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The bestselling picture book that launched the beloved Fancy Nancy series by the dazzling duo Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser!

Meet Nancy, who believes that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy. She loves to wear fancy clothes, play with fancy toys, and most of all, use fancy words! But everyone in her family is just the opposite. 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.

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. This heartwarming story emphasizes the importance of family and the power of self-expression.  

Perfect for fans of the Eloise and Olivia books.

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    Fancy Nancy
  3. Print length
    32 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  6. Lexile measure
    510L
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    9 x 0.38 x 11 inches
  8. Publisher
    HarperCollins
  9. Publication date
    December 13, 2005
  10. ISBN-10
    0060542098
  11. ISBN-13
    978-0060542092
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PreSchool-K–Young Nancy, like her literary predecessors Eloise and Olivia, is a glamour queen dropped into a boring world–Nobody in my family is fancy at all. They never even ask for sprinkles. She determines to rescue her relatives from their humdrum existence by giving them lessons and accessorizing their mundane wardrobes. A situation that is charming when observed by adults in real life doesnt translate into a successful picture book. Children pretending to be fabulous creatures is appealing when it is innocent and unforced. This book, despite Glassers wonderfully energetic artwork, is ultimately a story told by adults for adults.–Kathleen Whalin, York Public Library, ME
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PreS-Gr. 2. For Nancy, there's no such thing as too, too much; she loves her frilly bedroom, her lace-trimmed socks, and her pen with a plume. Nancy teaches her family how to be fancy, too. Then following Nancy's lead, the fancied-up family heads for a festive night out (at the local pizzeria). ^B A messy food mishap puts a damper on Nancy's joy, but her supportive family and the^B "I love you" at bedtime smoothes everything out. O'Connor, the author of the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, delivers a delightful story of dress-up and cozy family love, with a charming protagonist who enjoys, and enjoys sharing, glamour. Nancy's perky narrative, in short, simple sentences, incorporates some "fancy" vocabulary for kids to absorb (stupendous, posh), along with a sense of the rewards of a family doing things together. The cheerfully colored art is aptly exuberant, a riotous blending of color and pattern and action. A book sure to appeal to girls' inner princesses--and inspire new ensembles and decor. Shelle Rosenfeld
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (December 13, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060542098
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060542092
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 510L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.38 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Robin Preiss Glasser has had two careers, the first as a professional ballet dancer and the second as a children’s book illustrator. With over 100 books to her credit, and winner of the Children’s Book Council’s “Illustrator of the Year Award” in 2013, Robin is best known as the illustrator of the "Fancy Nancy" series. Books in the series have been on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 330 weeks, selling over 45 million volumes. Nancy now stars in her own Emmy-nominated Disney television animated series that premiered in 2018.

    "Lambslide," and "Escape Goat," written by international best-selling novelist Ann Patchett, are Robin’s most recent books, as well as "Grand Jete and Me," written by ballerina Allegra Kent.

    With "Gloria's Promise," published in March 2023, Robin has returned to her ballet roots. In a partnership between American Ballet Theatre and Random House Studio, she has written and illustrated a book based on her early experience, Her sister and co-author of this book, Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, collaborated with her on their first book together, "You Can't Take a Balloon into the Metropolitan Museum," published in 1998.

    Robin has two grown children, Sasha and Benjamin, and lives in San Juan Capistrano, California, with her husband, attorney Robert Berman and 2 badly behaved dogs, Audrey Hepburn and Pablo Picasso.

    Website: RobinPreissGlasser.com

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    Jane O'Connor is the author of more than thirty books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser, and the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, illustrated by Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan. Fancy Nancy was nominated for the Quill Award for Best Picture Book in 2007. The Emperor's Silent Army: Terra Cotta Warriors of Ancient China won Booklist's Best Nonfiction Book for Young Readers in 2000. Jane has two grown sons. She was born, bred and still lives in New York City with her husband and their canine companion, Arrow.

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N. Torres
5.0 out of 5 stars All Fancy Nancy Books
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
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This is a terrific series. I'm glad my granddaughter likes them too. My grandkids call me "Mimi" but my given name is Nancy. I'm glad the author put a positive spin on my name. It suits me to a tee. I need to start preparing for a tea party 🫖 with my grandchildren!
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Shelly
5.0 out of 5 stars really fun read
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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Fancy Nancy books are always fun for little ones who like to dress up fancy and talk fancy. There's always a few new fun words for the kids to use.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book for girls
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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My granddaughter loved the Fancy Nancy books. Now she is having my Great Granddaughter and I bought this book for her to read to her daughter
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B. Deal
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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Arrived quickly in great condition, cute fun book
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Kelly B
5.0 out of 5 stars Fancy Nancy Rules at my house!
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2023
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What little girl doesn’t just love Fancy Nancy books? If you have a little girl that likes to be read to, buy this series, you won’t be sorry.
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Lacey E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Second purchase.
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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We wore out the first Fancy Nancy we bought. Our girls love to have us read this book to them.
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Wanery
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute book.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2022
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Think my grand daughter will really like this book. Illustrations are appealing, tho she will need someone to read it with her.
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L. Hampton
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book for my 3 year old daughter!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2008
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I bought this book for my daughter's 3rd birthday. She absolutely loves this book! Great illustrations and a fun story. She will request this book to be read to her. I have to talk her into reading another book just so we aren't reading "Fancy Nancy" 7 days a week. This book is interactive in the sense that there is soooooo much detail to the illustrations that you can spend so much more time on the pictures than just the words. I would recommend this book to all little girls that have a good imagination or need to spark their imagination. I think this will be a good book for my daughter for years to come! I can't wait to see what other "Fancy Nancy" books are out there to add to our library!
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Pen
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to read aloud to kids
Reviewed in Canada on August 14, 2021
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Sweet story to demonstrate beginning, middle and end and word choice.
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Sarah Jane
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful story
Reviewed in Australia on January 21, 2024
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Every little girl loves this story! My daughter asks to read this constantly and loves to dress up like Fancy Nancy. Such a fun book for little girls.
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Tilana
5.0 out of 5 stars soooooooooooooooo nice !
Reviewed in France on November 15, 2014
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This is the first Fancy Nancy of the collection, a must read to discover the origin of her fancy world....
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J. Hagerty
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Sunny and Delightful - a must for all girls over 3!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 10, 2007
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This book is a joyful ray of sunshine. Nancy has the most fancy room you've ever seen! She lives with her happy family who don't understand that lace socks do make her play better football and that everything sounds better in French! She is a delight. She invites her family to join a fancy class so she can teach them to be fancy. They accept and dress up for a visit to a restaurant, where Nancy collects all the parfaits (French for ice-cream sundae) on a tray. She trips and the tray does a double flip. She doesn't feel so fancy covered in ice-cream. Her wonderful family clean her up take her home and tell her they love her. It is soooooo feel good this book. Nancy discovers there really is no fancy way of saying I love you.

On the educational side Nancy introduces the idea of different words meaning the same thing. There are some words of French included too.

My daughters adore this book, it has even expanded their vocabulary to include stupendous. It is fun, bright and bears much repetition. I've pre-ordered the next book which comes out in March.
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5.0 out of 5 stars これぞ女子の鏡！
Reviewed in Japan on November 12, 2009
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寝ても覚めてもオシャレ命なナンシーちゃん。
今、アメリカの小さな女の子にダントツで人気のキャラクターだそうです。

失敗しても、前向きに立ち直るポジティブなところ、
いわゆる金髪・碧眼なお姫様的ルックスではないけど、
一生懸命おしゃれして誰よりも可愛くなっているところ（ちょっとやりすぎだけどそれもまた可愛い）
長くて難しい言葉を、どんどん「ファンシーな言葉」として使ってしまうところ

あたりが、今までにない、身近なキャラクターとして親御さんにも受けているそうです。

１歳１０ヶ月の娘は既に虜で、一日３回は読んでいます。
他も全部そろえたい！
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