Junie B. Jones has always been a character in a book I heard about, until I started teaching First Grade. As my students paraded in on that first week of school, Junie B. Jones came to life. Her quirky attitude and big personality were prevalent in practically each of my students. The life lessons they would soon embrace in the first grade (field trips, bus rides, holiday celebrations, vacations, best friends, homework disasters, problem solving, etc.) were unknowingly, already written out through her books and I was in for the taking. I soon realized, that by reading Junie B. Jones’ books to my students they were not only exposed to their first chapter book character, but they fell in love with reading. Taking a step back I tried to understand, why my students loved Junie B. so much. After much contemplation, I learned they not only related to her life and humor, but her adventures and imagination sculpted a world that they would like to play in. From her stuffed animals to sneaky school behavior and best friend adventures, my students found Junie B. Jones relatable and loveable.
I love Junie B. for attracting students to learn and love reading. No matter what, I salute Junie B. Jones and all of her greatness and hope kids everywhere continue to forge a friendship with her for years.
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