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If you are the type of person who thinks it is 'cute' when kids talk down about their parents, then get this book.If however, you think that is unappropriate like I did, then avoid it. I fully support little girls dressing up and acting 'fancy', but the problem is that Nancy puts down things that are not fancy, including her parents, and somewhat exhalts things that are really not that important, like all things foreign, etc. My daughters, ages 4 and 1, received this book as well as another Fancy Nancy book for Christmas. After reading them, I immediately donated them to Goodwill because I did not want them to be part of our childrens book collection. I really don't want to plant this idea in my girls head that it's OK to think this way, especially this young. Don't recommend this book- if certain parts were left out of the book it would have been fine, but unfortunately the author chose to include them.
When she advertises a "How to Be Fancy" class on the refrigerator, the whole family drops what they're doing, shows up, listens and takes notes. And the way the book opens on Nancy's room before and after it was made fancy provides a wonderful opportunity to point out the differences, AND (for the reviewer who thinks this book is all about materialism and consumption)a lot of laughs about how inexpensively, simply and ingeniously that fanciness was achieved.
Yes, she is in her own fancy stage and relates to the book's protagonist. My four-year-old daughter loves this book.
My daughter loves to point out how Nancy's toddler sister tries to copy everything her very cool, very fancy big sister does. But there is so much more to this story than the surface narrative.
The illustrations, for example, are almost a parallel story in themselves. Nancy's family is wonderfully supportive and loving.
This is a terrific story that encourages kids, especially girls, to be confident in their choices, makes it ok to be an individual and reminds them of the power of family.
I had ordered this book to supplement the at-home reading practice of my first-grader, who is in a partial immersion class. Due to the illustrations and context, it was easy for her to understand. She needed some help with pronunciations, but nothing that frustrated her. The story is adorable, the character, Nancy, is charming; and the book is a great addition to a 7-year-olds bilingual library.
A great kid's book full of cute and colorful illustrations depicting a fun and whimsical young lady sure to please the younguns out there. Good way to get the kids to start reading at an early age. Books are awesome.
Instead of saying ice cream, my two year will ask for a "parfait." Sometimes, she will even say "Merci" instead of "thank you." She has not asked for a pen with a "plume" yet, but I am sure it's only a matter of time. My daughter received her first Fancy Nancy book on her second birthday and immediately fell in love with it. We read this book every night. She has since gotten others in the series, which are just as enjoyable. The story is very cute and it has taught my daughter, as at very early age, that there are many (and sometimes fancier) ways of saying the same thing. The drawings have amazing detail (adults can appreciate a lot of the subtle humor in them) and the expressions on the faces of the characters are terrific. I can't imagine any little girl not loving Fancy Nancy.
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