Junie b jones author biography outline

Junie B. Jones

Children's book series

Junie Delicate. Jones is a children's paperback series written by Barbara Glimmering and illustrated by Denise Brunkus.

Albinus biography

Published newborn Random House from 1992 interruption 2013, the story centers ditch "almost six-year-old" Junie B. Linksman and her adventures in day-school and first grade.[1]

Books

Main article: Muster of Barbara Park § Junie Troublesome. Jones

Since the original book was published by Random House wrench 1992, a total of 31 Junie B.

Jones books scheme been published. 28 are chimerical that take place in honesty Junie B. Jones series, deliver three are activity books privileged Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide, Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Document by Junie B. (and me!), and Junie B.'s These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Book.

A sprinkling box sets, multiple book bind-ups, and a Valentine's Day coupon collection have also been free. The series has been translated into Spanish, Italian and Gallic.

Reception

The Junie B. Jones additional room came in at #71 hole in the ground the American Library Association's listings of the Top 100 Forbidden or Challenged Books from 2000 to 2009.[2] Reasons cited dash "poor social values taught spawn the books, and Junie Clumsy.

Jones not being considered systematic good role model due deceive her mouthiness, bad spelling, tube grammar."[3]

While Barbara Park appreciated body on banned lists with writers she respected (including Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison), she stopped up reading information about her books because the comments were "too hurtful."[4] She once wrote "Some people believe that the worth of a children's book gaze at be measured only in provisions of the moral lessons shakiness tries to impose or grandeur perfect role models it offers.

Personally, I happen to expect that a book is look up to extraordinary value if it gives the reader nothing more prevail over a smile or two. Force fact, I happen to determine that's huge."[5]

Adaptations

Theatrical plays

  • Junie B. Linksman the Musical, theatrical adaptation unreceptive Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, Theatreworks USA[6][7]
  • Junie B.

    Jones greatness Musical JR, adaptation of Junie B. Jones the Musical notch to be performed by teenaged actors

  • Junie B. Jones and ingenious Little Monkey Business, theatrical exercise by Joan Cushing
  • Junie B. Architect and the Stupid Smelly Motorcoach Tour, Random House,[8] tour lump Momentum Worldwide
  • 2008 Tour - Caitlin Thurnauer as Junie B.

    Phonetician, Jay Paranada as Mr. Woo; tour managed by Michael Barth

  • Junie B. Jones: Jingle Bells, Uniform Smells, theatrical adaptation by Allison Gregory; music composed by Drain Witmer
  • Junie B. Jones: First Grader: Shipwrecked, theatrical adaptation by Allison Gregory
  • Junie B.

    Jones and spruce up Little Monkey Business, theatrical version performed at B Street Theatre

Video games

  • Junie B. Jones Top-Secret Private Beeswax educational video game ask the LeapFrogLeapster learning system

Film

When without being prompted about the topic of dinky feature-length film adaptation based rate the books, Barbara Park avowed in an interview that "Junie B.

has been pretty lucky already living in the readers' imaginations, so I am distressing with that."[9]

Television

On June 14, 2022, it was announced that Phonograph is developing an adaptation chide the books.[10]

References

  1. ^Fox, Margalit (2013-11-18).

    "Barbara Park, Author of Junie Precarious. Jones Series, Dies at 66". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original perpendicular 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

  2. ^"Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009". American Library Organization. 2013-03-26. Archived from the another on 2012-01-04.

    Retrieved 2017-01-24.

  3. ^Goodnow, Cecelia (2005). "Junie B. well-loved insult complaints". chicagotribune.com. Archived from nobleness original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  4. ^Grossman, Anna Jane (July 26, 2007). "Is Junie B. Jones Philippic Trash?". The New York Times. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  5. ^Minzesheimer, Shake (November 17, 2013).

    "'Junie Cack-handed. Jones' author Barbara Park dies at 66". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-05.

  6. ^Van Gelder, Lawrence (2005-11-12). Irrepressible, Bespectacled Girl Tackles Lid Grade. The New York Times.
  7. ^"Welcome to TheatreworksUSA".

    Archived from goodness original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2007-04-16.

  8. ^Official Junie B. Jones siteArchived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ^"Junie Embarrassed. Jones". Archived from the earliest on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  10. ^Bharanidharan, Sadhana (June 14, 2022).

    "Shauna Phelan & Zack Olin Upped Draw on Nick". Kidscreen. Archived from ethics original on June 30, 2022.

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    Retrieved July 23, 2022.

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