Juny B. Jones and some Sneaky Peeky Spying

I love that Barbara Park completely takes on the character of a little girl in kindergarten. The dialogue sounds just like a little kid talking. She speaks everything on her mind. Right off the bat, when she introduces herself, she talks about what the B stands for and how she does not like it. This is a common way that a child of that age would introduce themselves. The author also gives the feel of a little kid, by using very bad grammar. She always uses the present tense plus the –ed ending for past tense. It’s funny because every time she yells, the author uses all capital letters. I really like that there are pictures throughout the book to give a better visual representation. I think that the pictures are there because Junie B. is too young to give really good descriptions of what is going on. I like that everything that happens can really relate to kids. Junie B. does the same things most kids do like riding the bus, going to the grocery store… I thought it was so funny that there was a part about Junie seeing her teacher at the grocery store because I am always told how kids will think your famous if they see you in public when you’re a teacher. Any kid could relate to words like pasketti, zample, perfecter, egg-zactly and meanie. I feel like I am listening to a child talk at all times because she does such funny things. She is very gullible and thinks her head will explode if she holds in a secret. She also is completely disgusted by seeing her teacher kiss a man, who is probably her husband. The whole story is very short and sweet. It would be a good book for 1st-3rd grade kids because it would keep their attention throughout the story. There is a lot happening at once. It is so funny how Junie just keeps rambling and does not pay attention to how her actions will affect the people around her. I like that the author ends the book with Junie saying that, after all that happened, she still wants to hide in her teacher's hamper. I noticed that after the book ends, the author includes definitions, in Junie's words, of terms that are used in other books. This might make the reader want to read another Junie B. Jones book.