Fancy Nancy is back with a NEW book...The Mermaid Ballet is the Fanciest we've seen and we can't wait to meet the woman who put the Fancy in Nancy, Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser!Don't forget to come dressed Fancy like Nancy in your finest garb (ballet or mermaid costumes are a plus!)  Details on activities during this event coming soon...Recommended for girls and boys ages 3-6 ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR...Did you know Robin was a professional ballerina for 11 years before going back to school to become a children's book illustrator?! Robin Preiss Glasser is the number one New York Times bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, written by Jane O'Connor;America: A Patriotic Primer, A is for Abigail, and Our Fifty States by Lynne Cheney and most recently Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. She lives in Southern California with her family.