Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany (Fancy Nancy Series) by Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser (Illustrator)

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From everyone's favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep you dry, but a parasol will make you feel like a Hollywood movie star!

With this helpful A-to-Z guide, Fancy Nancy shows that making plain words into fancy ones is not only educational, it's fun!

Publishers Weekly

Building on O'Connor and Glasser's bestselling series, ultimate girly-girl Fancy Nancy makes vocabulary glamorous in this A-Z compendium ("That's fancy for collection"). As O'Connor explains in a foreword, "When you use [a fancy word] in a sentence, it's like adding sprinkles to vanilla ice cream!" The chosen words are generally helpful (hostess, wardrobe, understated) rather than precocious (ooh la la!), and reflect Fancy Nancy's special style. For example, to introduce the word "improvise," as in "I wanted a canopy bed so I had to improvise. I used a sheet, a mop, and a broom," Glasser shows the minimaven lolling in bed with bonbons and a tea tray, broomsticks supporting a canopy of perfectly ruffled gingham. Ooh la la, indeed! Ages 4-7. (May)

Children's Literature

Fancy Nancy fans will eagerly embrace this compendium (a fancy word for collection) of some of her favorite snazzy words. From A to Z Nancy flits through the pages elegantly wearing her boa, which is fancy for scarf, weeps over the fiasco (fancy for disaster) of a spilled ice cream sundae, and admires her glamorous attire in the mirror. Nancy, who loves all things French, would prefer to carry a parasol rather than an umbrella, shout ooh la la to describe something wonderful and say respondez s'il vous plait instead of please. Each word is accompanied by a definition and is used in a sentence with a whimsical illustration added for good measure. As Nancy likes to accessorize herself with sparkles and glitter, young readers will soon add zing and sparkle to their writing when they use these fancy words. An absolute delight. Reviewer: Beverley Fahey

School Library Journal

K-Gr 2

Nancy is back, and here she encourages her audience to use some "fancy" words. Arranged alphabetically with usually one entry per letter, the terms are introduced. For example, "Fiasco-a big flop, a disaster. I dropped all the parfaits. What a fiasco!" Instead of dogs, Nancy uses "canine" and substitutes "excursion" for trip. Other fun-filled suggestions include "boa," "tiara," and "wardrobe." The energetic, colorful illustrations entice readers to add sparkle to their conversations and writings.-Linda Staskus, Parma Regional Library, OH

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