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Disney Junior Fancy Nancy: Nancy Makes Her Mark
When Dad makes a plan to fix the walkway in front of their house with new cement, Nancy knows just how to make the walkway parfait —which is French for perfect! Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy Makes Her Mark is a Level One I Can Read, perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy is an animated family comedy starring six-year-old Nancy, a girl who is fancy in everything from her advanced vocabulary to her creative, elaborate attire. The show is based on the New York Times bestselling book series Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.
32 pages, Paperback
Published September 4, 2018
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February 21, 2019
Here's a fancy word that describes this book: "unnecessary". I'm not much of a fan of tie-ins, but I was curious. This book lacks pretty much all of the charm of the original Fancy Nancy books and relies instead on an insipid plot and cartoonish illustrations to try to cash in.
The story here is basically that Nancy's dad is fixing the walkway with cement, and Nancy and her friend Bree want to put their handprints and footprints in the wet cement like celebrities. Of course, nothing goes according to plan, and the cement gets wrecked, necessitating a fix from the dad (who seems weirdly okay with having to redo the whole thing).
All the familiar characters are here, and while they're cute, they're not as interesting to look at as in the main series of books. Nancy and Bree are nowhere near as fancy; they usually have copious amounts of butterflies or flowers in their hair, but here they're curiously unadorned. Aside from the lacklustre plot (which I've already mentioned), there were only three "fancy" words, and the definitions that were given were questionable for two of them: "memorable" doesn't really mean "famous forever" and "devastated" is not the same as "disappointed" (if it were, then I'd be "devastated" by this book).
Skip this and go to the originals. Fancy Nancy is at her best when she's quirky and fun. This is just too slick and sanitized for my taste.
The story here is basically that Nancy's dad is fixing the walkway with cement, and Nancy and her friend Bree want to put their handprints and footprints in the wet cement like celebrities. Of course, nothing goes according to plan, and the cement gets wrecked, necessitating a fix from the dad (who seems weirdly okay with having to redo the whole thing).
All the familiar characters are here, and while they're cute, they're not as interesting to look at as in the main series of books. Nancy and Bree are nowhere near as fancy; they usually have copious amounts of butterflies or flowers in their hair, but here they're curiously unadorned. Aside from the lacklustre plot (which I've already mentioned), there were only three "fancy" words, and the definitions that were given were questionable for two of them: "memorable" doesn't really mean "famous forever" and "devastated" is not the same as "disappointed" (if it were, then I'd be "devastated" by this book).
Skip this and go to the originals. Fancy Nancy is at her best when she's quirky and fun. This is just too slick and sanitized for my taste.
March 6, 2024
All kids have bright ideas. All kids long to make their mark in life. But is it possible that Nancy's lightbulb discovery will involve making handprints on the family's freshly poured cement walkway?
Laugh-out-loud humor is on offer here, Goodreaders.
And there's not just one plot twist but many.
Will the ending be happy? No spoiler from me, no no! But this particular bit of story is definitely a most satisfying way to end this Level 1 Reader.
FIVE STARS of admiration for this ingenious tale, told in such simple words.
Laugh-out-loud humor is on offer here, Goodreaders.
And there's not just one plot twist but many.
Will the ending be happy? No spoiler from me, no no! But this particular bit of story is definitely a most satisfying way to end this Level 1 Reader.
FIVE STARS of admiration for this ingenious tale, told in such simple words.
September 17, 2018
Cute story of Nancy’s dad repaving their sidewalk and she and friends want to leave famous hand and footprints in the cement. Good realistic story. Pretty illustrations. Girls will enjoy this one. Recommended Grades K-2.
October 3, 2018
A cute story about fixing the sidewalk and trying to be memorable. Nancy is all about Hollywood stardom, and (even though I feel like the footprints would render the new sidewalk a safety hazard) she manages to pull off her fancy idea.
August 26, 2020
I really like the artwork for the Fancy Nancy series. I am not sure if the reason I didn't enjoy Nancy Makes Her Mark as much because the Disney Storybook Art Team did the illustrations for this book and had a totally different look and mood to the pictures.
November 24, 2021
This book is so cute and I read this series as a kid. The illustrations are so fun, the story is adventurous, and the outcome is so cute. I love Fancy Nancy books and I think they are great from young kids.
September 30, 2018
I like the update in Fancy Nancy!
July 12, 2019
As a kid this book is a lot of fun. As an adult, I can just see everybody tripping on the new sidewalk constantly. Haha!
September 8, 2020
Nancy and her family are remodeling the front walkway as a surprise for mom and making their marks in the concrete. Hijinks ensure. cute. Elementary and up
December 14, 2020
3.5 stars but rounding up since my daughter loved it!
August 17, 2021
Book #152 in my disney golden book collection
June 3, 2024
How do you think Nancy will make "Her Mark?" I'm sure it will be fancy!
July 25, 2025
Read with my 6 year old daughter
June 11, 2023
Nancy and Bree make their mark in newly poured cement at Nancy's house.
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