Nancy loves Christmas time, because everything is fancy this time of year! From choosing a tree, to decorating the house and cookies, to caroling at Mrs. DeVine's, Nancy's joy is contagious. But an impatient little girl gets a little too exuberant and -- uh-oh -- will her Christmas tree be ruined? Grandpa comes to the rescue and teaches Nancy to improvise ("that's a fancy word for using whatever's around to make something"). As Nancy joyfully declares: "There's no such thing as too much tinsel!"
If you've never read Fancy Nancy before, you are in for a treat, especially if you have a little girl in your life to share it with! Nancy doesn't like anything plain -- everything must have lace, or be frilly or sparkly. Unfortunately, the rest of her family is not like that and it can be so frustrating! She also likes to use big words -- including some in French -- because they sound fancier. In her Christmas book, you'll find words like "aroma", "heirloom" and "compromise" used, which will indubitably make it into your fancy little girl's vocabulary!
This is the newest Fancy Nancy book -- it just came out this fall. Keep your eyes peeled for an Easter book available next month! Au revoir! That's French for "good-bye"!
Learn More:
- Splendiferous Christmas Kit: Event Guide and Activity Suggestions -- invitations, gift tags, tree decoration crafts, color pages -- everything you need for a Fancy Nancy Christmas party!
- Decorate a Christmas tree and print it or turn it into an ecard to send to a friend! From the Fun & Games page, click on Christmas Tree Decorating.
- Fancy Nancy website at HarperCollins Children's: Fun and games (including paper dolls and printable activity packages for each book), make and send eCards, and meet the creators of the books. In the adult section, you can also find party kits and activities to do while reading with your child.
- The author's website: Jane O'Connor Another book I love by this author is The Snow Globe Family, about a little family who lives inside a snow globe!
- The illustrator's website: Robin Preiss Glasser and an interesting interview with her as well!
- Fancy Nancy
- Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
- Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly!
- Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
- Fancy Nancy: Explorer Extraordinaire!
- I Can Read Books: Fancy Nancy at the Museum and Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris (there are many more!)
- There are quite a few sticker / activity books available. I'm not as familiar with these as my daughter isn't a fan of stickers... but there are a whole bunch available on Amazon. Click on the Amazon link on the right side and search for "Fancy Nancy". Books, toys, stickers, games, oh my!
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