Junie B. Jones #25: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.) [With Cut Out Ornament]

This is what my 8 year old daughter, Emily, says about this book. "Great job. I have a way to prove that I love your series of Junie B. books. I have every single book in the whole entire series so far. I even have Junie B. First Grader Aloha-ha-ha.I've never had a better book than this one!"

Barbara Park has done it again. She has created another funny book with Junie B up to her tricks. Junie B. also learns her lesson (sometimes the hard way). I read this book to my students at Christmas time. They all laughed out loud and really got into the story. Since we also draw names for our Christmas party and have to buy a gift for others, they really related to the story and couldn't wait to see how it ended. Will May and Junie B. become friends? You have to read this book to your class and kids at home to find out. Each day my students couldn't wait for me to read another chapter to find out what crazy things Junie B. was up too and what funny things she would do to try to get her way. In part of the story Junie B. and her class lead the school in Christmas songs, my class put on the Christmas play this year at our school. One of my students even wanted to sing Jingle Bells the way Junie B. did. Barbar Park helps children relate to her stories with Junie B. Jones unique personality style. I think this story of Junie B. Jones really got my students wanting to read more of her stories. Since we have gotten back from Chrismas break, most of them (especially the girls) are coming back from the library with Junie B. Jones books. I highly recommend this book for second graders. They love the book from beginning to end.

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) is the absolutely newest book in the Junie B. Jones series and it's full of holiday cheer. It's the holiday / Christmas season for Junie B. and her friends and classmates. Her class has been chosen to wear jingle-bell hats and perform carols. Only here's the thing --- May's spying and peeping and tattle-taling threatens to ruin it all for Junie B. Jones, or as May calls her, just Junie Jones. Things get even "worser" for Junie B. when she's chosen to be May's Secret Santa. Junie B. has a plan for a gift that will really spite May, but as she sees May's joy at the holiday season, she begins to wonder about her plan. This is a great book that shows the true spirit of the season. Readers will feel what Junie B. feels as the events unfold. and the ending is very satisfying. The only thing I miss about the newer books is the letter from Barbara Park at the end. This was always a nice touch and it feels like a small something is missing for it not to be there.

Our family loves the Junie B. Jones books. So when this newest one came out, we bought it right away. I think this is the best Junie B. book so far. It teaches about choices that children make and what is really important. The ending is great! My 6 year old and 4 year old loved it!

I wish school had been this much fun for me. This is a very easy read and my nine-year-old daughter loved it.