ElaFaye is eating these books up. Our reading sessions going to bed have seriously increased in length. We went back to the library today and picked up books 3-5. I am loving this bonding time we have together.

If I could give zero stars I would... was reading this with my 6 year old and she was not impressed with the rude character

My 4.5 year old loves the Junie B. books so far. I replace some words here or there so that she doesn't go around calling others stupid or dumb...just as I do for some of the language in the beloved Roald Dahl books. Or we pause in the moment and talk about what Junie B. should or shouldn't have said or did and she learns from it. These books have her even more excited for Kindergarten than she already is.

In high school I did a "speech" (basically acting out a condensed version) on this book. It just so happened that another girl in my league did the exact same book.

So after this audiobook, I've now heard three different voice versions for monkey business Junie B. I'm partial to the energy level that I brought to it, but I'm biased. XP

(But on topic of the book, I loved this one especially as a child because I was the only person that I knew at the time who was old enough to remember when my baby brother was born. So a lot of Junie B.'s feelings and observations are really accurate to being a 4+ year old first-time older sibling.)

Yikes. This book was on a list of recommended books for kindergarteners and first graders. Because it was a quick read, I sat down and previewed it while we were at the library.
The main character was nasty to her parents and teachers, and socially aggressive towards her "best friends;" basically showing every quality that I'd like to prevent in my child. I would never encourage my child to read this book.
Lets give our children a little more credit and not assume that they are little brats just because they are young.

3⭐️ Junie B learns what adults say is not always what they mean and meets a new baby.

Rereading the series as I collect the books and I’m loving them just as much as I remember when I was little. These books kindled my loved for reading and I can’t wait to continue on

Another good and hilarious book in the nostalgic Junie B. Jones series.
Junie is kinda upset that she is having a new brother until she hears from her grandma that her brother is the "cutest little monkey". Junie believes her brother is a real monkey and tells her friends at school, starting a fight between her friends Grace and Lucille.
As always, I love Junie B. Jones. All of the books seem like they are being told by an actual fiesty 5 year old- Barbara Park is good like that. I definitely remember these books from my childhood and I suggest that your kids read these books because they will love them :)

The writing is terrible and anti-productive for teaching kids learning to read,
The main character is a hateful, disrespectful, socially aggressive brat.
There's a lot of uses of words many small kids would consider "bad" such as "stupid".

It's a cute story. & the art is nice.

I get that the whole thing is ment to be funny.

But mostly it's painful.

And VERY annoying.

This isn't the sort of behavior & character qualities is want to reinforce in my neice or any child.

Not recommended.

Another hilarious installment of Junie B's adventures. Love her sassy style.

We got a huge bag of Junie B. Jones books for free from a neighbor and I'd never read them before, as I was raised on Ramona. I want to like the series, but this kid is a brat. I found myself self-editing non stop to make it appropriate for my three year old.

I read this one to my daughter and I find Junie B. endearing. She is mischievous (kind of like my daughter), and the adults around her get a little frustrated with her (kind of like me), but she really means well. The author really got inside the head of this five year old - the grammar at times is incorrect, but this helps to make Junie B. come to life on the pages - as I read I feel like I am talking the way a bright and curious five year old would speak about her experiences.

Emily (5 1/2): It was great because Junie B. Jones thought her baby brother was a monkey! It was just a regular baby. I don't like the part where Grace and Lucille didn't want to play ponies with Junie B. Jones.