Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha!

I fell in love with this book. The way she spells, her interactions with people, and her overall spunk make this a fun book to read. This would work well as a book study (work on literacy skills) and bring in topics and language from Hawaii. Also a great series for this age group and could be used in a book club for elementary age students.

This book was absolutely hilarious. This is a realistic fiction chapter book for children in the 2nd to 4th grade. This would be no doubt entertaining for any child, Junie B's outrageous behavior is endlessly entertaining, and as an adult reader, made me laugh out loud on several occasions. I loved how the book is told by a first grader, and seeing the world through Junie B's eyes is an absolute riot. Humor is definitely the strength in this series! The central message of the story is having an open mind when experiencing new things, and looking on the bright side!

This book had me laughing out loud! I loved reading these books as a child, and now reading them as an adult they are just as enjoyable! Junie B. Jones is excited because she is going on a trip to Hawaii with her mom and dad. They go swimming, snorkeling and on a nature hike. The vacation isn't all that Junie though that it would be, but she has lots of funny adventures along the way! Junie has a hard time being quiet and behaving, but what is to be expected of a young girl experiencing many new things for the first time! I love how Barbara Park included the photographs that Junie was taking as a visual representation of her vacation. This book can help to make a child feel more comfortable when they would be going on a vacation to show more paradise for the first time! show less

The Junie B. Jones series was always one of my sister and I's favorites. This whole series is very funny and entertaining and would be well suited for 3rd-5th graders. Junie is a very relatable character who's voice is strong in the text. Barbra Park, the author, creates a strong narrative voice and humor by spelling certain words wrong and, my favorite, writing full sentences in all caps to show Junie's emotions. Although the book was not super descriptive or detailed, there was a lot of inner and outer monolgue which helped the reader connect to Junie B. Jones and her surroundings. Also throughout the books are hilarious pictures of Junie, really showing her true colors, as well as short letters in her handwriting that represent her show more journal entries. It's very creative and engaging to young readers. This would be a great book for read alouds because of her strong narrative voice that a teacher could depict or a good book for independent reading in later grades. show less

In my opinion, “Junie B. Jones Aloha-ha-ha” and the Junie B. Jones series is a wonderful series of chapter books for young readers. This book, in particular, is absolutely hilarious. Junie B. Jones is the main character of this story, she is very predictable because we know how she will react in situations and can predict her behavior. Also, if you have followed the series you would know her very well by this point. Junie and her parents are going on a vacation of a lifetime in “Pair-o-dice”. Junie B. is excited for her vacation to Hawaii. The vacation is not what she expected. Her teacher gives her a camera, a journal, and an assignment. The assignment is to take a photo everyday, with captions, and to describe what she did on show more her vacation. Junie B's journal does not start out well. Junie's last adventure was a guided tour of the rain forest and is awful and boring. At least it’s boring until a bird is attracted to the flowers in her hair and gets stuck in her hair. I think kids can relate to Junie B because it is written in her voice. I think it would be great to discuss not only vacations, but also giving new things a try. This is a realistic fiction chapter book for children in the 2nd to 4th grade. It is no doubt entertaining for a child. Junie B's outrageous behavior is endlessly entertaining, and as an adult reader made me laugh out loud on several occasions. I love how the book is narrated and told by a first grader, and seeing the world through Junie B's eyes is an absolute riot. Humor is definitely the strength in this series! The central message of the story is having an open mind when experiencing new things, and looking on the bright side! show less

Uh-oh, Junie B. is at it again…only this time she and her family (but not her baby brother Ollie) are enjoying a vacation of a lifetime in “Pair-o-dice”. Junie B.’s determined efforts to create a photo journal of her trip doggedly record the trials and tribulations of her family’s unique vacation. Through Junie B.’s journal entries, Park once again takes the reader right inside the precocious mind of the perky first-grade girl who sometimes doesn’t make the choices, but sometimes she’s just in the wrong place at the wrong time- how can she help that, I tell you? In either case, her innocent hilarity is now exposed to a new clime, replete with exotic adventures, all amusingly captured by Brunkus’ realistic grayscale show more drawings. First through third grade readers will be smitten by Junie B.’s larger-than-life personality and impressed by her decisive pluck. Hawaii may never be the same, but readers can always count on Junie B. to reveal her innermost thoughts- resulting in hysterical consequences. show less

Junie B. Jones goes on vacation to Hawaii with a real camera! But this vacation turns out to be less than paradise. Birds in the hair, old people everywhere! I love seeing the world through the eyes of this girl. It seems like she has a hard time getting just about anything right. These books are fun but really geared towards young girls. I know I have put Junie B. Jones in the hands of many young girl readers and they have come back for more.