Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly audiobook

This is a particularly good Fancy Nancy story. Nancy is thrilled when her friend Bree is about to have a butterfly themed birthday party, and Nancy even has a blue butterfly costume picked out to wear. Then she finds out she can’t attend the party because she needs to attend her grandparents’ 50th anniversary party. Nancy sulks and mourns, then she finds out her grandparents’ party is fancy too, and there is a butterfly surprise on that trip as well.This is a lovely story re grandparents & grandchildren. Anyone who likes butterflies and other Fancy Nancy books will love it. I was shocked when I first found out how much I like these Fancy Nancy books, and I continue to remain amazed by their substance and by how good they really are. Charming, particularly great for girly girls, and a wonderful way to add to youngsters’ vocabulary. The illustrations are fun and full of delightful details.

Loved this sweet picture book that combines discussion of butterflies, "fancy words," and the French language. The artwork was also quite lovely -- colorful with lots of yellows and blues. I enjoyed watching this on with my 6-year-old as a virtual read aloud with Ms.Martina.

This book is pretty stinking cute with beautiful illustrations. I like that that it dealt with a truly devestating thing for a kid but she learned about the most important thing -being with her family.

Much more than just a "butterfly" book... Nancy has to miss her friend's birthday party for a very different celebration. Shows how a young girl bonds with her family even after a disappointment.

Fancy Nancy books appeal to both boys and girls, but especially to girls as Nancy is just so dressed up and, well, fancy!  All of the books in this series help build vocabulary because Nancy uses fancy words to express herself, often also providing the meaning of the word.  This book uses many synonyms for the word fancy, of course, and also some familiar words in French.  Children enjoy hearing the stories as they then have big words to share when speaking with other people, and often are also happy to impart their new knowledge as to what the words mean.In this story, Nancy is invited to a friend's butterfly birthday party and is so excited.  However, her mother says she can't attend as that is the same day as her Grandparent's 50th wedding anniversary in another town.  Nancy is furious, scowls, and sulks, but does forget to be mad as the anniversary party is so, well, fancy!  She loves every minute of it and apologizes to her mother for being so mad.

Awesome it made me love butterfly's.

Gentle Reader, You won't believe this, but I have seven daughters--yes, seven--and we ALL adore Fancy Nancy. The sparkley covers are enough to make any princess swoon, but the delightful writing (so few words on a page--thank you!) and spectacular illustrations make Fancy Nancy a DAILY ritual in our house. In her latest adventure, Nancy is distraught when she finds out she'll have to miss her best friend's birthday party for her grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. O'Connor presents a delightful, yet very real family: mom, dad, sister, grandparents, dog. (Love the rich family life represented--so rare!)Of course, there is new, fancy vocabulary to discover as Nancy expresses herself in the fanciest way possible. I'll leave it to you to discover how the butterfly theme is brilliantly woven throughout. Enjoy!

I honestly didn't think I would enjoy these books as much as I do. I was charmed by Fancy Nancy and enjoyed reading it with my daughter. She is 23 months and sat through this book and Fancy Nancy in a single reading session. I think I like this one even more then the first book of the series, because I think butterflies are beautiful. I learned a thing or two also. Such as what part of the body butterflies use to taste. Again, the author is very clever in teaching vocabulary.

Another beautiful book from Jane O'Connor! Fancy Nancy again entertains us with her care-free spirit, and impressive accessorizing skills! This book offers more wonderful vocabulary like "iridescent and exceptional". It is about handling disappointment, and making the best of an unexpected situation. This book would be perfect for making text to self connections that can be discussed in class.

I love the Fancy Nancy books because they have all the sparkle and glitz of a girly girl, without it being a princess. Plus, they help build strong vocabulary. Even if most the words are synonyms for pretty. This time around Nancy has to miss her best friends butterfly themed birthday to attend her parents 50th anniversary party.

This book is fun to read. The pictures are beautiful and my son loves to learn some french words in it. I also liked that he can learn some new vocabularies when reading this book. We borrowed this book from the library.

very cute, but not quite as cute as the original fancy nancy or fancy nancy and the puppy...

(review originally written 2012, reposted 2021 on my blog ladyinreadwrites.com)Our ThoughtsOur second Fancy Nancy read and we loved this too.My ThoughtsIn this book, as Nancy helps her friend Bree plan a butterfly themed birthday party, she finds out she has to miss the party, as she has to attend her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. She is disappointed about this and manages to express that fancily.However, things change for the flutter (better!) soon and time flutters by before she knows it. She also realizes her mistake and again, family relationships, life as we know it shine through.As always, with glitter on its cover and fancy vocabulary as well as the beautiful illustrations, I know I am going to read this book again.My daughter’s thoughtsButterflies and Fancy Nancy together – I love it. She is convinced that the butterfly that is in the book came up right next to her when we visited the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco.

Genre: Contemporary Realistic FictionAwards: NoneAudience: K-2nd gradeA. Nancy is upbeat and in love with her interests (being fancy). This makes here relatable because children are as enthusiastic about what they love as Nancy. She also responds to negatives by pouting, which many children do.B. This book deals with relationships within families. Nancy is mad at her parents for making her celebrate her grandparents' anniversary because she will miss her friends birthday party, but she enjoys herself anyways.C. How does Nancy feel with her family, is it different from how she thought she would? Nancy enjoys her time with her family. She has fun at the hotel and butterfly garden. She thought she wouldn't have fun because it would be boring.

Fancy Nancy was one of my favorite books as a child. Although I have read the original book many time, I have never read Fancy Nancy: Bonjour, Butterfly until just recently. I love how this book (and series) teaches children about "fancy" vocabulary words and some french words as well. I feel like this is a great way to spread cultural awareness from all around the world, such as France. Although, I wouldn't use this book to read to my whole (future) class because of how it is primarily a "girly" book, I would definitely use this as a book for children to pic out themselves during reading time.

Summary:Fancy Nancy is very excited for her friends' butterfly themed birthday party when she is told that an important family event will prevent her from going. She then is determined to be miserable but finds fun where she thought none could be found.My response:I love all Fancy Nancy books including this one! She is a very sweet character who maintains her fabulousness while learning lessons in everyday life and I enjoyed this one very much.How I might use it:The book has a heavy emphasis on the letter B so it could be used in therapy when working on that sound as well as teaching that sometimes things that don't seem fun at first (like therapy) can actually be quite enjoyable.

Children's literature picture bookK-2I love these Fancy Nancy books!! She's hilarious, and just the kind of granddaughter I would love to have. Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser did a fabulous job making Nancy fancy on each page. It's fun to have the French words included for young students to have their worldwide horizons widened. Plus, the theme of the story is one that each child can identify with: things CAN actually turn out well even if you don't get your way and you think your heart is broken. And the butterflies are just an added delight. I will need to own this book!