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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
MY 9YO SON BROUGHT THIS HOME FOR ME TO READ, SAYING IT WAS "HILARIOUS," AND IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT! ALSO LED TO A NICE DISCUSSION OF DICTION AND WHY "I DID A GROAN" IS FUNNIER THAN "I GROANED," SO I'M A HAPPY MOM.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Yes I'm reading kid's books at work again, sue me. I absolutely loved Junie B. as a kid, and surprisingly the book holds up. The writing is just as witty and funny as I remember, maybe even more so. It captures the weird worldview kids have without sacrificing any plausibility. I actually laughed out loud a few times.
Read with my daughter chapter a night it was a fun read watching and listening to her giggle!
Mikey read to Lily and I. They loves the way she talks and thinks she's so funny. Great topic for us to read around Halloween.
Over all I like the Junie B. Jones series of books. I've read a few from the original series when she was in kindergarten and now a few here and there from her year in first grade. The series suffers from an inconsistent character development. Junie B. seems to take on character traits to fit a comedic moment and then lose them again by the next book.
In Junie B., First Grader: Boo and I Mean It! it's Halloween and Junie B. wants no part of it. Apparently she's now scared of the holiday because of things a bully told her at school. The problem: she's been duped by this bully before and she's reminded of this in the book. Does it help her come to her senses when normally she wouldn't be this scared by a bully? No.
So Junie B. has to face her fears and she does it in her own unique way. She dresses as a clown. The reason for dressing as a clown is laid out in the book but the explanation is creepy itself and frankly if I were Junie B's mother I wouldn't have let her dress up as that clown.
Ultimately the book comes down to Junie B. not wanting to participate in Halloween and being forced to by her parents. To this I say, what the heck? Why is trick or treating that important?
Let's just say this wasn't one of my favorite Junie B. books.
In Junie B., First Grader: Boo and I Mean It! it's Halloween and Junie B. wants no part of it. Apparently she's now scared of the holiday because of things a bully told her at school. The problem: she's been duped by this bully before and she's reminded of this in the book. Does it help her come to her senses when normally she wouldn't be this scared by a bully? No.
So Junie B. has to face her fears and she does it in her own unique way. She dresses as a clown. The reason for dressing as a clown is laid out in the book but the explanation is creepy itself and frankly if I were Junie B's mother I wouldn't have let her dress up as that clown.
Ultimately the book comes down to Junie B. not wanting to participate in Halloween and being forced to by her parents. To this I say, what the heck? Why is trick or treating that important?
Let's just say this wasn't one of my favorite Junie B. books.
Cute and funny story. I loved Junie B. Jones as a kid, she's what made me discover my love of reading.