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Summary: The best book in the world
Review: Given all the attention this author and her books receive from both the publishing and bookselling communities, I expected to read breakout children's literature from this series. Park is obviously a gifted storyteller, so it's disturbing that she presents that promise through a clumsy, low-rent writing style that is supposed to represent the boorish behavior of her protaganist, Junie B. Jones.
Perhaps these books say more about the real Park than her fictional character. Like Junie B., subtlety is not Park's strength as a writer; her text is full of exclamation points, capital letters and oftentimes a combination of the two not to mention bad grammar and diction. So the question is: Is Junie B the obvious result of a crude writer?
Park tries to put a noble spin on this crudity by incorporating definitions to words and phrases throughout the story. That's her best yarn of all - a boorish mess that is actually a primer in disguse. WOW! GUYS! WHO KNEW!!
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Summary: Junie b jones and a monkey problem
Review: I just purchased the Stupid Smelly Bus and read it to my grandaughter who is 6 years old. I read one chapter to her on the phone and finished the entire book in one sitting and I must say i enjoyed the book as much as she did. Even though there were very few pictures ( a new thing for my grandaughter), it kept her interest to the very end and she literally fell down laughng. It was very clear that she identified with Junie B.'s life as a kindergartener all the way down to pronouncing spaghetti as pisketti. I am looking forward to reading the next book to her. She is looking forward to coloring the pictures in the book. I would recommend this book as a first big girl book especially if she is a kindergartener. Thanks
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Summary: Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business (#2)
Review: Junie B's mom is having a baby. But then Junie B thinks her brother is a monkey. Lucille and Grace give her their stuff so they can see him first. Is Junie B's brother really a monkey? Read the book to find out.
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Summary: little monkey business
Review: Junie B. is getting a baby brother! While her mother is at the hospital Junie B. stays with her grandparents. While at their house, her grandmother calls her new baby brother the "cutest little monkey" and Junie B. begins to have an idea.
She tells her whole class that her brother is a real live monkey and begins selling views of her brother to the highest bidder. What she finds out however, is that her brother is just a baby - nothing special to her - not even a real live monkey.
This may be one of the funniest books I have ever read - both as an adult or child. It is humorous and relatable and completely understandable for all children. They are able to connect with Junie B. easier and better than with some other children's book characters.
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Summary: Junie B. Review
Review: Junie B. Jones is expecting a big present after her parents tell her that they have a big surprise for her. This 5 year old imagines everything under the sun that they could be getting her. She is horribly shocked to hear that the surprise is not a present, but a baby!! Junie B. doesnt' have a positive attitude about this new baby what so ever. Her parents get upset with her also taking away only dessert though. Junie B. gets little discipline from her parents. She calls the nursery, the dumb baby's room. She envisions this monkey coming to live there due to the jungle themed wallpaper and bedding. The day finally comes when mother has the baby boy. Junie B. has a wonderful time playing with her grandparents. Grandmother says that the baby is so cute but the description doesn't make him sound very cute to Junie B. She has a difficult time at school also, dealing with the new baby, as any child her age would. In the end, Junie B. begins to accept her baby brother and says that he's the cutest little monkey she's ever seen!
Junie B. Jones books are somewhat controversial. The language she uses like, backtalking and calling her classmates and even adults names, is disrespectful and rude. She is hardly disciplined by anyone in these stories, other than an adult saying her name in that certain tone. But I have learned through my Kindergarten and first grade students, that they very much relate to this character. Junie B. does act like a typical year old. I use the backtalking and the other not nice things she does as an oppurtunity to discuss manners, respect, etc. with my students. Some discussions we have had about character education would not have come up without reading these stories. The children understand when Junie B. is in the wrong and what she should do instead.
As for beginning readers, Junie B. gets my students hooked! I have plenty first graders who begin chapter book reading with Junie B. Their interest is sparked. They relate to the character. They understand the humor. They receive enjoyment from reading these stories. Granted, some children may pick up a bad attitude if there is no guidance or discussion or explaining about some of the things Junie B. does, but when read in school, that is covered and my parents that have bought these books for their children, have been able to talk to their child about right and wrong behavior. Many of the students go home, I hear, and make their family listen as they read aloud to them like we read to them at school, with full expression! Because you can hardly read Junie B. aloud without raising your voice for all of the exclamation points. It is a great learning experience and an enjoyment.
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Summary: junie.b jones and the little monkey bussiness
Review: My daughter and I have read all of the Junie B. Jones books, and this is one of the best- funny and on-target from start to finish. When Junie B's parents tell her they have a suprise for her, she is disappointed to learn that it will be a new baby, and not a present. Things worsen when mom won't accept Junie B's suggestions for names ("Teeny" being one of them, since the baby will be so small).But the trouble really begins when Junie B's grandma comes home from seeing the new arrival and refers to him as the "cutest little monkey" she's ever seen. Junie B takes this literally, and goes to school insisting that her new brother is really a monkey. Hilarity ensues- I couldn't stop laughing as my then first-grade daughter read it to me. In addition to the abundant humor, the book also shows that it is a confusing world out there, and that grownups' behavior is frequently inexplicable. Young readers can identify with Junie B's efforts to navigate through the disappointments and challenges of family and school even as they are entertained by her. This is a great choice for kids who are just making the switch to chapter books. The chapters are short enough so that new readers will not be overwhelmed, and there are plenty of excellent illustrations to help kids interpret the text, and to provide additional humor.
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Summary: Hilarious- the best of Junie B.
Review: My daughter and I have read all of the Junie B. Jones books, and this is one of the best- funny and on-target from start to finish. When Junie B's parents tell her they have a suprise for her, she is disappointed to learn that it will be a new baby, and not a present. Things worsen when mom won't accept Junie B's suggestions for names ("Teeny" being one of them, since the baby will be so small). But the trouble really begins when Junie B's grandma comes home from seeing the new arrival and refers to him as the "cutest little monkey" she's ever seen. Junie B takes this literally, and goes to school insisting that her new brother is really a monkey. Hilarity ensues- I couldn't stop laughing as my then first-grade daughter read it to me. In addition to the abundant humor, the book also shows that it is a confusing world out there, and that grownups' behavior is frequently inexplicable. Young readers can identify with Junie B's efforts to navigate through the disappointments and challenges of family and school even as they are entertained by her. This is a great choice for kids who are just making the switch to chapter books. The chapters are short enough so that new readers will not be overwhelmed, and there are plenty of excellent illustrations to help kids interpret the text, and to provide additional humor.
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Summary: Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business (#2)
Review: This book is supper dooper book. I like it how she acts. She acts like not a fife years old girl but like ten years old. She used not a nice words like:
Stuped
Dumb
Meany... This book is good for children who are in 1-3 grades. She is going to have a brother, but she don't wan't to.. Example "I don't wan't to have a bunny dumb brother!" And I really recomend to read this book.
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Summary: The best book in the world
Review: Would you believe that your brother was a monkey? Well in Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park, a little girl named Junie B. Jones thinks that she is going to get a monkey for a brother because her grandma said that her brother was as cute as a monkey! I like this book because it was funny, very funny. I think that this book told me don't believe everything you hear. Is her brother a monkey or not? Read more to find out.
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