Junie B. Jones: Has a Monster Under Her Bed
Lexile Level: 340L
This is an early chapter book. This book is part of a series that follow the life of Junie B. Jones written by Barbara Park. In this book Junie B. Jones thinks that there is a monster under her bed, because one of her classmates says that there is. Junie becomes upset and cannot sleep at night because she’s too scared of the monster. She asks all of her friends if there are monsters under her bed but no one says no. In the end Junie puts one of her scary school pictures under the bed to scare the monster away.
Is this a good story?
I think this is a good story. These books are a very easy read for kids, and it shows a female protagonist. This book also shows the main character, Junie B. Jones, solve her problem in the story without help. I think it is also a book that children can relate to because at one point or another we all get scared.
Is this story something that I think could happen? Is the plot believable?
This story is something that a lot of children experience. I think the plot is believable that a child would be scared of a monster under their bed.
Did the main character overcome a problem? Did it seem natural?
The main character, Junie B. Jones, overcame her problem by sticking her scary school picture under her bed to scare away the monster. This seemed like a natural solution because in the beginning of the book they were taking school pictures, and the photographer took the picture before Junie was ready. The ending of the book tied in with that beginning.
Did the characters in the story grow? Where did we see that happen?
Junie grew at the end of the story she solved her problem independently. During the entire story she would ask her mom or dad to help her, but that was not working out, so Junie came up with her own solution.
The author includes foreshadowing in the book. The book states, “A monster lives right under your bed, I bet. My big brother says that everybody has a monster under their bed” (Park, 8). This line leads the reader to the problem that Junie is going to have to overcome. The author includes repetition throughout the book. In this line Junie is asking her friend whether there is a monster under her bed, she uses the same line for each friend. She states, “Grace! Grace! Guess what? There’s no such thing as monsters! And so I don’t even have one under my bed, probably. Right, Grace? Right?” (Park, 17). Park also include similes in this book, “’Cause piggy toes look just like little wiener sausages, I think” (Park 24).
The book includes some illustrations created by Denise Brunkus. These illustrations help the reader visualize the story. In one illustration Junie B. Jones’ dad is looking under the bed for monsters while Junie looks terrified on top of her bed. I think this illustration really shows how scared Junie is in the story.
A mini lesson I would do for this book is to have student write a different ending to the story. Students would need to think of a different solution that can help Junie be less scared of the monster under her bed.
This is an early chapter book. This book is part of a series that follow the life of Junie B. Jones written by Barbara Park. In this book Junie B. Jones thinks that there is a monster under her bed, because one of her classmates says that there is. Junie becomes upset and cannot sleep at night because she’s too scared of the monster. She asks all of her friends if there are monsters under her bed but no one says no. In the end Junie puts one of her scary school pictures under the bed to scare the monster away.
Is this a good story?
I think this is a good story. These books are a very easy read for kids, and it shows a female protagonist. This book also shows the main character, Junie B. Jones, solve her problem in the story without help. I think it is also a book that children can relate to because at one point or another we all get scared.
Is this story something that I think could happen? Is the plot believable?
This story is something that a lot of children experience. I think the plot is believable that a child would be scared of a monster under their bed.
Did the main character overcome a problem? Did it seem natural?
The main character, Junie B. Jones, overcame her problem by sticking her scary school picture under her bed to scare away the monster. This seemed like a natural solution because in the beginning of the book they were taking school pictures, and the photographer took the picture before Junie was ready. The ending of the book tied in with that beginning.
Did the characters in the story grow? Where did we see that happen?
Junie grew at the end of the story she solved her problem independently. During the entire story she would ask her mom or dad to help her, but that was not working out, so Junie came up with her own solution.
The author includes foreshadowing in the book. The book states, “A monster lives right under your bed, I bet. My big brother says that everybody has a monster under their bed” (Park, 8). This line leads the reader to the problem that Junie is going to have to overcome. The author includes repetition throughout the book. In this line Junie is asking her friend whether there is a monster under her bed, she uses the same line for each friend. She states, “Grace! Grace! Guess what? There’s no such thing as monsters! And so I don’t even have one under my bed, probably. Right, Grace? Right?” (Park, 17). Park also include similes in this book, “’Cause piggy toes look just like little wiener sausages, I think” (Park 24).
The book includes some illustrations created by Denise Brunkus. These illustrations help the reader visualize the story. In one illustration Junie B. Jones’ dad is looking under the bed for monsters while Junie looks terrified on top of her bed. I think this illustration really shows how scared Junie is in the story.
A mini lesson I would do for this book is to have student write a different ending to the story. Students would need to think of a different solution that can help Junie be less scared of the monster under her bed.
Park, B. Brunkus, D. (illustrator) 1997. Junie B. Jones: Has a Monster Under Her Bed. Random House Inc.
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