Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus
By:  Barbara Park
Illustrated By:  Denise Brunkus
Book Series
Random House, Inc.
Copyright 1992

                                                     Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

     This book will make anyone of its readers laugh out loud. Junie B. starts her first day of kindergarten! The way she interacts with the teacher, Mrs., and other students is very funny. Junie B. just has a difficult time understanding the appropriate way to act in a classroom setting and find a filter about her hatred towards one of her classmates, Jim. The funniest part in this book is when she doesn't want to go back home on the school bus, because she is nervous that someone will pour chocolate milk on her head, so she hides all over the school.
     Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus is absolutely my favorite book in the series. It is a great way to introduce the series and understand Junie B.'s character. Young readers would love this book, especially if they are able to think of a kindergartener that they can compare Junie B. too. I think they would really find Junie B.'s language and the events she encounters while hiding in the school hilarious.