Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes

Written by Jane O'Connor

Narrated by Chloe Hennessee

An I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling duo Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser:

Yummy, cupcakes are scrumptious (that’s fancy for tasty!). Nancy is thrilled to be making cupcakes for the bake sale! But will she remember to follow all of Mom's directions?

Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes, a Level One I Can Read adventure, is carefully crafted using short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. Contains a glossary of Fancy Nancy’s fancy words.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Sep 6, 2011
• ISBN: 9780062124999

Jane O'Connor

Jane O’Connor is an editor at a major publishing house who has written more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series. She resides (that’s fancy for lives) with her family in New York City.

Reviews for Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes

[mdgilmor · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Fancy Nancy shows her readers the importance of hard work, effort, and quick thinking. Nancy makes cupcakes for her class that are eaten by her dog. Due to a lack in communication, her father brought home the necessary ingredients for a new batch of cupcakes.

[brikayama · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow, these Fancy Nancy books are all so well written with themes children can relate to. I really enjoy the detailed illustrations and the rich vocabulary terms beginner readers are learning.

[sweetbeebecky · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I love the Fancy Nancy books for many reasons, including their ability to grow the vocabularies of the very young reader, their relatable themes, including the one contained in this book about the importance of listening and following directions, and because of the hilarious illustrations that show Nancy dressed in quirky outfits, giving us all permission to dance to the beat of our own drum. In this short early reader, Nancy is so excited about the school bake sale that she doesn't pay attention in class. Again having trouble paying attention while baking cupcakes for the bake sale, Nancy forgets her mother's instructions about placing them out of reach of the family dog, and they get eaten. Thankfully, Nancy's dad brings home more ingredients, and Nancy is able to make more cupcakes, but she understands the importance of following directions and paying attention when she should. This could be used in conjunction with a lesson on following directions and the often negative consequences when we don't.

[weisser4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Doubly good as Nancy introduces new fancy words and learns a lesson in being a good listener.

[ronneisha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nancy isn't paying attention in class because all she can think about is her bake sale. Nancy followed all the directions her mother gave to her except the rule about keeping them out of reach of the dog. The dog gets a hold to the cupcakes and eat them all up, Nancy is very hurt. Nancy father goes to the store and picks up more ingredients so that she can make more cupcakes.