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Junie B. Jones& and Little Monkey Bussiness

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 * ♣ Author and Illustrator: Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus
 * ♣ Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Box edition
 * ♣ Publication Date: May 29, 2001
 * ♣ Pages: 60
 * ♣ Age range: 6-9 years
 * ♣ ISBN-13: 978-0375813610

__**Summary**__ Junie B. is a very anxious 5 year old. She is in kindergarten and her parents had a baby boy. She was very excited about having a baby brother. One day, she was with her grandma and her grandma told her that her bother was "the cutest little monkey". Just like any other 5 year old would do, Junie believed her. She went to school and told all of her friends that her brother was a monkey. Her friends then started giving her presents and bribing her so they would be the first one to see her brother that is said to be a monkey. Eventually Junie B. was sent to the principal's office. He had to call Junie's grandmother so she could clarify that Junie's brother was a baby but he was just cute

__**Review**__ I remember loving hearing my mom read these series to my sister and I. They always made me laugh and have such good memories about these books. The comedy and the relation to Junnie B’s problems grasped our interest and made it a great bed time book. After years of enjoyment from this energetic kindergartener, I began reading this book to my nieces who love it just as much s we did when I was young.

__**Analysis of Literature Elements**__ One of the most striking aspects about Barbara Spark’s books is her ability to climb into the mind of a kindergartener so well. She really seemed to connect with the younger crowd by becoming on their level both issue wise and language. The connection she had with words really painted such an amazing picture without having to have a great deal of illustration. She painted a picture for her readers but kept in mind the audience she was speaking to. What I have noticed through reviews and my own experience is that the language and situations are relatable to kids but also to parents and the struggle they go through having any five year old in the house.

__**About the Author**__ Barbara Park was best known as the creator and author of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, the stories of an outrageously funny kindergartener who has kept kids laughing—and reading—for over two decades. The series was consistently a #1 New York Times bestseller, spending over 180 weeks on the list, and Barbara and her books were profiled in such national outlets as //Time//, //Newsweek//, //USA Today//, //The New York Times//, and //Today//. Park died on November 15, 2013, after fighting ovarian cancer heroically for seven and a half years.

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