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Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report

Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report
I Can Read Beginning Reading 1 - Simple sentences for eager new readers
by Jane O'Connor
pictures based on the art of Robin Preiss Glasser
children's fiction ages 4-7

Nancy is excited about writing a book report about Sacajawea. She spends oodles and oodles of time getting just the right picture for the cover, but...
Read it and find out what happens next.
This is another entertaining episode in the life of Fancy Nancy who is the girliest of all girls.
A treat for librarians is the cover showing Nancy thoroughly enjoying a book on Sacajawea at the library. Other children in the background look very happy to be selecting books as well.

Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire

Fancy Nancy Explorer Extraordinaire
by
Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser
children's fiction, ages 3-8 (mostly for girls)

I have read a number of Fancy Nancy books so far, and this was my least favorite. Nancy is headed outdoors with her friend to study nature. Nancy is known for doing everything the elaborate, dressy way. The author attempts to show that girls can be girly (sugar and spice) and gardeners. Somehow this book doesn't work for me, however. The author threw in too much trivia and was too pedantic. I think that Nancy having girly adventures shouldn't be bog down with "here is how to identify leaves" and "spiders aren't icky", etc.
I guess she wrote this book because the author likes gardening and nature study, but I just don't buy that Nancy would do some of the things described in this book.

Fancy Nancy Pajama Day: I Can Read! Beginning 1 Reading

Fancy Nancy Pajama Day: I Can Read! Beginning 1 Reading
by Jane O'Connor
and pictures based on the art of Robin Preiss Glasser

This Fancy Nancy book continues the girly, fru-fru series of Fancy Nancy books. Apparently the series is taking a bit of a turn to become more homogenized and educational. There are vocabulary words along with the story and it is listed as part of the I Can Read Book series.

I wonder what it feels like to have your pictures taken over by other artists? It says that interior pencils are by Ted Enik and color is by Carolyn Bracken. They do this in comic books and graphic novels, so I guess if the publisher wants to get books out as soon as possible before the popularity fades, this is a way to do it.

In this book Nancy's friend wants to wear matching pajamas. Nancy wants to wear her fancier pj's, however. Later she feels left out because her friend has made a different friend. In the end, though, friendships are restored and Nancy also has a new friend. This series is marketed toward girls exclusively.

Tea for Ruby

Tea for Ruby
by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York
and Robin Preiss Glasser
children's fiction,
ages 3-6

Ruby is invited to the palace for Tea! Everyone admonishes her to be on her best behavior. How will this turn out? I didn't know how this book was going to end, but it was sweet. If you love the Fancy Nancy books by this author you will also enjoy this book. I am not sure how Sarah Ferguson got involved in this, but Ruby looks and acts pretty much like Fancy Nancy. I guess if by putting the Duchess of York's name on this book it sells more books for Simon and Schuster, then more power to the capitalists. That's fine with me. I suspect that only girls will read this book.