Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara Park

I am perfectly okay,” I said.Īfter that, I stood up and dusted myself off. On my way down, I knocked over the trash can and the sink stool. And I accidentally spun myself into the ground. “Deal is spelled with an a, Junie B.”Īfter that, I twirled real fast in a happy circle. I bounced up and down at that exciting idea. “How ’bout this? If you stay quiet and calm until Show-and-Tell, I'll let you go first. “Yeah, only I don't actually know if I can do that,” I said. “I really need you to stay calm until Show-and-Tell, Junie B. See, this is the wild behavior that I'm talking about,” he said. Scary! I can't wait! I can't wait!” I said. And I flinged myself way high in the air. And she told me about your vacation next week.” “Your mother called me on the phone last night. “Junie B., I know why you're excited,” he whispered.

Teachers spend a lot of time adjusting people.Īfter he came back, he bent down next to me. And he turned her back in the right direction. Scary ran his fingers through his tired hair. Her chair was spun around to face the back of the room. “’Bunctious means bad, Junie Jones! You're being bad this morning! Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad!” “You're being very rambunctious this morning, aren't you, Junie B. And I climbed on the stool to reach the faucet. ’Cause May got spittle on me, that's why! And spittle is the grown-up word for spitooey! Just then, my neighbor named May leaned across the aisle. “All I'm looking for is a rough estimate,” I said. But eleven minutes would be out of the question.” “Is it one minute or eight minutes or eleven minutes? On account of if it's one minute, I can wait, probably. Only I'd actually like to wrap things up and get started with Show-and-Tell now.” S.! HOW LONG UNTIL WE HAVE SHOW-AND-TELL, DO YOU THINK?” Or else how are they supposed to notice you?

When teachers don't look, you have to stand up and shout. Occasionally excitable, but always lovable …

To the totally indispensable, completely irreplaceable, (and me!)Ĭheck out Barbara Park's other funny books, listed at the end of this book! Top-Secret Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. #25 Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. #24 Junie B., First Grader: BOO … and I MEAN It! #21 Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants #20 Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder #19 Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch

Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara Park