Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
by Jane O'Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
(HarperCollins, $13.99 hardcover)
Words can do many things to a reader. They can make you laugh, make you cry or just plain stump you the first time you see them.
Other words are just fun to roll off your tongue. Some may have a French flair, others make no sense, no matter how often you say them.
Author and illustrator team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser love "fancy words" and bring young readers their favourites -- from dapper and fiasco to xenophile and zany. It's an ABC book that's meant to be fun and frivolous, with each page featuring a word, its definition and a colourful comment beneath a lively illustration.
You'll impress Grandma the next time you see her, especially if your youngster calls her glamorous.