radlibrarianmama 's review for:

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Barbara Park

4.0

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So I finally read a Junie B. Jones book and loved it! I feel like Junie B.'s voice is authentic and her antics are hilarious. The usage of "improper" grammar doesn't bother me as much as her saying lots of mean things about others. That being said, there could be good conversation around why it's not nice to use words like "dumb" and "hate" with your child. I can see why kids devour this series...it totally brought back all the feelings I had on my very first day of school and that was almost three decades ago! Junie B. is very relatable and entertaining!