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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My name is Junie B. Jones. The B stands for Beatrice. Except I don't like Beatrice. I just like B and that's all.
This is such a cute read, and was one of the first books that really made me fall in love with reading at a young age. I remember being able to relate to Junie B. so much as a child, so it was fun revisiting where it all began!
A Ramona-like character but at least in the first book less endearing. Junie B. is starting kindergarten and is afraid to take the bus. This starts a mini-adventure for Junie B. It was fun but not nearly as good as Ramona. Too much teasing.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not me getting nostalgic over when me and my first grade class used to sit on the carpet and beg our teacher to read this to us.
This little girl always made me laugh! She is the best!
I think this might have been my 2nd Junie B. Jones book to read. While I'm not a fan of the word stupid, I was able to edit it out while reading it aloud to my daughter. There were some funny parts in this book and some things I had to explain to my kid. We read it in chapters and it was good to recap it after every chapter and talk about the choices Junie B. had made, if those were good choices to make and what choices should she have made instead. And shout out to Junie B.'s mama....you are seen friend.
I loved these books when I was little! I think they are a fun read for children who are just beginning to become readers. There are lots of Junie B Jones books, this one is about Junie B on her first day of Kindergarten. She's too scared to take the bus home so she hides in the school. The book is written from the perspective of Junie B, so we get the little kid talk and thought process. Very cute book!
My kids love it. I am not a fan, as a parent of the idea of Junie B hiding in the school and sneaking around breaking rules. It sets a very poor example. The other books in the series provide much less mischievous examples for the young readers.
Strong narrative voice with surprises and delights.
My daughters were never interested in the Junie B. books when they were younger, so I never read them. I can see why Junie B. didn’t appeal to my froufrou princesses. They were more like Lucille than Junie B, who is all attitude and grumpiness.
However, having now read this book, I was quite impressed with its strong narrative voice. This was a very engaging chapter book. Instead of boring children with lists of things that they would find in kindergarten, Junie B. explored and played with the items instead. She also got herself into trouble and said funny, shocking things that are sure to delight or surprise new readers.
The story moved along at a good clip, and although very simple, it was filled with personality and settings details. I was impressed Park fit all that detail into a story only 7800 or so words long. At 10 chapters, that an average of 780 words per chapter. To have strong voice with distinct characters and copious settings details in such tight constraints is very impressive.
Also enjoyable were the illustrations by Brunkus. Although I’m not a fan of all of her faces (which sometimes gave the effect of adults in little bodies), she has an excellent command of body gestures that captured the personalities of the children and adults perfectly.
Overall, an excellent chapter book.
My daughters were never interested in the Junie B. books when they were younger, so I never read them. I can see why Junie B. didn’t appeal to my froufrou princesses. They were more like Lucille than Junie B, who is all attitude and grumpiness.
However, having now read this book, I was quite impressed with its strong narrative voice. This was a very engaging chapter book. Instead of boring children with lists of things that they would find in kindergarten, Junie B. explored and played with the items instead. She also got herself into trouble and said funny, shocking things that are sure to delight or surprise new readers.
The story moved along at a good clip, and although very simple, it was filled with personality and settings details. I was impressed Park fit all that detail into a story only 7800 or so words long. At 10 chapters, that an average of 780 words per chapter. To have strong voice with distinct characters and copious settings details in such tight constraints is very impressive.
Also enjoyable were the illustrations by Brunkus. Although I’m not a fan of all of her faces (which sometimes gave the effect of adults in little bodies), she has an excellent command of body gestures that captured the personalities of the children and adults perfectly.
Overall, an excellent chapter book.