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3.64 AVERAGE
I like reading these to my girls and they dig them. At the same time, I do wonder if they ever compare their lives to Nancy's and find themselves coming up short. The Clancy's live in what seems to be a pretty affluent suburb (which has, among other things, an elementary school with a dedicated auditorium). Nancy lives right next door to her best friend, Bree, and their bedroom windows are arranged in such a way that they can send notes and small items to each other in a pail with a rope and pulley system. And Nancy and her friend are ofen the center of most things in school.
And it's all great. I get it. It's a story. It's fantasy. But it's not as explicit as, say, if they rode to school on unicorns or went there to learn witchcraft. So I'm left unsure what implied messages I'm giving my girls as we continue on in the series. Nancy always ends up doing the right thing, but it's set in a world that's a little too perfect too feel like she really learned her lesson.
(well I keep rewriting that sentence to make it sound less like I'm eager to see a 9yo character suffer dire consequences. But I can't find a way to make it less creepy and I'm sick of working on it. Just know I tried.)
Lol maybe I'm just jealous this 3rd grader has more going on in her life than I do,
And it's all great. I get it. It's a story. It's fantasy. But it's not as explicit as, say, if they rode to school on unicorns or went there to learn witchcraft. So I'm left unsure what implied messages I'm giving my girls as we continue on in the series. Nancy always ends up doing the right thing, but it's set in a world that's a little too perfect too feel like she really learned her lesson.
(well I keep rewriting that sentence to make it sound less like I'm eager to see a 9yo character suffer dire consequences. But I can't find a way to make it less creepy and I'm sick of working on it. Just know I tried.)
Lol maybe I'm just jealous this 3rd grader has more going on in her life than I do,
We're not a sports family so we were pretty cold on this one going into it. But true to form, the story and characters (and some exciting voice acting from yours truly) soon got the ball rolling (pun!).
A fluffy book about stage fright and helping people out. A nice, warm, feel-good story for my 5 year old, but not much in the thought/depth department.
Another fluffy, girly chapter book with good vocabulary. My daughter thoroughly enjoys these books, which is about the only thing they have going for them.
Cute. Olivia loved this installment of Fancy Nancy.
This was not our favorite story, even though it’s not a bad story. It just isn’t one that we liked as well as the others. Eleanor‘s favorite part was when Nancy ran to get her guitar so she could play songs for everyone.
Eleanor says that her favorite part of the story was when Grace was nice to Nancy.
Eleanor says her favorite part was when JoJo went on stage.
3.5/5
I generally enjoy reading the Nancy Clancy books with my five-year-old. I find them honest and empowering. However I did not appreciate the message in this particular book--Nancy becomes a YouTube viral sensation because someone put a video of her on the Internet WITHOUT her or her parents' permission. In a time when obtaining consent is such an important topic, glossing right over it in order to make Nancy a star felt disingenuous at best and dangerous at worst.
I generally enjoy reading the Nancy Clancy books with my five-year-old. I find them honest and empowering. However I did not appreciate the message in this particular book--Nancy becomes a YouTube viral sensation because someone put a video of her on the Internet WITHOUT her or her parents' permission. In a time when obtaining consent is such an important topic, glossing right over it in order to make Nancy a star felt disingenuous at best and dangerous at worst.
Perfect,contemporary summer reading assignment for early elementary girls. Loved this- cute, current, builds vocabulary and incorporates age appropriate life lessons. So fun and relatable for children of this age.