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My DD(21 months) is obsessed with Fancy Nancy... Has anyone found a similar book series to this? The part she loves are the new "fancy" words... Fiasco is fancy for disaster, ect. She LOVES learning these new words then gets obsessed with them and uses them very often and correctly. Today we were walking with some friends and she said "that's Freddy (their dog) he's a canine". I tried to ask barnes and noble person and she helped me find a cute kids encyclopedia DD now loves. I just (personally) don't want to get sick of the series and would love to find something similar that we could mix in now and then. thanks!!

my DD who was an early talker and has a penchant for "fancy" words also like Eloise alot, not because the vocabulary is more complicated, but I think she likes the way it sounds when read aloud...

Why not just move on to higher level books and insert your own commentary? We do that trick quite often..."delirious is a fancy word for crazy", "furious is really really really angry", etc...you could move to a more complicated book and expound on the vocabulary in the same manner

My child thought these series were funny when she was little:
Amelia Bedelia, by Parish and Morris the Moose, by Wiseman both series have many puns.

DS loved "Madeline and the Bad Hat" around that age because of the big words.

Because he loved that book so much, the bookstore recommended "Animalia" by Graeme Base, which has lots of interesting words, and illustrations he would get lost in for extended periods.

Enjoy!

Thank you!! DD loves Eloise too!
We just received Anamalia (after ordering it on amazon w your recommendation) and she loves it! Thanks!!
Just ordered the abridged classics. Can't wait to get them!!

Thank you for the suggestions! Nothing beats Fancy Nancy in her mind but its nice to have other books she can enjoy when I need a break!

My little one also likes Fancy Nancy. She also has enjoyed books with strong female characters such as:

The Paper Bag Princess - Robert Munsch

Daisy Comes Home - Jan Brett

Princess Smartypants

A Brave Little Princess

My Very Last First Time.

Not sure of the authors as I can not locate the books right now.

Madeline; Frances series by Russell Hoban; Amelia Bedelia are good suggestions to the Fancy Nancy series (which my son and I love as well). These books have strong female characters and they're very popular.

Angelina Ballerina series is another one which is popular today, though I find it a bit more serious than Fancy Nancy.

Mr. Men/Little Miss series is a bit more advanced to the Fancy Nancy series, which you're daughter might like. The vocabulary can be more advanced and some the books are funny and charming to say the least.

The Gruffalo series, Tomie de Paola books (Strega Nona, in particular), and Richard Scarry books are popular too.

Amazon has good suggestions and booklists and then locate or request the books through your public library - your local librarian should be able to help you as well with alternatives to Fancy Nancy.

Would boys like the Fancy Nancy series?

My son liked listening to Fancy Nancy when his sister read them. Its not a book he would go and pick up off the book shelf and ask us to read to him or read to himself.

I wouldn't worry about gender. Just give him the chance to be exposed to it, and let him make his own decisions.

I don't know anything about Fancy Nancy in particular, but I remember being a big fan of Beverly Cleary as a child.