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Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) | 
 enlarge | Author: Barbara Park
Creator: Denise Brunkus
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $19.96
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Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 253
Format: Box Set
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0375813616
EAN: 9780375813610
ASIN: 0375813616
Publication Date: May 29, 2001
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Amazon.com Review
Outrageously sassy Junie B. Jones will make young kids crave their daily dose of reading. And with this handy four-volume boxed set, whether they start with IJunie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying/I or IJunie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth/I, readers will laugh out loud at Junie B.'s hilarious mishaps and breathtakingly horrible grammar. Although the books should come with a caveat--Kids, don't try this syntax at home!--alert parents and teachers can use her malapropisms as learning opportunities for their impressionable charges. The set contains the first four titles in Barbara Park's extensive series (energetically illustrated by Denise Brunkus), including IJunie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business/I and IJunie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus/I. All are great for reading aloud. (Ages 5 to 8) I--Emilie Coulter/I
Product Description
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever!brbrTa-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!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 159 more reviews...
 Very Cute! November 23, 2008
K. Klark (redwood city, ca USA)
My six year old daughter totally gets these books. Yes, we have talked about what Junie B. is doing wrong, and how we should behave in "real" life. Definitely an opportunity to explain right from wrong. I'll use age-appropriate opportunities, real or fiction, to teach life skills. So far, it seems to be working. Enjoy!
Excellent September 29, 2008
A. Sydow (Omaha)
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. acts like a kid...not a little adult August 26, 2008
Lynn Chaney (Belleville, MI)
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!
Junie B. Rocks! August 18, 2008
Junie B. is awesome! I have read every single book! She is funny! I also love Grace and Lucille! (Junie B.'s friends!)
 I am ambivalent about the whole series July 8, 2008
Kate (NY, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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. br / br /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... br / br /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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