Fancy Nancy by Jane O'Connor Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fancy Nancy
Book Review: Cute, fun story for little girls
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter and I discovered Fancy Nancy at the library when we checked out Fancy Nancy & the Posh Puppy. She was enchanted with Fancy Nancy, and we were tickled when she began using some of Nancy's fancy words like "plume". So, I purchased the original Fancy Nancy for her as a gift. It's the cutest story about how Fancy Nancy decided to teach her family about being fancy, and how her family loves her so much that they want to try it out. We absolutely LOVE the illustrations and the story gave us a lot to talk about.Book Review: Cute...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a cute book. My granddaughters love to put on high heels & dresses & la-de-da around in them & so does Nancy! It's a nice story and the pictures are very colorful. Good buy for all the "Fancy Pants" in your life!Book Review: Detractors miss the point!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off... Fabulous book with great vocabulary; it will certainly introduce several new words to most three- and four-year-olds. And the marvelous illustrations allow children to find new elements with each reading.
I think the book's detractors are really missing the point here. (As of this writing there are only two one-star reviews and dozens of 4- and 5-star ratings, with nobody at all giving the book a lukewarm 2 or 3 stars.)
What the book's detractors fail to recognize is that the book does not denigrate non-fanciness. In fact, Nancy's fanciness is not acquired through lavish spending but from creatively finding random household items like feather dusters, brooms, and xmas ornaments to use as decorations. It shows that a family can function filled with love while including both its drama queen child and its less dramatic members. They all are part of the same family and love each other despite their differences, and that's what families are about. It is a cute reminder to parents that children go through phases (a "ballerina phase" or a "no-condiment-on-my-hot-dogs phase", etc.). Humoring a child every once in a while to acknowlege her current trend (which WILL pass) is not the same as chronically indulging a spoiled child. The former makes the child feel like someone is listening to what is important to her; the latter just creates a brat.
I feel sorry for the kids whose parents won't ever humor their creativity during their current phase. The one-star reviewers really need to lighten up!
Book Review: Do you really want your child to think like Fancy Nancy?
Summary: 1 Stars
How will this book make children who don't have fancy things at home feel? I think materialism is a vice that doesn't need to be taught in a children's book. Enough people learn this on their own, why try to instill it in a 3 year old? If you want a book about a cute silly girly-girl, buy Madeline.Book Review: Even little girls like Fancy Nancy
Summary: 5 Stars
My 16-mo old daughter LOVES LOVES LOVES this book. It is the only one she pulls from the shelf at night. Can't wait to get her the other books!