History Headscratchers / JunieBJones

** Keep in mind that Junie B. is only 6-7 years old. Little kids don't think rationally in situations like that. At the time when Junie B. was copying May's assignment, she probably thought that the particular assignment was a "right or wrong" assignment, and not based on her own opinion and thoughts. It was only when the kids were asked to get up and share their assignments with the class that Junie B. realized that she was screwed and realized that she should have done her assignment earlier.

** For the graduation one, it's understandable. The school year is pretty much over and she was going to graduate, so punishing her for being sent to the office at that point would have been pointless.

** Lucille's grandmother is at that "don't remember how it's like to be a child" stage in her life, so she seemed to have forgotten what tools would be appropriate and inappropriate for parties which involve children.

* Is it just me, or do many of the adults in the books seem to be quite apathetic towards a 5 year old (6 year old in the First Grader books) Aside from the aformentioned Monster Under Her Bed, there's also the scene in Yucky Blucky Fruitcake when Junie B is going on about the implications about each of the carnival games and every adult responds with "there are other children waiting in line," the scene in BOO..And I Mean It where a lady gives Junie B. apples on Halloweem and gives a Rice Krispie treat to her baby brother, saying "I only made treats for little ones" (at her age she's still little) and the scene in Aloha-ha-ha where Junie B is playing spy mission with her toys and a lady responds with "Aren't you a little old to be playing peekaboo?" I get Junie B. isn't always an angel, but they could have a little more patience with someone of this age group as they are still learning, rather than yelling and complaining at them. Also, who gives out apples on Halloween?

* In "Has A Monster Under Her Bed", if Mr. and Mrs. Jones were ''that'' exasperated about their daughter being scared of monsters...why didn't they just go to Paulie Allen Puffer's parents and tell them about the rumors he's been spreading at school about them? Was it really easier for them to just keep yelling at her? What was their problem?

* In "Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal", why would Lucille's grandmother use ''crystal glasses'' at dinner instead of getting simple paper or plastic cups? Did she seriously forget that she was hosting a ''children's'' sleepover?

* In "Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal", why would Lucille's grandmother use ''crystal'' glasses at dinner instead of getting simple paper or plastic cups? Did she seriously forget that she was hosting a ''children's'' sleepover?

** Keep in mind that Junie B. is only like 6-7 years old. Little kids don't think rationally in situations like that. At the time when Junie B. was copying May's assignment, she probably thought that the particular assignment was a "right or wrong" assignment, and not based on her own opinion and thoughts. It was only when the kids were asked to get up and share their assignments with the class that Junie B. realized that she was screwed and realized that she should have done her assignment earlier.

** Keep in mind that Junie B. is only like 6-7 years old. Little kids don't think rationally in situations like that. At the time when Junie B. was copying May's assignment, she probably thought that the particular assignment was a "right or wrong" assignment, and not based on her own opinion and thoughts. It was only when the kids were asked to get up and share their assignments with the class that Junie B. realized that she was screwed and realized should have done her assignment earlier.

** Keep in mind that Junie B. is only like 6-7 years old. Little kids don't think rationally in situations like that. At the time when Junie B. was copying May's assignment, she probably though that the particular assignment was a "right or wrong" assignment, and not based around your own opinion and thoughts. It's only when the kids were asked to get up and share their assignments with the class that Junie B. realized that she was screwed and realized should have done her assignment earlier.

* In "Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook", Junie B. says that if she ever got sent to the principal's office again, she would be "grounded, young lady" as told by her mom. However, "Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl" Junie B. gets sent to the principal's office, but she doesn't get into trouble.

* In "Junie B. Jones is not a Crook", Junie B. Says that if she ever got sent to the principal's office again, she would be "grounded, yong lady" as told by her mom. However, "Junie B. Jones is a graduation girl" Junie B. gets sent to the principal's office, but she doesn't get into trouble.

** Keep in mind that Junie B. is only like 6-7 years old. Little kids don't think rationally in situations like that. At the time when Junie B. was copying May's assignment, she probably though that the particular assignment was a "right or wrong" assignment, and not based around your own opinion and thoughts. It's only when the kids were asked to get up and share their assignments with the class was when Junie B. realized that she was screwed and should have done her assignment earlier.

** Well, Junie is an UnreliableNarrator and parents don't always keep their word.

* In "Junie B. Jones is not a Crook", Junie B. Says that if she ever got sent to the principal's office again, she would be "grounded, yong lady" as told by her mom. However, "Junie B. Jones is a graduation girl" Junie B. gets sent to the principal's office, but she doesn't get into trouble.

* Why does Junie B. talk using improper grammar and act like a nasty kid? I mean, she always mispronounces words ("pasketti" instead of "spaghetti", “bestest” instead of “best”, "valentime" instead of "valentine", “splode” instead of “explode”, etc) and conjugates words incorrectly (“stoled” instead of "stole", “stucked” instead of "stuck", “throwed” instead of "threw", “runned” instead of "ran", etc), like many children do. Plus, she sometimes leaves out the "g" at the end of words (e.g. “shinin”' instead of “shining”) and she inserts a “y” or “ie” into many words, such as “baldie” (bald), “meanie” (mean), and “beanies” (beans). Junie B. also makes up terms like “zooming” for running and “springing” for jumping. And to top all of this, she always calls people names, yells at her parents and teachers, and makes threats to other kids that she will beat them up. That's totally inappropriate for a children's book! Barbara Park should be ashamed of herself for writing these kind of stories. Why is she okay with putting bad grammar and childish behavior in a series of books for kids like this one? The fact that her editors didn't correct Junie B.'s dialogue is beyond me.
** Because Junie B.'s 5 years old. From personal experience, I can say that 5 year olds really do talk that way.
** Just because you write a book for little children doesn't mean your main character has to be a role model. Every kid I've ever known to read the books always comments on how horrible Junie B. is. They know she is a bad kid and the fact that she is a 5 year old who does nasty things drives the stories and plots of the books.

* Why does Junie B. talk using improper grammar and act like a nasty kid? I mean, she always mispronounces words ("pasketti" instead of "spaghetti", “bestest” instead of “best”, "valentime" instead of "valentine", “splode” instead of “explode”, etc) and conjugates words incorrectly (“stoled” instead of "stole", “stucked” instead of "stuck", “throwed” instead of "threw", “runned” instead of "ran", etc), like many children do. Plus, she sometimes leaves out the "g" at the end of words (e.g. “shinin”' instead of “shining”) and she inserts a “y” or “ie” into many words, such as “baldie” (bald), “meanie” (mean), and “beanies” (beans). Junie B. also makes up terms like “zooming” for running and “springing” for jumping. And to top all of this, she always calls people names, yells at her parents and teachers, and threatens to beat other kids up. That's totally inappropriate for a children's book! Barbara Park should be ashamed of herself for writing these kind of stories. Why is she okay with putting bad grammar and childish behavior in a series of books for kids like this one? The fact that her editors didn't correct Junie B.'s dialogue is beyond me.

* Why does Junie B. talk using improper grammar and act like a nasty kid? I mean, she always mispronounces words ("pasketti" instead of "spaghetti", “bestest” instead of “best”, "valentime" instead of "valentine", “splode” instead of “explode”, etc) and conjugates words incorrectly (“stoled” instead of "stole", “stucked” instead of "stuck", “throwed” instead of "threw", “runned” instead of "ran", etc), like many children do. Plus, she sometimes leaves out the "g" at the end of words (e.g. “shinin”' instead of “shining”) and she inserts a “y” or “ie” into many words, such as “baldie” (bald), “meanie” (mean), and “beanies” (beans). Junie B. also makes up terms like “zooming” for running and “springing” for jumping. And to top all of this, she always calls people names, yells at her parents and teachers, and issues threatens to beat other kids up. That's totally inappropriate for a children's book! Barbara Park should be ashamed of herself for writing these kind of stories. Why is she okay with putting bad grammar and childish behavior in a series of books for kids like this one? The fact that her editors didn't correct Junie B.'s dialogue is beyond me.

* Why does Junie B. talk using improper grammar and act like a nasty kid? I mean, she always mispronounces words ("pasketti" instead of "spaghetti", “bestest” instead of “best”, "valentime" instead of "valentine", “splode” instead of “explode”, etc) and conjugates words incorrectly (“stoled” instead of "stole", “stucked” instead of "stuck", “throwed” instead of "threw", “runned” instead of "ran", etc), like many children do. Plus, she sometimes leaves out the "g" at the end of words (e.g. “shinin”' instead of “shining”) and she inserts a “y” or “ie” into many words, such as “baldie” (bald), “meanie” (mean), and “beanies” (beans). Junie B. also makes up terms like “zooming” for running and “springing” for jumping. And to top all of this, she always calls people names, yells at her parents and teachers, and threatens other kids to beat them up. That's totally inappropriate for a children's book! Barbara Park should be ashamed of herself for writing these kind of stories. Why is she okay with putting bad grammar and childish behavior in a series of books for kids like this one? The fact that her editors didn't correct Junie B.'s dialogue is beyond me.

** Just because you write a book for little children doesn't mean your main character has to be a role model. Every kid I've ever known to read the books always comments on how horrible Junie B. is. They know she is a bad and the fact that she is a 5 year old who does nasty things drives the stories and plots of the books.