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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Junie B. Jones #1)
Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner—Junie B. Jones!
Remember when it was scary to go to school? With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for over 20 years! In the 1st Junie B. Jones book, it's Junie B.'s first day and she does...more
Remember when it was scary to go to school? With over 50 million books in print, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing—and reading—for over 20 years! In the 1st Junie B. Jones book, it's Junie B.'s first day and she does...more
Paperback, 69 pages
Published
July 28th 1992
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published July 1st 1992)
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I’ve been seeing this series fly off the shelves at my daughter’s library and since I was desperate for read aloud chapter books I decided to give it a go. In this first installment we meet the title character as she begins kindergarten. Junie B., an outrageously feisty little tyke, seems poised to rule to the school until she meets her match in the ‘stupid smelly school bus’. She is simply overwhelmed by the newness and unknown of it all. Plus the kids at school fill her head full of stories of...more
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I really got a buzz out of this series. I would bring them home and read the ones I particularly enjoyed to Hubs. It only took about 20 minutes to read one out loud.
I got Kelly the Junie B. Jones is a beauty shop guy when she graduated from Bon Lossee.
They are all funny. My favorite was the one where she had to bring a pet for show and tell. I'm not sure which one it was.
I remember thinking that Junie was sure a rascally girl. I was glad my kiddos didn't read them and get any crazy Ideas from...more
I got Kelly the Junie B. Jones is a beauty shop guy when she graduated from Bon Lossee.
They are all funny. My favorite was the one where she had to bring a pet for show and tell. I'm not sure which one it was.
I remember thinking that Junie was sure a rascally girl. I was glad my kiddos didn't read them and get any crazy Ideas from...more
THIS SERIES IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ITS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ITS EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...more
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This story is about a little girl named Junie B. Jones and her first day of kindergarten. She has to ride the bus to and from school. Only guess what? She wants to avoid the rumors of the meanies who poke and spill milk on kids, so she decides not to go home on the bus. Her "after school" journey is a wonderful recollection of how we probably used to think when we were in kindergarten. The illustrations in this book are wonderfully drawn to fit the story; Almost in a comical way. The illustrator...more
“Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus” by Barbara Park is a great realistic fiction book for beginning chapter book readers! It is Junie B’s first day of school and she is not happy about riding the school bus. First, when she gets on the bus, a girl is saving the seat for someone else. Then Meanie Jim gets on and they do not get along. When they are getting off the bus, everyone is pushing Junie B and she even gets stepped on. Once she gets to school, she has an argument with everyone! They...more
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, is the first book of the Junie B. series. This book was ok. This one was a bit unbelievable to me, while most of the series, I find rather possible. Of course, she is mouthy, and kind of a bully, but funny. (view spoiler)...more
Junie B is starting school! She is excited for it but she's not so sure about the riding the bus part of the adventure.
I know some parents don't like Junie B because she is quite the trouble maker but I found this absolutely hilarious. Park's characterization of a kindergartener is so spot on its eerie. I'm pretty sure I have a couple of Junie Bs in some of my classes. My only critique, and it's one that I would have to really consider if I want to read this book out loud at some point, is the...more
I know some parents don't like Junie B because she is quite the trouble maker but I found this absolutely hilarious. Park's characterization of a kindergartener is so spot on its eerie. I'm pretty sure I have a couple of Junie Bs in some of my classes. My only critique, and it's one that I would have to really consider if I want to read this book out loud at some point, is the...more
My kindergarten is an all time fan of Junie B. Jones. Her favorite pass-time is for us to sit down and read one of the series.
I was concerned at first with the adjectives the Author chose for Junie B. Jones to use, for example; "hate" and "Stupid". Plus, the charterer's demeanor was less then desirable and quite rude at times. My main concern was my daughter picking-up the negativity; however, that was far from the case. Instead my daughter would point out the "naughty" actions and would tell...more
I was concerned at first with the adjectives the Author chose for Junie B. Jones to use, for example; "hate" and "Stupid". Plus, the charterer's demeanor was less then desirable and quite rude at times. My main concern was my daughter picking-up the negativity; however, that was far from the case. Instead my daughter would point out the "naughty" actions and would tell...more
This is a great story to start off a great series of beginning chapter books for younger readers. The story is about a brand new kindergartener named Junie B. Jones and as you can guess from the title she is not excited about having to ride the "stupid smelly bus". The story begins with Junie B. Jones explaining that the B in her name stands for Beatrice but she like's B and that is all. Readers who continue with the series will soon find that this little catch phrase about the B follows her thr...more
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I only got to read the first two chapters, but this book is great! I love the Junie B. Jones books. I grew up reading them and I knew that I read them all the time and enjoyed them. This one is about the first day of school for Junie B Jones in the first chapter she talks about met the teacher night and how she met her teacher "Mrs." She then gets to see what the classroom. What I found entertaining because she kept saying how she gets to go to school and not watch TV. Junie then gets to ride th...more
I loved Junie b jones when I was younger. A little girl whos attitude rules her life in every aspect possible ? What more could I relate to ? Me and my friends would buy all of these books and enjoy them one after another because they were so fun and entertaining. The title itself turned my mother off because she has a thing for "bad words", but opening the book many will find that there is nothing bad about this book. By the end of every story, there is a new lesson learned for Junie B. Junie h...more
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus is the first book in the series of books by Barbara Parks. This is the story of a girl named Junie B. Jones. In this book she is just getting ready to start kindergarten. She is a typical kindergarten child who has many adventures along the way. For example, she meets her teacher whom she calls “Mrs.” and the other kids in her class in Room 9. She has to ride the bus to and from school but is not terribly fond of it and causes a stir when she “chooses” n...more
Junie B Jones is an awesome series of books to read. My 10 year old sister has been reading these for years and she loves them. She can never put the book down when she starts a new books and it does not take her long to complete reading them either. The book about the smelly bus is a book I believe all kids can relate too no matter how old or young they are. Sometimes riding the bus to or home from school is not always the most glorious luxury but kids have to do it. They are usually over crowd...more
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Busy by Barbara Park is one of the first chapter books I ever read as a kid. I was very intrigued by this entire series but really remember this particular book. Barbara Park does an amazing job at writing stories that are SO relatable to young students in elementary school. Not only do you laugh throughout the entire book, but you really can relate to every single thing that Junie B. Jones goes through on a daily basis. In this particular book, Junie B. Jone...more
Junie B. is definitely not a classic children's hero, and I think that's kind of what makes her a success. She's a funny, quirky little girl with attitude. I can't help but think that Junie B. is exactly what my neighbor's kid must have been like at her age. Sure, she grew up to be a bit of a bully, but I've known more than a few Junie B.'s in my time as a parent and hanging out with other kids. Believe it or not, my kids actually like hanging out with kids like that. They're bold, outspoken, im...more
Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus was written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus in 1992. This book was amazing. Now I know why my daughter loves this series so much. Junie B. is getting ready to start kindergarten and she doesn’t like the bus. Someone in school even told her that chocolate milk gets poured in your hair. Well, Junie B. did not want milk in her hair, so she hid in the supply closet while everyone else left the school. This book is told in first person point-...more
Junie B. Jones is a lively six-year-old girl. She is about to start Kindergarten, but the only problem is she has to ride the stupid, smelly bus to and from school. Junie B. is intimidated to ride the bus. She has no one to sit with and when she goes to get out she ends up on the floor and someone has stepped on her pretty velvet skirt. She does not like the mean kids on the bus. Junie B. is very opinionated about her classmates and thinks Jim is mean. She becomes friends with Lucille, after not...more
by Barbara Park is absolutely my favorite series of books. I owned almost every book in this series including this one, the first Junie B. Jones book written. Even though this series included around 20 different books each one is different and there is always a surprise to be found.
In this book we learn that Junie would rather be doing anything than riding the school bus home. She thinks its smelly, dirty, and just plan dumb to have to ride the school bus home. She does not like anyone on the b...more
In this book we learn that Junie would rather be doing anything than riding the school bus home. She thinks its smelly, dirty, and just plan dumb to have to ride the school bus home. She does not like anyone on the b...more
I think this book and all the books in the Junie B. Jones series are wonderful. They are comical and they relate to real thoughts and adventures that young children face. The language used in the book is relatable to children because it is written in the common use of language among young kids such as Kindergarden. For example, Junie B. refers to The Wizard of Oz as The Wizard of Odds. It is very comical and relatable to children and I think it is a great series read for young children.
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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus is a story about a kindergartener named Junie B. Jones. Junie B. is about to attend her first day of school when she finds out that her mother wants her to ride the bus. After begging her mom to drive her to school, she ends up having to ride the bus. The bus ride was anything but fun. In fact, she met some mean children and had to endure the long ride to school on a hot smelly bus. At school, Junie B. meets some new people and makes a new friend. At the...more
I ADORED the Junie B. Jones series as a kid, and "Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus" has to my favorite. This book holds a special place in my heart because it was that one book I can honestly trace back and say, "this one got me into reading". The books my kindergarten teacher would read aloud to the class were way too baby-ish and boring for me to ever want to pay attention to, and so it wasn't until I was 6 when my mom bought me this book for me to read by myself that I actually began...more
What’s the very first thing you think of when you hear the word, yellow? Do thoughts about a school bus pop into your head? When you think of a school bus, do you think of happy thoughts or bad thoughts? To Junie B. Jones in Barbara Park’s “Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus,” the school bus is a terrible thing.
In this book, Junie B. is a kindergartener that has to ride the school bus for the very first time. She is afraid of the girl with curly hair but it turned out that the little girl...more
In this book, Junie B. is a kindergartener that has to ride the school bus for the very first time. She is afraid of the girl with curly hair but it turned out that the little girl...more
I have mixed feelings about this book and its feisty little heroine. I really didn’t care for it, however my 41/2 year old absolutely LOVED it and asked me to read the whole book in one sitting.
In this first installment of the series, Junie B. has to deal with (and eventually overcome) the overwhelming fear that comes with starting kindergarten. It’s obviously a feeling that most children can relate to. Her vocabulary is peppered with ‘stupid’, ‘dumb’ and ‘hate’ a little too much and she tends...more
In this first installment of the series, Junie B. has to deal with (and eventually overcome) the overwhelming fear that comes with starting kindergarten. It’s obviously a feeling that most children can relate to. Her vocabulary is peppered with ‘stupid’, ‘dumb’ and ‘hate’ a little too much and she tends...more
When I was younger Junie B. Jones was my absolute favorite series of books! This one in particular was one that I loved.
This book's about a Junie, a little girl who is starting school. She goes into meet her teacher, yet throughout the entire book she can't remember her name so she just calls her miss. She learns that she will be riding the bus to and from school each day and hate the sound of this! Not only does the bus stink, but she hates the color yellow.
So she gets a genius idea to hide a...more
This book's about a Junie, a little girl who is starting school. She goes into meet her teacher, yet throughout the entire book she can't remember her name so she just calls her miss. She learns that she will be riding the bus to and from school each day and hate the sound of this! Not only does the bus stink, but she hates the color yellow.
So she gets a genius idea to hide a...more
This book is about a little girl named Junie B that is starting school. She goes in to meet her teacher and can't remember her name so she calls her Miss all through the book. Before she leaves she finds out that she will be riding the bus to and from school everyday. She does not like this idea and tries to get her mother to take her to school, but she won't. She thinks that the bus stinks and she hates the color yellow. She gets on the bus and hates it. When she gets to school she meets her cl...more
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This book is about Junie B's experience with riding the school bus to school, her first day in kindergarten, and back. The book starts off talking about the day Junie B. and her mother went to school to meet the teacher. When the teacher asked Junie if she would be riding the bus she said she doesn't know but she asked where the bus was going. Her mother told the teacher she would be riding the bus and began to have a conversation with her until Junie B. started stomping around...more
This book is about Junie B's experience with riding the school bus to school, her first day in kindergarten, and back. The book starts off talking about the day Junie B. and her mother went to school to meet the teacher. When the teacher asked Junie if she would be riding the bus she said she doesn't know but she asked where the bus was going. Her mother told the teacher she would be riding the bus and began to have a conversation with her until Junie B. started stomping around...more
I chose Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus as my popular series book. This is a story of Junie B. starting kindergarten. She has to face the "stupid smelly bus" and she is not happy about it. Things don't get better from here. She makes a few enemies on the bus, has a tough time in class, and then hides from the bus to avoid getting chocolate milk on her head on the way home.
While this is a cute book that kids may enjoy, I do not see it as great quality. This is one of those books that mi...more
While this is a cute book that kids may enjoy, I do not see it as great quality. This is one of those books that mi...more
I've seen this series in the library but never picked it up until i was looking for another easy chapter book to read aloud to my 5 yr old dd. We've read 2 of them now- this one and the Pet Day one. This review will be about both of them.
The series is very funny. DD and i look at each other and just laugh at some of Junie's antics ( ie the actual pet Junie brings to Pet Day). They have enuf pictures in them to satisfy my visually-oriented daughter. ( Some of the other early series books lack th...more
The series is very funny. DD and i look at each other and just laugh at some of Junie's antics ( ie the actual pet Junie brings to Pet Day). They have enuf pictures in them to satisfy my visually-oriented daughter. ( Some of the other early series books lack th...more
I have heard so much about how great these books are so we decided to check them out. I can't think of a single thing from this book that was a "good example" for the kids. None of the people say anything kind or helpful. Many things are described as "stupid, "hate," and "dumb." My kids don't talk that way .. do others really? Do we want to encourage this? The kids and I talked about how it is sometimes fun to read about someone doing things they are not supposed to do and how it can be fun to i...more
Reading level: 2-4. It would depend on the reading level of the child but it could be ok for a child to read below their level if it's something they are interested in.
Brunkus doesn't use a lot of pictures in the story. The front cover of the story tells a lot about the story, espeically the main character. You can tell from the cover that the girl has a little bit of attitude about her and she has a serious problem with the bus. I like the small other pictures throughout the book that just add...more
Brunkus doesn't use a lot of pictures in the story. The front cover of the story tells a lot about the story, espeically the main character. You can tell from the cover that the girl has a little bit of attitude about her and she has a serious problem with the bus. I like the small other pictures throughout the book that just add...more
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Barbara Park lives in Arizona with her husband. She has received over 40 awards for her books, including 25 Children's Choice awards.
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