Growing up, I was always a slow reader. I hated reading out loud because I got picked on by other kids. I hated reading because I was so slow and didn't comprehend what I was reading. Then I found "Junie B. Jones" by Barbara Park. I was in 5th grade when I started reading these books. Yes that was a little bit older than the intended target, but these books saved my life...well my reading life anyway :)
Junie B. Jones is about a 6 year old, very precocious, little girl who gets into all sort of mischief, for only being in Kindergarten. These books are laugh out loud funny and so well written that you feel like Junie B. could be any little girl.
In this series, there are 17 books for the Kindergarten Series. Ms. Park then goes onto write 12 books about Junie B. in first grade! That's 29 books about Junie B. that both you and your children will fall in love with.
I've read all the Kindergarten books and one of the First Grade books and they are all FABULOUS!!! I've even started reading this series to one of my tutor clients (a little 7 year old girl) and we both were laughing so hard that we can't breathe. She loves these books just as much as I do! She is now reading them to her mom at night! They are perfect for beginning readers, like my little 7 year old, or for 5th graders, like I was, who are trying to love reading again.
At Barnes and Noble each book is about $3-$5 each. Amazon has them for around $10, but these are for a box set of 4 books, used, in good condition. As I was researching, I also noticed that on Ebay there is a Box Set with all 17 Kindergarten books for $45. I'll tell you that it will be worth it!!!
Now, go and READ!!
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