MissChiff
The Piatnik Lenormand was my first and I did well with it.
Get something simple that is not distracting to the eye and I'd highly recommend not to get any with written verses. E.g. Blue Owl/Piatnik.
I saw a picture of "Fox" for "Dreaming Way" and I do not think it depicts it so well for the "real meaning" behind it. That is just me. A woman with a fox fur around her neck and shoulders. You would have to pay me $1000,000 to use that deck with just that card alone in it!
What would you think it meant just looking at it?
A woman that likes fashion? Materialistic? Cruelty to animals? Fake? A classy fox like woman.
The WOMAN should not be in it is how I see it as she diminishes the meaning of FOX like: Cunning, deception, police officer, nasal etc etc etc.
I think cards with just the MAIN IMAGE are better to work with than cards that have A LOT going on in them.
I would say the same of other Lenormand decks if they had pictures like that, so it is not just about the "Dreaming Way".
DND
I so agree with you! For this reason I only use my simple (plain and boring to many) Lenormands such as the Piatnik, Isis, Carta Mundi, Dondorf, Blue Owl, and several others like that.
All of my others are in a drawer and haven't seen the day of light for several years now...
I am new to Lenormand as well and waiting for a deck, that I think will be the right deck for me to have fun with while learning the system. I am not sure how much of a beginner deck it is but I was drawn to it.
http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/enchanted-lenormand-oracle/
While the advice of "get a deck with clear images" can be good advice, I'm going to go against the grain and say that if you "learn" a deck and can tell which is what at a glance it doesn't matter very much. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who has only one deck, the Seeker's Lenormand (which seems to not be popular here), and who only plans to have maybe 3-4 decks at most. If you are going to have lots of decks or don't see yourself become dedicated to this one, I would say that a "clearer" deck might be a good idea.
However, I will recommend the Scrying Ink Lenormand, as I think it has a similar style to the Dreaming Way while being a bit more obvious in which card is what. (Get the pocket version, the regular version is almost Tarot size!)