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Author Review – Barbara Park

Barbara Park is the wildly popular author of the Junie B. Jones series for young readers. While she has written other books, Junie B. will always be her claim to fame, with a whopping total of 26 Junie titles. She lives in Arizona with her husband, and they are the parents of two grown sons. She has received over 40 awards for her books, including 25 Children’s Choice Awards. The idea for Junie B. came from a character Barbara had created earlier named Molly Vera Thompson, who appears in the book “The Kid in the Red Jacket.” Barbara had so … Continue reading →

Great Books for Ten-Year-Old Girls

My co-author for this blog is my ten-year-old daughter, Caryn. She’s been reading a lot this year and we’d like to share with you some of the books that she has enjoyed the most. 1. “The Pixie Tricks” series by Tracey West. Violet Briggs is given the job of tricking pixies who have escaped from the Otherworld and come into ours. Her helper in this quest is Sprite, a green pixie who has been given the title of Royal Pixie Tricker by Queen Mab. (Click here for a complete review) Caryn says: “Pixie Tricks are very fun books. It’s well … Continue reading →

Junie B. Jones and Captain Underpants, Too!

In the comment trail for my review on Junie B. Jones, Valorie and Rex each left a comment that sparked an idea in my mind for this blog. Thanks, guys! Rex commented on the bad grammar used in the series, and Valorie replied that it was vernacular, and that many of the great classics were written using a vernacular. I would like to agree with both of you, and then to tell all of our readers the particular reason why I find this vernacular to be useful in my family. As you have probably noticed, we’re a homeschooling family. Each … Continue reading →