In this book, Junie B. is the first student in her first-grade class to be close to losing a tooth. Though she is very excited at first, a story of a man with no teeth quickly makes her want to keep her tooth as long as she can. As the reader could probably predict, the tooth did eventually come out, and Junie B. realized that she did not look as bad as she thought she would. However, she was still worried that her class might make fun of her new smile. When the topic of the Tooth Fairy is brought up by her parents, Junie B. refuses to put the tooth under her pillow because she is afraid that the tooth witch will take it, not the tooth fairy. After much deliberation and help from her peers, Junie B. decides that it is safe to put her tooth under her pillow, and she is happy to wake up to not only money but to her baby brother now having his first tooth as well!
This book is full of creativity and imagination that I believe students would find very engaging. The relatability of losing a tooth and the excitement that it brings automatically would spark an interest in a child who is about to lose a tooth. The book is also an excellent example of being able to make predictions and inferences, as Junie B. works to figure out why the Tooth Fairy needs the teeth, and what she does with them. She calls on the help of peers and family and uses her background knowledge about recycling to determine that the Tooth Fairy recycles the teeth and gives them to babies to use.
I would definitely recommend this book to my future students. I hope to be able to read more by Barbara Park because I found the excitement in this book to be very contagious and engaging.
Until next week,
Ashley
Great post this week, Ashley! I absolutely love Junie B. Jones! I think it is crazy that you never have read any of her books, but that is only because I read them all, many times. :) They were my favorite when I was just transitioning to those chapter books, and they are definitely an easier read for students. I can't believe I haven't read more of them for this book challenge, I need to go and check some of these out from the library. I do not remember this book, so I am looking forward to reading it again! She never ceases to crack me up in her stories and her imagination is what I wish all students had! This is a great book for the younger kiddos who may be in the process of losing their first tooth. Thanks for writing about this book, I am now looking forward to reading a Junie B. book this week! :)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Junie. B Jones! They were my favorite in elementary! The author is great at making these books engaging for kiddos while also having a deeper meaning! Great post, Ashley! I hope you find more Junie B. books in the future!
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ReplyDeleteI remember Junie B. Jones books from when I was a kid, but I don't ever recall reading one. It's funny because I was looking at these books the other day and considering reading one, but I just couldn't decide on one! This book seems like a really good for kids to read or to be read to kids because it is very relatable which it seems like a lot of the Junie B. Jones books are. Maybe I'll have to suck it up and pick one out before this semester is over because now your post really has me wanting to read one!
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