Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy

This is the first Junie B. Jones book I have read, but it will not be the last. "Junie B. Jones is a Barber Shop Guy," is wonderful. This book had be laughing out loud at her antics. What I liked most about his book is the reliability. It was relatable in terms of Jones's speech, as well as her antics. In this particular book Jones practices being a barber on her dog, as well as herself. I remember when I was younger and I tried to cut my own hair for the first time. I felt just as Junie felt. The first time she looks in the mirror she thought, "That's how come I started to cry. 'Cause sprigs are shortie little sticklets. And they are not attractibe, I tell you." If I had to vocalize how I felt when I cut my own hair when I was six, show more this is exactly how I felt. Junie only kind of learned her lesson by the end of the book, which is exactly how someone her age would react. Junie does have horrible grammar, but that is part of the charm of this book. She talks and thinks just as a girl her age would. For example, it is completely believable that a child would say "After that, I twirled and twirled all over the kitchen. Only too bad for me...'Cause I accidently twirled into the refrigerator and the stove and the dishwasher." That sounds like a little girl to me. The man idea of this book is entertain the reader with the antics of one Junie B. Jones. show less

Junie B. goes to a beauty shop with her dad one day, and there realizes her dream of becoming a “beauty shop guy.” As an aspiring beautician, she will need years of practice; her dad tells her that one cannot simply pick up scissors and start cutting hair. Thus, Junie B. decides to begin practicing immediately. Her clients include stuffed animals, bunny slippers, a dog, and ultimately, herself! After this last episode, Junie B. is taken back to the beauty shop in order to have her hair re-cut. She still dreams of someday working in a beauty shop, but plans to practice more when she is older.

What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what! And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself? Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hair day ever?

I liked this book for many reasons. I feel that this book will be very important to read for younger children, around Junie B Jones age (the main character) because the events happening in the story are very relatable. When I was younger I never cut my own hair but my brothers used to and would always get in trouble. I really liked that the book was sort of comical. It was comical to me because I knew what Junie was trying to say but she was making up her own words, something I myself as a teacher wouldn't want my students to read because they would feel that if what Junie is saying is written down in a book then it must be right. I loved the character of Junie B Jones because she is a very believable little girl. Reading this book made show more me feel like I was reading one of my students' journals or notebooks. The only thing I found distracting were the one or two illustrations in the book because since there was only two in the whole entire book I found myself looking for them. For young students I feel like they would try to just skim through chapters to find the pictures. After reading this book i discovered that the big idea was that we have to wait to grow up and realize that it takes lots of practice to succeed at the goals we set for ourselves. show less

Very fun to read aloud and my little girl enjoyed it as much as I did. I think the first Junie B. book is funnier, but this was really cute anyway and just about every kid should identify with it. My 3 1/2 year old is now going around announcing that she is Pinkie Gladys Gutzman :) I would worry that she would imitate Junie B. in the hair cutting department as well but we've already been there and done that. So maybe we're safe. Maybe.

In this edition of Junie B. Jones, a young girl attempts to cut her own hair and then cover it up after it ends up looking like a complete disaster. Junie B. Jones' spunky attitude and silly diary entries never fail to entertain.

This chapter book is great for second graders because it is relatable and funny.

Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy, a short chapter book, is a story about Junie B. Jones who is a young girl who is trying to find out her role in life. She goes to the beauty shop with her dad, and she gets to be the assistant to the beautician while her dad’s hair is being cut. Needless to say, she does things to get her in trouble, but she still wants to be a “beauty shop guy”. When she and her dad arrive home, Junie B. practices her skills on her animals, and this is when the story becomes interesting. This is a great story to read for young girls who are learning to read chapter books. The author does a great job of incorporating pictures throughout the book, so that the children are still interested in reading the story. show more The moral of the story is, let adults with experience cut hair, and not a young girl. Junie B. didn’t have a lot of experience, but it made for a great story to read. A little side note, I read this book under my covers like I once did as a child, and it brought back many memories! show less