Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) | Barbara Park

Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) | Barbara Park | Junie B. Rocks!

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	Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) Barbara Park Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001 average customer review:based on 163 reviews view larger image
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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!

Excellent

This was a great purchase. My son and I read a couple of chapters every night from one of the books. He loves the challenge and the funny things Junie B does. He also likes how he can relate to some of the situations. Great book! Brings back childhood memories of Ramona books when I was a child.

Junie B. Rocks!

Junie B. is awesome! I have read every single book! She is funny! I also love Grace and Lucille! (Junie B.'s friends!)

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Junie B. acts like a kid...not a little adult

What makes Junie B. so endearing is that she actually talks like a real child. I too have reservations about the words "hate" and "stupid" being introduced to my 5 and 3-year-old. I just change the words as I read to "don't like" and "silly". Very easy and the effort is worth the sheer enjoyment my two girls get out of listening to the adventures of Junie B. I have tried other childrens' chapter books but none have compared to the entertainment and the relatability for the children. My girls LOVE Junie B. and I love reading them too!

I am ambivalent about the whole series

I am a bit ambivalent about this series. On the one hand I completely disagree with those reviewers that complain that this book sets bad behavioral standards. Common! If your child needs to be reminded that we do not punch friends that call us names, you are in trouble. Don't blame the book. This is something we covered early in preschool. But we all feel like doing this from time to time. So, it is easy to identify with Junie B. and laugh about her and with her. Some moral lessons of the series are neat. I liked the one about Job Day, where all kids wanted to be somebody "rich and famous", while Junie B. decided to become a janitor, because janitors save people and paint and unlock things.

However, I am somewhat concerned about the language. The language used in this book is persistently grammatically incorrect (e. g. "bited","it was very too big", "worser", "I quick run...", and worst of all "Me and my friend.."). The intention is to make Junie B. sound like a real kid, but I think Ms. Park is overdoing it a bit. In any case, i am sure that if your child reads just a few of these books it will not ruin their grammar, but if they get really hooked up on them and read the entire series, some language damage control might become necessary. In any case, my daughter seems to filter all this wrong language, and reads the words as they should be and not the way they appear...

I just wish there was a series out there, that would have nice real life stories, funny and not preachy, written in a good grammatical language.

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