Just Plain Fancy
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Just Plain Fancy is a children's picture book
by Patricia Polacco
. It was first published in 1990. It tells the story of Naomi and Ruth, two Amish
girls. One day, they find a mysterious egg lying in the grass. They soon realize that this is a fancy egg. It is sparkly and multicolored and thoroughly unacceptable for the Amish way of life. Amish people cannot have anything fancy, or they get kicked out. Naomi and Ruth fear for their precious fancy egg, and for themselves. At a big gathering at their house, the egg is exposed. Naomi and Ruth are very frightened, especially when it hatches. They are shocked to find that it is a peacock!
Picture book
A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...
by Patricia Polacco
Patricia Polacco
Patricia Barber Polacco is the author and illustrator of numerous picture books for children.She struggled in school because she was unable to read until age 14 due to dyslexia; she found relief by expressing herself through art...
. It was first published in 1990. It tells the story of Naomi and Ruth, two Amish
Amish
The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
girls. One day, they find a mysterious egg lying in the grass. They soon realize that this is a fancy egg. It is sparkly and multicolored and thoroughly unacceptable for the Amish way of life. Amish people cannot have anything fancy, or they get kicked out. Naomi and Ruth fear for their precious fancy egg, and for themselves. At a big gathering at their house, the egg is exposed. Naomi and Ruth are very frightened, especially when it hatches. They are shocked to find that it is a peacock!