![]() ![]() ![]() That’s because my mother told me that she is going to have one of those things.” Jones and a Little Monkey Business: “I’m only in kindergarten. Jones is a spunky, often poorly-behaved early elementary school girl who uses words like “stupid” and uses grammar the way kids actually use it (referring to her “bestest” friend, for instance.) I’m particularly partial the opening of the second book Junie B. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. While the series was an instant bestseller, many adults were not so amused by Junie’s antics the series appeared on the American Library Association’s list of top 100 banned or challenged books from 2000-2009, and specifically were challenged for having “poor grammar” and “poor social values.” Responding to her critics, Park said, “There are those who believe that the value of a children’s book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Jones? It is a unique series-but there are some other titles that just might appeal to a reader who loves Junie B. Jones a singular book? Or are there other children’s books like Junie B. Jones series was like the Baby Shark song - that is to say, kids couldn’t get enough of it, and adults couldn’t stand it. In the ‘90s and early ‘00s, Barbara Park’s Junie B. ![]()
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