Fancy Nancy, JoJo’s First Day Jitters
Publication date: 2012
Summary: The story is about Fancy Nancy’s sister JoJo. She has her first day of school and she is very nervous. Her sister
(Nancy) tries to calm her and make her a little less worried by telling her about all of the fun she is going to have. They
pack their lunches and get ready for school but JoJo is still very nervous. So Nancy the best big sister ever and lends JoJo
her favorite doll. JoJo is no longer nervous and very excited for school!
This would be a great book for me to read on the first day of class to show my students that everyone gets first day
jitters!
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Robin was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, she
was one of four girls. Her first career was as a
professional ballerina, until she became injured. She
went back to school and got her B.F, A. Her first
major work was the sequel to Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. She
then worked with her sister (a famous author) on
their very own book. In 2005 she began working
with Jane O’Connor and they began making the
Fancy Nancy books. She now lives in California with
her husband and children.
Major Works:
-Daddy’s Girl-4/17/07
-A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes3/2/04
-Fancy Nancy and the Fall Foliage8/26/14
-America: A Patriotic Primer-5/21/02
-Alexander, Who's Not (Do You Hear
Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move- 8/1/98
Awards:
Children's Book Council
named her 2013 Illustrator
of the Year for Fancy
Nancy and the Mermaid
Ballet
ALA Notable Book in
1998 for her illustrations in
Fun Facts:
She is a breast cancer survivor, has a tiara collection,
and a puppy! She haws illustrated for Duchess Sarah
Ferguson, and Lynne Cheney!
http://www.greenwichlibrary.org/blog/library_news/2011/06/theatreworks-production-offancy-nancy-to-benefit-greenwich-library.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Preiss_Glasser
You Can't Take a Balloon
into the Metropolitan
Museum
Over 50 of her Fancy
Nancy books have been on
the New York Times best
sellers list for more than
350 weeks.
http://www.squarebooks.com/event/robin-preiss-glasser-signs-fancy-nancy-fanciest-dolluniverse
http://www.harpercollins.com/cr-101324/robin-preiss-glasser
Citations
http://www.amazon.com/Fancy-Nancy-JoJos-First-Jitters/dp/0061882720
Robin Preiss Glasser
Anna Kalkus; 386; 9/12