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Junie B. Jones
Children's book series
Junie B. Jones is a children's book series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. Published by Random House from to , the story centers on "almost six-year-old" Junie B. Jones and her adventures in kindergarten and first grade.[1]
Books
[edit]Main article: Bibliography of Barbara Park §Junie B. Jones
Since the original book was published by Random House in , a total of 31 Junie B. Jones books have been published. 28 are stories that take place in the Junie B. Jones series, and three are activity books entitled Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide, Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and me!), and Junie B.'s These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Book. Several box sets, multiple book bind-ups, and a Valentine's Day card collection have also been released. The series has been translated into Spanish, Italian and French.
Reception
[edit]The Junie B. Jones series came in at #71 on the American Library Association's list of the Top Banned or Challenged Books from to [2] Reasons cited are "poor social values taught by the books, and Junie B. Jones not being considered a good role model due to her mouthiness, bad spelling, and grammar."[3]
While Barbara Park
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Bibliography of Barbara Park
Barbara Park, an American author, wrote and published dozens of books for children. Her Junie B. Jones series encompasses 31 books and had collectively sold 55 million copies worldwide as of , according to Park's publisher, Random House.[1] The series started in , with the publication of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. The New York Times described Junie B. Jones, the main character of the series, as "a 6-year-old dispenser of abundant opinions, Runyonesque wisecracks and dubious syntax."[2] When the series began, Junie B. was just entering kindergarten and remained there until Junie B., First Grader (at Last!), the 18th book in the series, was published in
Park also wrote other books for young readers, including Skinnybones, published in , and The Graduation of Jake Moon, published in
Junie B. Jones
[edit]- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus a.k.a. Junie B. Jones is On Her Way! (#1) () (ISBN) Junie B. Jones describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.
- Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (#2) () (ISBN) Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her rep