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Fancy Nancy returns in this latest picture-book devoted to her many adventures, this time discovering a litter of kittens while having a fancy tea-party with her best friend Bree, and their neighbor, Mrs. DeVine. Delighted with these new feline friends, the girls watch over them as they grow, and eventually each take one home. Nancy is caught up in caring for Sequin, as she names her new pet, and doesn't understand why Frenchy, her pet poodle, doesn't seem happy. Once she discovers that there is a little jealousy involved, can she find a way to set things right...?

Like its many predecessors, Fancy Nancy: Oodles of Kittens pairs an entertaining and ultimately heartwarming tale about a feisty young girl who likes the finer (AKA fancy) things in life, but who also has a kind and loving heart, with cute-as-a-button illustrations. There seemed to be less vocabulary in this one - usually author Jane O'Connor manages to work quite a few new words into her narrative, in the form of the "fancy" vocabulary her heroine adores - but there was still enough to make it both educational and fun. Recommended to all fans of Fancy Nancy, as well as to young feline lovers. ( )