Junie B Jones is a truly delightful series by Barbara Park with adorable illustration by Denise Brunkus.
I shall review the entire first series as a gestalt since, in the end, it tells one story — the kindergarten career of one Ms Juniper Beatrice “Junie B.” Jones.
Each book takes you through a small (mis)adventure in the little girl’s life and each one, while perfectly ordinary and innocuous on its own is exacerbated and magnified by the quirky imagination and unusual perspective of the little heroine.
If you have children, I sincerely recommend them. If you don’t have children, I sincerely recommend them — really, they great for a laugh and a great light read, no one’s too big or too old for cute.
The stories are told from Junie B’s point of view, which only serves to make them even more delightful as you follow her train of thought throughout the day’s scrapes.
There is a sequel series, Junie B: First Grader, which (in case the name was too subtle) is her in first grade. This one is done as a series of school journal assignments, but otherwise continues the theme of Junie B telling the story of her latest amusing anecdotes.
Really — they’re short, they’re cute, they’re sweet, they’re silly. The synopsis of any of the books could easily be a sentence (in fact a quick check of Wikipedia confirms just that), and wouldn’t do them the faintest justice. Go, pick them up — they’re about us$3 each, and short enough that you could easily read a quarter of the series over a latte.
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