Review - Fancy Nancy: Tea Parties

Fancy Nancy: Tea Parties (Fancy Nancy)
by Jane O'Connor
illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Date: 2009
Publisher: HarperCollins
Reading level: C
Book type: picture book non-fiction
Pages: 40
Format: hardcover
Source: library

You're invited to a tea party! Join in the fun with hostess extraordinaire Fancy Nancy.

Fancy Nancy shares her favorite tea-party tips: from what to wear, which refreshments to serve, and how to make absolutely everything--even paper plates and plastic spoons--très elegant! A perfect gentle and friendly etiquette teaching tool, Tea Parties is a great gift for your little hostess!

With a little imagination, they too can create an exquisite tea party that is perfect for friends and family. R.S.V.P. oui, oui, oui!

From the dazzling New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.

(synopsis from Goodreads)

This is a totally adorable non-fiction title all about how to throw a fancy tea party. Nancy has lots of good (and totally doable) ideas for making the occasion special. Everything from basic etiquette to decorating to recipes is covered. (I especially like Nancy's mention of how Frenchy might love to join in the festivities, but she can't eat the food because some of it--especially chocolate--isn't good for dogs.)

The pictures are cute (as always) and this book has plenty of good ideas in it. Nancy even has instructions for throwing a tea party for your dolls. There are apparently some recipe cards in the back (perhaps blank?) but our library copy had them torn out along the perforations. I'm guessing they're just as fancy as everything else in the book, though.

I would've loved to receive a book like this when I was little. And I wouldn't hesitate to give it to a child who I thought would appreciate it. It's too cute to pass up!

Premise: 4/5
Meter: n/a
Writing: 4/5
Illustrations: 4/5
Originality: 4/5

Enjoyment: 5/5

Overall: 4.33 out of 5