Fancy Nancy is a 2005 children's picture book written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. While there are now more than 36 books in the Fancy Nancy series, selling over 16 million copies, this first book spent nearly 100 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.[1] Fancy Nancy has been on Publishers Weekly’s bestseller list for picture books, was a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club selection and a Junior Library Guild Selection. It also won a Borders 2006 Original Voices award [2] and has been translated into 17 languages, including Hungarian and Hebrew. Books in the series have now spent more than 250 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Fancy Nancy has spawned a line of toys and games focusing on dress-up and role play targeted towards preschoolers and children aged 5 to 7. In addition, the Fancy Nancy brand includes licenses for clothing, bed linens, paper party goods, and more. Numerous bookstores and libraries around the United States have hosted events including readings by both Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, costume contests, “Fancy Nancy” days and tea parties.[2]
Nancy is the main figure throughout a range of story books which were written by author Jane O'Connor. She turns out to be girl who seems to loves pretty and classy stuff. This includes clothes, hats, shoes, boots as well as lovely foodstuff such as cakes and also ice cream. She's a big fan of French terms due to the fact that she thinks that it is probably the most exquisite language on the globe. She uses the term Bonjour to say hello to people she is introduced to since it makes her feel so fancy.
Jane O'Connor reads her bestseller Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly in the exciting debut of Online Storytime, a new monthly video feature that brings popular children's stories to life in pictures and voice-over narration. Check it out, then browse below for a splendiferous selection of Fancy Nancy books and toys!
