In this inventive take on the traditional Cinderella tale, Fanny Agnes is a sturdy farm girl with a big dream. Someday, she believes, she will marry a prince. When the town mayor announces he is throwing a grand ball, Fanny is convinced her time has come. She puts on her best calico dress and goes out to the garden so that she'll be ready when her fairy godmother arrives. As the seconds tick by, Fanny waits and waits. Finally, she hears a voice. It isn't her fairy godmother-but it is someone who will change her life forever. Illustrated by Mark Buehner.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Giving up dreams!?:
The book Fanny's Dream is a great book except for part of the book. I don't like when Fanny gives up her biggest dream, because I have a big bream like Fanny had. My dream has not comre true yet. I think my dream will come true if I srill keep believing and working hard.
This book touched on a vital issue:
It's a good book because altogether it says we should let go of our big dreams and take advantage of what we have.
It's true that we should set aside our big dreams,BUT we should set small goals to work up to our big dreams. Fanny should not have set aside her big dreams,but if the mayor's son had already married,I think she should marry Heber.
What you really want:
I really enjoyed the book, Fanny's Dream. I loved how the author created a "plain old" character, who, even though she was an average-looking woman working all day on a farm, could recieve such a great gift, Heber. It lets us realize that we have such wonderful things right in front of us, and shows us that you don't need magic to be happy. I do support dreaming big,(as long as your dream is really possible-no magic)but sometimes what you want is something you can easily get, you just didn't realize how... more info
Give it up?:
Fanny's Dream is a good book. But I don't think I would suggest this book to anyone. I liked the story because it was humorous, with a girl with a good life. What I didn't like was that she completely gave up her dream (after an hour of thinking about it). And then when Franny's godmother does show up, she turned her down and told her husband, Heber. He ruined the book when he didn't believe her. It was a good book, but no, I'd rather keep my dreams.
