Books like Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook

Hilarious. Junie B. Jones never fails to amuse. I have read this out loud to children, I have read this out loud to adults - I've never had someone read or listen to a JBJ book without laughing. Park captures a child's exuberance perfectly.In this episode, JBJ's beloved furry mittens are 'stolen.' She goes to the lost and found to look for them and basically sees it as a free store of goodies. She then has a little conflict about turning in a multi-color pen she finds - is 'finders keepers losers weepers' the rule, or not?This sounds boring and moralizing, doesn't it? Well IT'S NOT. It's really funny.SAMPLE: I showed my mittens to my teacher.Her name is Mrs.She has another name, too. But I just like Mrs. and that's all."Feel them, Mrs.," I said. "Feel how soft they are."I rubbed them on her face."Oooh, they ARE soft, Junie B.," she said. "Be sure and put them in your jacket pockets so they won't get lost, okay?"I skipped very happy to my seat."Yeah, only I'm not even going to lose them," I said to just myself. "I am going to wear them right on my hands. The whole livelong day. 'Cause I love these guys, that's why."I took off my attractive winter jacket. And sat down at my table..........Just then, I got up from my chair. And I skipped to my boyfriend named Ricardo.I tickled him under the chin with my softy hands of fur."This is what fur hands look like when they're tickling you under your chin," I said.Then I grinned and grinned. 'Cause that boy brings out the best in me, that's why.