Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth

Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
Barbara Park

My Rating: 4 out of 5

Genre: Fiction/Beginning Chapter Books

In the third of Park's series, it's career day in Room 9! Junie B. and her class are excited to meet police officers and dentists, and even more excited when they get to pick their very own careers. Of course, Junie B. gets a little too excited and shoots of her mouth during the presentations and winds up getting in trouble. Thus, begins the beginning of a very rough week for Junie B. While all of her classmates seem to know exactly what career to pick, Junie B has no idea! On the way home, all of the kids on her bus that are in Room 9 chatter with excitement about their potential careers. Junie B. tries to join in, copying everyone else's job, until a boy named Jim calls her out for being a copy cat. Junie B. quickly makes up a job that doesn't quite make sense, and Jim continues to make fun of her. Junie B. gets angry at herself and her big fat mouth.

I highly recommend the Junie B series for first through third grade classrooms. Readers will have a blast following Junie B. on her adventures, and will even learn a few lessons along the way! The Junie B. Jones series is a wonderful series for readers of all level. Park's series is so funny that even older readers will get a kick out of reading Junie B. Jones.