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jgurniak's review against another edition
3.0
Junie B. Jones discovers that she has a secret admirer.
laila4343's review against another edition
4.0
One of the better ones so far. I especially loved when Junie B couldn’t wink properly so she just told the boys “Wink, wink” instead. My son was driven nuts by her saying “Valentimes “ instead of Valentines, though!
cburgbennett's review against another edition
5.0
This was by far my favorite Junie B book when I was in elementary school, still a wonderful book. My 3 year olds very first Junie B Jones book!
story_thief's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you, Junie B. Jones and Barbara Park, for introducing me to the joys of reading.
bodybeingsoulstl's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
nostalgic read + needed something lighthearted + quick in between my nonfiction reads
jordanmae23's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fun and silly story written from the perspective of a young girl. The book reads as if the girl is writing it including grammatical and language errors. I think this could be used in a classroom as a good language tool if you make sure the students understand the purpose of the language and grammar and why this is possible in a book.
ablotial's review against another edition
3.0
One of the little girls who I brought to the zoo on Saturday had two Junie B. Jones books with her, and asked if I'd like to read one. I eagerly accepted, having heard good things about them and wanting to know what all the fuss was about.
This was a really cute book, I'll admit. I of course knew the ending well before the end, but that's probably because I'm 28 and not 7. Junie gets a fancy mushy valentine from a secret admirer and then sets out to solve the mystery of who sent it. Along the way we get a lot of cute antics from the independent and talkative five year old.
But I must say, I'm surprised/impressed kids can read this and do well with it. Or either that, the particular 7 year old I am with is a better reader than most. The author tries to write as if Junie is talking/thinking, so it jumps around quite a bit, as an easily distracted five-year-old would. Not only that, but many of the words are spelled wrong (valentime, nouncement) and the sentence grammar is wrong and the sentences go on and on (like, well, a five-year old). I think it would be a great, funny book to read aloud to a small child, but I would think these intentional errors would make it more difficult for someone who is just getting to the chapter book stage of reading.
This was a really cute book, I'll admit. I of course knew the ending well before the end, but that's probably because I'm 28 and not 7. Junie gets a fancy mushy valentine from a secret admirer and then sets out to solve the mystery of who sent it. Along the way we get a lot of cute antics from the independent and talkative five year old.
But I must say, I'm surprised/impressed kids can read this and do well with it. Or either that, the particular 7 year old I am with is a better reader than most. The author tries to write as if Junie is talking/thinking, so it jumps around quite a bit, as an easily distracted five-year-old would. Not only that, but many of the words are spelled wrong (valentime, nouncement) and the sentence grammar is wrong and the sentences go on and on (like, well, a five-year old). I think it would be a great, funny book to read aloud to a small child, but I would think these intentional errors would make it more difficult for someone who is just getting to the chapter book stage of reading.
sydneycarr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
Early Chapter Book, Age Level: 2nd-4th, published in 1999. This book followed a kindergarten student and her experience with Valentine's Day at school. The class was planning on exchanging valentines to each other as a party, and this led to friend fights, apologies, and finding out about her secret admirer in class. I think that this would be a very light hearted book to keep in my classroom library. Students could really enjoy reading an easy going book that they can possibly relate to. It is useful that the author incorporated some select advanced vocabulary words for students to challenge themselves with, but there is not much educational value in the book otherwise.