Fanny's Dream

by Mark Buehner and Caralyn Buehner

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803714963
• ISBN13: 9780803714960
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

great book!

Great book! I would give this to teenage or young adult girls who are making big choices in their lives or have fantasies about romance.

Really great reality book

Fanny's dream is a great story for kids. It teaches them to make hard choices and to recognize that dreams are often reachable through love, hard work and kindness, rather than through a fairy godmother. Fanny, herself, doesn't run into the usual Cinderella fairytale. She's not a "pretty girl" that just needs to be cleaned up nice for the king's ball. She's an every woman who dreams of marrying someon great and having a great life... and comes to realize that fancy gowns and capitalistic royal fantasies don't necessarily make everyone happy.I would recommend this book to any child, male or female. Although it is nice to have a woman as a main character who doesn't fit into any televised stereotypes.

Another Heber and Fanny

It's amazing how there can be so much impact on one's emotions from a simple children's book! When you and your wife put yourselves in the places of Heber and Fanny and start to look at the simple tasks that need to be completed to make a happy home and the satisfaction that comes from having a trusting mate, your partner for life with you no matter what your occupation or appearance, you will start to experience real love and happiness. My wife and I both had happy tears after reading this with our youngsters because the story shows that there is a Heber and Fanny in every couple that is aching to scream "I love you no matter what!" Read this book. Shed the plasticity of the world and learn from the simple example of true love that is portrayed in this wonderful story. We're going to be giving copies as anniversary gifts to our friends!

Wonderful realistic anti-fairy tale

Anyone with a little girl who is a little too caught up in the idea of Prince Charming should buy this book. Fanny marries a nice guy, lives on a farm, raises kids and works hard. Not her original plan, but in the end realizes that she does have her prince. A wonderful message to little girls that great things don't always come in gorgeous/rich packages!

a Realistic fairy tale!!!

My girls and I fell in love with this book! Beautiful illustration's and story. Teaches what is truely important ingredients to a happy life!!!