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*NOW A HIT TV SERIES ON DISNEY JUNIOR*
Fancy Nancy is as glamorous as ever in this picture book from the dazzling New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser!
When Fancy Nancy finds out she can't go to her best friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday party because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is furious. (Mad is way too plain for how she feels.)
Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite, and she already has her azure butterfly costume ready! There's no way her grandparents' party will be as fancy as Bree's...or will it?
Find out in this fun and meaningful tale about the power of family and overcoming disappointment.
Perfect for fans of the Eloise and Olivia books.
Ooh la la! Fancy Nancy is starring in her own fabulous TV show on Disney Junior. READ THE BOOKS THAT STARTED IT ALL!
Fancy Nancy; Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy; Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly;Fancy Nancy: Splendiferous Christmas; Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique; Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet; Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the Universe; Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century; Fancy Nancy 10th Anniversary Edition; Fancy Nancy: Saturday Night Sleepover; Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens
Author Notes
Jane O'Connor was born in New York City in 1947. She received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Smith College in 1969. In 1971, she began her publishing career by working in the editorial department of Hastings House Publishers. From 1977 to 1983, she was an editor at Scholastic, Inc.; then she moved to Random House, where she became editor-in-chief of children's books. In 1989, she moved to Grosset and Dunlap.
Her first novel, Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby, was published in 1979. Since then she has written more than 30 children's books including the Nina, Nina Ballerina stories, the Fancy Nancy series and the adult novels Dangerous Admissions and Almost True Confessions. She has won numerous awards including the New York Academy of Sciences Honor book in 1981 for Magic in the Movies: The Story of Special Effects, with Katy Hall; Golden Sower Award, Nebraska Library Association in 1982 for Yours Till Niagara Falls, Abby; and the Quill Award for Best Picture Book in 2007 for Fancy Nancy. She is vice-president and editor-at-large for Penguin Books for Young Readers. In 2013 her title Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy Sees The Future made The New York Times Best Seller List. Fancy Nancy and the Wedding of the Century made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014.
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Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Another delicious "Fancy Nancy" book. This time the little glamour girl has a problem. Her friend Bree is having an extra-special butterfly birthday party on the same day that Nancy's grandparents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The family party wins out and Nancy is "furious" ("Mad is way too plain for how I feel"). But things turn out unexpectedly well: she discovers that motels are fun, and that grandparents have elegant and extraordinary parties and an exciting surprise up their sleeves. Glasser's illustrations and O'Connor's text have created the quintessential girly girl in Nancy. The red-haired heroine is so full of joie de vivre (as she would say) as she dances through the book in her finery-bows, ribbons, butterflies, beads, flowers, and all-that little girls everywhere will happily enjoy this adventure.-Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Fancy Nancy has to be a good sport after learning she can't go to her friend Bree's incredibly fancy butterfly-themed birthday bash because she has to attend her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party. Refreshingly, Nancy's pursuit of fanciness isn't the story's focus this time. Don't worry: there's still plenty of "fancy" talk and overembellished art to appease Nancy's acolytes. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Vain, affected, frilly, and old-fashioned girly in every way, preschooler Nancy is also assertive about who she is and what she wants, and she becomes furious when she cannot get her way. Angry is too plain a word for how she feels when she misses her friend's butterfly party because she has to attend her grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary. But the anniversary trip turns out to be lots of fun and just her style, with queen beds and lotions in a fancy hotel. Best of all, though, is the visit to a butterfly garden in the local zoo. Glasser's intricately detailed, line-and-watercolor pictures show the prima donna's obsession with bows, beads, and glitter, including her hat with a nesting bird and two butterflies. As in Fancy Nancy (2006), the little princess loves fancy words, this time throwing in some French: Ooh la la! --Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2008 Booklist
