Jane O'Connor is an editor at a major publishing house who has
written more than seventy books for children, including the New
York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She resides (that's
fancy for lives) with her family in New York City.
Robin Preiss Glasser actually wore tiaras and tutus when she danced
with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Now she happily spends her days in
jeans, drawing. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books,
including the bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She won the
Children's Choice Award for Best Illustrator of the Year for Fancy
Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet. Robin and her family live in Southern
California.
"A delightful story of dress-up and cozy family
love."--Booklist
"Exuberance, elan and lots of heart."--Publishers Weekly
"Nancy is a hoot and her fastion-first message wil resonate with
many budding divas."--Kirkus Reviews
With exuberance, elan and lots of heart, O'Connor (the Nina, Nina Ballerina books) and Glasser (A Is for Abigail) prove that the bosom of the family has ample room for even the most outr? individualist. Channeling the spirits of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn-whose pictures adorn her extravagantly decorated room-Nancy tries to make the world a more flamboyant place, starting with her decidedly down-to-earth family ("They never even ask for sprinkles," she notes as they exit an ice cream parlor). She offers her parents and little sister a free tutorial in all things fancy (yellow is plain, gold is fancy), which they gamely attend, and they even agree to go to a restaurant wearing Nancy-orchestrated frou-frou (Mom's ensemble includes Christmas ornament earrings and a feather boa). But when Nancy commits a faux pas of major proportions (she trips with a tray full of ice cream) she comes to realize that her family's love for her is as bottomless as her collection of hair accessories. O'Connor captures Nancy's dramatic precociousness without making her sound like a snoot ("My favorite color is fuchsia. That's a fancy way of saying purple"); she comes across as a genuinely creative spirit rather than an imperious fashionista. Glasser's pictures brim with comic detail and sparkle like a bauble from Tiffany. Like O'Connor, she empathizes with Nancy's over-the-top sensibility, yet gently grounds the heroine in the steady (if bemused) embrace of her family. Ages 4-7. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
"A delightful story of dress-up and cozy family
love."--Booklist
"Exuberance, elan and lots of heart."--Publishers
Weekly
"Nancy is a hoot and her fastion-first message wil resonate with
many budding divas."--Kirkus Reviews
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