Fancy Nancy is back in this sparkly festive new story from Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Only one word describes how magnificent, joyous, and sparkly Christmas is! Splendiferous! It's nearly Christmas Day - the most glittery, sparkly and fabulous time of the year and Fancy Nancy can hardly contain her excitement! There's so much she has to do leading up to the big day! Decorating the house from top to toe, baking Christmas cookies, wrapping all her presents in fancy paper and making Christmas cards for all her family! Choosing and decorating the Christmas tree is top of Fancy Nancy's list and it has to look just perfect! But in all the excitement disaster strikes and Fancy Nancy's most special decoration gets broken! What will go on the top of the tree now? Grandpa steps in just in time and with his help and a LOT of glitter, ribbons and tinsel, Fancy Nancy manages to create a very fancy alternative!

Author Biography

Jane O'Connor has always had a secret fondness for froufrou. An editor at a major publishing house, she has written more than thirty books for children. She lives with her family in the glamour capital of the world -- New York City. Robin Preiss Glasser, who habitually sports glasses and jeans, discovered her "inner Nancy" while illustrating this book. "Wearing lace-trimmed socks helps me draw better," she says. She has illustrated many books and lives in Southern California with her family and tiara collection.