Sometimes having a little sister creates a lot of trouble. One day JoJo, Nancy’s little sister, does something truly despicable: she gives Nancy’s doll Marabelle a pirate tattoo. To help cheer Nancy up, Nancy’s mom takes her to a gala for girls are their dolls. Nancy and Marabelle have a great time at the gala going on rides, eating delicacies, and looking at the fancy ball gowns in the doll dress shop. Unfortunately, a tragedy happens! Marabelle has been mixed up with another doll! As embarrassed as Nancy is about Marabelle’s tattoo, it allows Nancy to get her friend back again. Even though JoJo might sometimes be a handful, Nancy realizes that having a little sister isn’t all bad.

Fans of Fancy Nancy will be thrilled to read another story about this fun character. Nancy is still childish in her emotions and reactions, but readers who have been considered about how Nancy is too demanding and elitist to be a good role model will appreciate that in this one, Nancy learns that when things aren’t as fancy as she wants them to be, her sister is still the most important thing. Parents may want to use this book to help when one child accidentally ruins or makes a mess of something that is important to another child. This book doesn’t have as much creativity as some of the other Fancy Nancy books, but fans of the series will still enjoy reading about what happens to Nancy and Marabelle. ( )

Growing up I remember having my favorite doll and this book brought back memories to when my brothers use to take my dolls and draw on them. I felt her pain and sadness because I felt the exact same way. I love how this book was so relatable and it ends with something positive so even if this does happen to a little girl they can know how to handle it and know it’s going to be okay. ( )

When her younger sister JoJo paints a tattoo on her favorite doll's tummy in indelible ink, Fancy Nancy is livid (a fancy word for very mad), and refuses to forgive her. Her mother attempts to console her, and suggests that they attend a gala for little girls and their dolls. Held at a fancy hotel, the gala is an exciting, extravagant event, until Nancy realizes that her doll has gotten mixed up with another girl's. Can she get Marabelle back? Will the tattoo come in handy after all...?

Another engaging tale of a sympathetic but believable young girl with a longing to make everything fancy and a fondness for things that sparkle, Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll in the World is the seventh picture-book from author Jane O'Connor and illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser featuring their eponymous heroine. As always, I appreciated the balance between Nancy's natural appreciation of the finer (sparkly) things in life, and her warmhearted loved for her family. The artwork is as colorful and cute as always. In short: recommended to all Fancy Nancy fans, as well as to anyone looking for children's stories about siblings learning to forgive one another, even when they do annoying and thoughtless things. ( )

My granddaughter, one of many, is so "Pink". I liked how this book translated grown up terms into childrens words so they could understand what was being said....about them, children. ( )

52 months - We usually love Fancy Nancy and this one was ok but not as good as some others. A gala for dolls? Just didn't seem quite as creative as some of the other books. ( )