Fancy Nancy

All Ages

Fancy Nancy

by Jane O'Connor
Illustration by Robin Preiss Glasser

Price: $17.99

Age: 4 Year-olds | Title: Fancy Nancy | Author: Jane O'Connor | Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers | Format: Hardcover

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.

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.

Why we chose this book

Jane O'Connor's Fancy Nancy is a story full of love and originality and really proves that there is no shame in being who you truly are. The book has received over a dozen awards and has been a New York Times Bestseller. The story portrays a feeling of warmth as her parents and little sister play along with Nancy's quest to make them more flamboyant. The illustrations are also extremely detailed and are as fancy as Nancy herself.

The story's bubbly main character is no plain run-of-the-mill individual. Her unapologetic exuberance will excite your child and empower them to live life in their own way. Your child will notice some of the funny details that can be found in the illustrations. They will also love getting the chance to learn some of Nancy's "fancy words".

My niece Emily loves this book because she considers herself to be a very fancy young lady. She loves to encourage people to indulge in all of the fancy things that she likes. One particularly hilarious example of this was when she coerced my 18 year old brother to be a victim of one of her makeovers. He emerged from her bedroom wearing lipstick, eye shadow, a feather boa, and a tiara. Emily and Nancy have a lot in common and use their powers of fanciness to create some pretty entertaining situations.

--Eve