Showing posts with label Junie B.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Junie B.. Show all posts

Friday, November 9, 2012

Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (And Other Thankful Stuff) by Barbara Park

Junie B is a wonderful character!  She's outspoken, opinionated, and never shuts up.  She's much more of an extrovert than I ever was, but I do recognize some of these personality traits.  Reading about Junie B is fun.

Random House Children's Books sent me a copy of this book for review (thank you).  This is the first original book in this series for five years, so it's special.  It's also about Thanksgiving and would make a great gift for your young reader.  Check with your local bookstore for a copy.

There were several fun parts to this story.  They were sharing what they were thankful about on Thanksgiving.   The list was almost all food.  One young boy thought toilet paper was the best.  One named all his turkeys and they had their pictures taken eat it!  

They also have a unique way to avoid avoid eating food they don't like.  You'll have to read the book to see how that is accomplished.  You'll laugh when you find out.

The best part of this Thanksgiving for me is that Random House sent me an extra book for giveaway.  It'd be a great book for reading aloud.

If you'd like to win a copy of this book, leave a comment here on my blog and then email me at info at bookfaerie.com and I'll pick a winner in about a week.  

Happy reading.  

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