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Junie B. Jones author Barbara Park dies at 66
Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series of childrens’ books has died, her publisher Random House announced. Park, 66, had ovarian cancer.
“Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus” kicked off the Junie B. Jones story in Park published 30 books in the series about the funny kindergartener (and, from book 18 onward, first-grader) navigating the challenges of school and family. The series has sold more than 55 million copies.
Other books in the series include “Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim’s Birthday,” “Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch,” “Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket” and “Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine.”
Park was born Barbara Lynn Tidswell and raised in New Jersey; she met her husband while attending college in Alabama. The two eventually settled in Arizona and had two sons. It was as a parent that Park began to write for children.
She credited author Judy Blume with inspiring her to write humorous books for kids. On Sunday, Blume told the Associated Press, “I’m Judy B. and lot of kids just assumed I was Junie B. Jones and had written the books. I’d always say, ‘I didn’t write them, but I wish I had.’”
In addition to the Junie B. Jones series, Park wrote a couple of picture books and more than a dozen middle-grade novels, which were what she began with before finding the voice of Junie B. Jones.
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Junie B. Jones
Children's book series
Junie B. Jones is a children's book series written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. Published by Random House from to , the story centers on "almost six-year-old" Junie B. Jones and her adventures in kindergarten and first grade.
Books
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Since the original book was published by Random House in , a total of 31 Junie B. Jones books have been published. 28 are stories that take place in the Junie B. Jones series, and three are activity books entitled Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide, Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and me!), and Junie B.'s These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Book. Several box sets, multiple book bind-ups, and a Valentine's Day card collection have also been released. The series has been translated into Spanish, Italian and French.
Reception
The Junie B. Jones series came in at #71 on the American Library Association's list of the Top Banned or Challenged Books from to Reasons cited are "poor social values taught by the books, and Junie B. Jones not being considered a good role model due to her mouthiness, bad spelling, and grammar."
While Barbara Park appreciated being on banned lists with writers she respected (including Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison), she stopped reading information about her books because the comments were "too hurtful." She once wrote "Some people believe that the value of a children's book can be measured only in terms of the moral lessons it tries to impose or the perfect role models it offers. Personally, I happen to think that a book is of extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more than a smile or two. In fact, I happen to think that's huge."
Adaptations
Theatrical plays
- Junie B. Jones the Musical, theatrical adaptation by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, Theatreworks USA[
Bibliography of Barbara Park
Barbara Park, an American author, wrote and published dozens of books for children. Her Junie B. Jones series encompasses 31 books and had collectively sold 55 million copies worldwide as of , according to Park's publisher, Random House. The series started in , with the publication of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. The New York Times described Junie B. Jones, the main character of the series, as "a 6-year-old dispenser of abundant opinions, Runyonesque wisecracks and dubious syntax." When the series began, Junie B. was just entering kindergarten and remained there until Junie B., First Grader (at Last!), the 18th book in the series, was published in
Park also wrote other books for young readers, including Skinnybones, published in , and The Graduation of Jake Moon, published in
Junie B. Jones
- Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus a.k.a. Junie B. Jones is On Her Way! (#1) () (ISBN&#;) Junie B. Jones describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.
- Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (#2) () (ISBN&#;) Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
- Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (#3) () (ISBN&#;) When her kindergarten class has Job Day, Junie B. goes through much confusion and excitement before deciding on the "bestest" job of all.
- Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (#4) () (ISBN&#;) Junie B.'s penchant for spying on people and her curiosity about the private life of her teacher, whom she simply calls Mrs., gets her in trouble at school and at home.
- Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (#5) () (ISBN&#;) Junie B. looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruitcake and a comb were not exactly what she had in m
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