Author:Barbara Park Binding: Paperback Published: 2001-05-29 ISBN: 0375813616 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
"Best Christmas Present"
"Junie B - A character missing a moral compass."
"Learning to Lighten up....."
"My daughter is hooked!"
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Editorial Review:
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! Ta-daa! It's me! It's Junie B. Jones! And guess what? This attractive box has my first four books in it! I can't wait for you to read them!
Outrageously sassy Junie B. Jones will make young kids crave their daily dose of reading. And with this handy four-volume boxed set, whether they start with Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying or Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth, readers will laugh out loud at Junie B.'s hilarious mishaps and breathtakingly horrible grammar. Although the books should come with a caveat--Kids, don't try this syntax at home!--alert parents and teachers can use her malapropisms as learning opportunities for their impressionable charges. The set contains the first four titles in Barbara Park's extensive series (energetically illustrated by Denise Brunkus), including Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business and Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. All are great for reading aloud. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Best Christmas Present My 7 year old son absolutley LOVES these books! They are perfect for his reading level in 1st grade and keep him completely engrossed. This set was one of the "smaller" gifts we got him this year for Christmas (we do our family present opening early) and he still has not put the books down!
Junie B - A character missing a moral compass. These books are terrible for the reason that the main character Junie B behavior is awful. That internal compass that we should all posses to give us a sense of right and wrong appears to be completely absent in this character. One bad act by Junie B is followed by another, and another, to apparently no end. Sure, there are a few sprinkles of humor here and there, but by far, what is more common in these books is a selfish, mean-spirited character whose selfish acts and thoughts take place without one iota... more info
Learning to Lighten up..... My favorite thing about Junie B. Jones.....it helps me lighten up. I think as adults we could all use a good dose of incorrect grammar and the innocence and lack of restraint that comes from being in the 1st grade. When my 6 year old reads these books, approximately half the time she corrects the incorrect grammar as she is reading it without even thinking about it. I'm not worried that it is teaching her bad habits or poorly modeling behavior of what is "right and reasonable".....what I do believe it is... more info
My daughter is hooked! Children absolutely love Junie B. Jones! I wasn't sure how much I liked her at first, but my daughter has drawn me in! Junie B. isn't a perfect child and she can be a little precocious, but my daughter relates so well and there is always kindness in Junie B. sometimes despite how she wants and longs to behave!
