Boy Version of "Fancy Nancy"

When my kids(one boy & one girl) were younger(3ish-4ish) we would read the books by David Shannon(think that's spelled correctly) First one we read was "NO DAVID!" The author writes books about himself as a child. This one was about a little boy who is always getting into trouble. The illustrations are bright and fun, the text is plain and simple. The subect matter is appropriate and written with humor.

Try the Zack Files series. My boys love them.

Unfortunately the author doesn't have a comparable series for boys. Jamie Lee Curtis has a book, I think it's called something like Little Kids Can Use Big Words Too. If you're interested in the Fancy Nancy books because of the more developed vocabulary, I would recommend reading books intended for children just a little bit older than yours, because they will use a more varied vocabulary. Then you can just explain what the words mean as you're reading. I second the Thomas books. My boys (3&5) love them, and it's cute when they mimic the British phrases. Sometimes the stories include words we don't say in our house (stupid, and other name calling), so we just change them as we read. Good luck!

I don't have a "Fancy Nancy" type recommendation, but my son loves the dinosaur books by Yolen. They are funny cartoon-like dinosaurs. Also, my library has a huge reference book at the children's desk that lists books by subject. I am always looking thru that to find books to suit my son's current interests.

One of the things we love about the Fancy Nancy books are the beautiful illustrations of Robin Preiss Glasser. We first discovered her gorgeous drawings in the series of books she did with and authored by her sister Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman. These do not have words in them, but are elaborately illustrated in such a way that it helps the reader tell you what's going on in the story. Hard to explain, but you must see them to appreciate how awesome they are. This series includes "You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitan Museum," "You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Museum of Fine Arts," and "You Can't Take a Balloon Into the National Gallery." You can go to Amazon and get a sneak peek of the inside pages to see what I mean. We got these when my son was young, and we could spend an hour just reading one book and following what happens in the story, they are that detailed and can be appreciated by kids of all ages and adults alike. These books are treasured in our house, and I don't think I will ever part with them.

Not really Fancy Nancy but some of my son's favorite series are Froggy by Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz and Franklin the Turtle by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark. I've heard of Henry and Mudge but haven't had a chance to check them out- they're for a little older age range like Fancy Nancy is.

There is a cute series of books called Henry and Mudge that are wonderful!!! Its a book about a boy and mishaps with his dog mudge. They do all kind of boy things. My boys love them.

I've heard Skippy Jon Jones books are popular. My mom bought one for my daughter and she enjoyed it. But my daughter LOVES the Mrs. Shepherd series by Lynn Plourde. We stumbled on these books while checking out books at the library. There are 4-5 - Book Fair Day, Science Fair Day, Class Picture Day, Teacher Appreciation Day and maybe one more.

Here's one - http://www.amazon.com/Science-Fair-Day-Lynn-Plourde/dp/05...

I saw Book Fair Day on clearance at two Walgreens recently. I think they were $1.50, so I bought one for my daughter. She consistently asked to check these books out of the library.

My daughter is five but we started reading these books when she was three. I'm not sure if they'd appeal to younger kids. She was already in preschool, so the Lynn Plourde books had some relevance for her.

Hey -
I don't know what Fancy Nancy books are, so I am not sure if I am offering a comparable book. But, my son fell in love with Thomas the Train when he was 18 months old and we have GOBS of Thomas books. They run the range of being 2-3 words per page to full fledged books with paragraphs on the page. Some of them have buttons to push for sounds. My son has enjoyed these for YEARS. He is currently in 1st grade and we are still reading the ones that have paragraphs on each page. My daughter (almost 2) is now starting to enjoy the ones that make sounds and have buttons to push.

Also, my daughter is REALLY enjoying any pop up book that we have. Personally, at age 2, you don't really need a them. My son loved books that rhymed at that age. He loved Dr. Suess and Sandra Boynton. We LOVE Sandra Boynton books.

Good luck!
L.