Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed

I cannot say enough how much I love Junie B. I literally laugh out loud while reading every time. When Junie hears about monsters under beds from another classmate, she begins to be afraid to go to sleep a night. Of course, everything with Junie is exaggerated and that makes it all the better. However, there is always an underlying lesson. I would recommend this book for ages six and above. I still enjoy reading Junie B. books, and I am an adult. I always have a happy feeling after finishing on these books.

Junie B. Jones is at school, it's picture day for her classroom- Room Nine. After taking her picture her friend explained to her that monsters a real and that one lives under her bed. She is frightened by the thought and said that her daddy told her that monsters aren't real. After being told that monsters are real, she asks many other of her friends if it is true, they ignore her, except one who told her they are real and that they turn invisible when you look at them. She goes home after school terrified and tells her grandmaw, mom, and dad about the monster. Every one in the house ignore her because they have told her time and time before that monsters are not real. Junie B. Jones insists that they are by what her so called "friends" show more told her (they are more like bullies). Throughout the story Junie B. is terrified of the monster. Finally one of her friends told her how to get rid of the monster. Junie B. went home and told her grandmaw about it. Grandmaw did exactly what she said, only they did not have a trash compactor so grandmaw figured out another way to flatten the monster into a "flatso."

This book could be used for many different lessons. It could be used for lessons involving imagination, problem solving, etc. It can also be used to show the reader family can always be depended on and that they know what is real, not the bullies trying to frighten you or get the best of you. show less

“Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed” by Barbara Park is a realistic fiction book about a kindergartner who has picture day and while taking their class picture, one of her classmates informs her that she has a monster under her bed. Junie then starts to panic because what he is saying makes sense, when she asks her friend grace she agrees and says she might. From searching to having her to finally putting her scary picture day pictures under the bed Junie B. Jones tries to get rid of the monster. This book had me laughing throughout and I would definitely recommend this to later elementary students. Even though the story is about a kindergartener, the lack of illustrations and the length of the book make it a hard read for show more younger students. This book can also be used by a teacher to review grammar rules. This would work because the story is told from the perspective of a kindergartener so there are numerous grammatical mistakes. Overall Junie B. Jones is a relatable character who knows how to put a smile on anyone's face. show less

Junie B. knows there’s no such thing as monsters. Mother and Daddy even said so. But then why is there monster drool on Junie B.’s pillow? Oh, no! What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right—what if she really does have a monster under her bed? If Junie B. goes to sleep, the monster might see her feet hanging down. And he might think her piggy toes are yummy little wiener sausages!

I enjoyed reading Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed because of the point of view of the story. The story is told from the point of view of the main character Junie B. Jones. By having the book from this point of view really engages the reader and reminds older readers what it felt like to be afraid of the small things when we were in kindergarten, such as a monster under the bed. For example, when Junie B. is in her room she thinks to herself, “What if the monster was under there right this very minute? And what if he was looking at my piggy toes? And what if he wanted to eat them?” From this small excerpt the reader can feel really connected to the main character telling the story. The main message of this story is to show more bring entertainment to young readers by relating real life fears in a humorous, exotic way. Many children are afraid that a monster is hiding in their room, and this book could help bring the message across that children do not need to be afraid. show less

This is a great book to use with students! I used to read this book as an ELL student and I enjoyed looking through Junie's experiences. This is a great book for students to relate to different situations or events that occur in school or at home. This book portrays different events through Junie's view, which is great to show students that they can also do the same in their own writing. Although this book lacks multiple uses of illustrations, it still incorporates illustrations when it is most needed to create mood. This is a great guided reading book, especially when focusing on the topic of fear or getting over a fear. Teachers can also have class discussions about the different chapters of this book and really analyze the problem show more that Junie B. Jones is trying to solve. show less

In this book Junie B. Jones is afraid she has a monster under her bed after a classmate tells her it is what causes drool on her pillow at night. Because of her fear she has a difficult time sleeping and needs the older members of her family to look under her bed multiple times for the monster. In the end she figures out a way to deal with her possible monster and begins to believe the drool possibly came from her own mouth as her parents had suggested.

I enjoyed this book because it is another book that is easily relatable. I remember being young and scared of the dark much like Junie B. was in this book. It reminded me of the Ramona Quimby series, but I enjoyed the way this book was written not only from a kindergartener's point of show more view, but also using their speech patterns.

In the classroom, I would have students create a monster under their own bed on paper. I would provide directions for using colors for different features on the monster, but let them put them all together. I would also have them make up one other possible clue to having a monster under the bed besides drool on a pillow. show less