Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed by Barbara Park


Park, Barbara. 1997. Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed. New York: Random House.

In this installment of the popular Junie B. Jones series Barbara Park incorporates her combination of familiar format, short chapters, likable heroine, and unique, realistic dialog to create another sure fire winner in her much-read series. In Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed Junie B. Jones is too smart to be afraid of dinosaurs. She knows dinosaurs do not exist. But what about monsters? Classmate Paulie Allen Puffer says EVERYONE has monsters under their beds. With the help of her best friend Lucille and her Grandma Miller, Junie B. Jones commences to find a way to vanquish the monster under her bed. Brought to life visually by Denise Brunkus exuberate, full-page pencil sketches, kindergartner everyman Junie B. Jones gives voice to the trials and tribulations of all kids.

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