What do you get when you combine an alphabet book, the fanciest little girl in the world, and the amazing creativity of Jane O3’connor? Fancy Nancyw’s Favorite Fancy Words. Not your ordinary alphabet book, this is one that will help expand the vocabulary of everyone who reads it. With a fancy word for each letter, from Accessories to Zany, Nancy will help you and your children learn how to replace everyday, ordinary words, with fancy, glamorous words that will make you sound fancy, as well as look fancy.
Fancy Nancy is a wild, young girl with a larger than life personality, who adores all things fancy. She always dresses extravagantly, wearing boas, tutus, ruby slippers, fairy wings, and fuzzy slippers. Nancy loves using big fancy words such as iridescent , ecstatic , and extraordinary and anything in French.[1][3] She has redecorated her bedroom with everyday items, such as feather boas, Christmas lights, paper flowers, and hats. Her favorite doll is named Marabelle Lavinia Chandelier.[4]
I came a bit late to the Fancy Nancy party. This diminutive diva has been charming readers since 2005. Her penchant for wearing tutus and intricate headgear may appeal to the little girls who are her main audience, but it's a different quality that wins the hearts of parents and grandparents. Fancy Nancy also loves fancy words. This trait displayed by Nancy since her inception has been parlayed into this whimsical little vocabulary book featuring 26--actually 27--of Nancy's favorite words, from Accessories to Zany. If you are searching for a children's book for girls that appeals to their inner princess but isn't dumbed down, Fancy Nancy is just the ticket.
Grandparents tend to put a high premium on vocabulary and language skills; in fact, one study indicated that children who are cared for by grandparents score higher on measures of vocabulary. The Fancy Nancy books feature thread-thin storylines, but if Nancy's love of words rubs off on her readers, they are worth their weight in feather boas. User ReviewsWrite a reviewBe the first to write a review
