The One Book That Changed Everything!

The One Book That Changed Everything- Fancy Nancy

Fancy Nancy is a popular children’s book series written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser. The series follows Nancy through stories about friendship, family, and fashion and it emphasizes Nancy’s imagination and her love of going against the grain. As a young reader, I was captivated by the bright shades of pink, purple, and blue, with glitter on the cover of the Fancy Nancy books. Robin Preiss Glasser did an incredible job illustrating the covers in a way that draws in young readers.

My favourite book in the series is the original Fancy Nancy. I loved that, no matter what the story was about, she always wore a tiara and pink.

Fancy Nancy became so successful that it was later adapted into a children’s television show.

I have linked a website called ‘Fancy Nancy Facts for Kids’ for more information about the series and author Jane O’Connor.

https://kids.kiddle.co/Fancy_Nancy

How I feel about reading!

During reading time in elementary school, I was often the kid who pretended to read, hoping no one would ask me what I was reading . In high school, I relied on summaries and teacher notes to help me understand the novels we read in class.

Now, as an adult, not much has changed. I usually read about two books a year for pleasure during summer holidays and the winter break, and I choose books on kindle so I can use reading-assistance technologies. Reading takes most of my energy because of how much effort I must put in to understand what I am reading.

You can tell your students what kind of reader you are and what kind of reader you have been in the past, so they can see that it is not a stagnant condition.

as cited in Sometimes Reading is Hard by Robin Bright (2021) page 22