a fancy word. The story has a great ending with Nancy realizing that she doesn’t want a fancy family after all because she loves her family just the way they are. Fancy Nancy is clever and humorous book that I’m sure kids will enjoy.
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knows. To solve this problem Nancy decides that she will teach her family to be fancy. Fancy Nancy is such a cute picture book for kids. The illustrations are incredibly detailed and colourful. Kids will find something new in the pictures every time they are read the story. The story has a great rhythm that kids will love and it is almost like a vocabulary lesson because each page uses a fancy word. The story has a great ending with Nancy realizing that she doesn’t want a fancy family after all because she loves her family just the way they are. Fancy Nancy is clever and humorous book that I’m sure kids will enjoy.
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LibraryThing member akeela
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.
LibraryThing member Melanielooper
This is a book about a young girl who loves to be fancy. She likes to play dress up and wants to learn how to speak French because she thinks everything sounds fancier in French. She teaches her family how to be fancy and they all go out to dinner dressed up.
This was a very cute book that I will
In the classroom, I could use this book to talk about family and how to support one another. I could also use it to talk about dress up. I could also use this book to teach some French words.
This was a very cute book that I will
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remember. I think Nancy is great and reminds me of so many little girls. It's also a good book about family. Her parents play dress up with her and go out to eat all dressed up, very brave.In the classroom, I could use this book to talk about family and how to support one another. I could also use it to talk about dress up. I could also use this book to teach some French words.
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LibraryThing member McClendon
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
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.
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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.
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LibraryThing member Day4
This book is a story that is cute and funny and very colorful. It works really well with younger girls who love to play dress up and be fancy.
Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Honor — 2009)
Monarch Award (Nominee — 2008)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Picture — 2008)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 2009)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — 2007)
Garden State Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2016)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2009)
Borders Original Voices (2007)
Colorado Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Florida Literacy Association Children's Book Award (Honor — 2008)
South Carolina Book Awards (Nominee — Picture Book Award — 2009)
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee — 2008)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2007)
ISBN
0060542101 / 9780060542108