Biographical Information:
 Born on April 21, 1947 in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
 She married her husband, Richard Park, in 1969 and
had two sons. She also had two grandchildren.
 Graduated with a teaching degree from the University
of Alabama.
 Wrote over fifty books and was published first in
1981 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
 Began the SIS organization with her husband to offer
financial help to ovarian cancer patients.
 She died on November 15, 2013 after battling ovarian
cancer for seven and a half years.
Awards
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Great Stone Face Children's Book Award
1995 Parents' Choice Award
OMAR Book Award
1996 Nevada Young Readers Award
And dozens more!!!!
Fun Facts:
 After only teaching seventh
grade for one year, Park
decided teaching wasn’t for
her and began writing.
 Huge fan of Dr. Seuss,
especially “The Lorax”.
 Said she had no problem
becoming a five year in order
to write her “Junie B. Jones”
series.
 Was voted “wittiest” her
senior year of high school.
Featured Book:
Sources:
“Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business”
Summary:
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This is a book describing the events surrounding when Junie B.
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found out her mom was going to have another baby and when
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her baby brother was born. Junie B. takes something her
grandmother says about her brother being a cute little monkey
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literally, and thinks her brother is actually a monkey. In school
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she announces she has a baby brother and her friends fight over
who will see him first. Then, she announces he is a monkey.
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The teacher and principal have to clear up the
misunderstanding Junie B. had and tell her he is not a monkey.
Connections:
Other Major Works:
Students could connect with this book because it shows the
 The entire Junie B. Jones series (24 books total)
emotions some children have when a new baby is coming into
including “Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal” (1997),
the family. It also shows how literally children can take the
“Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth” (1993),
things grownups say figuratively.
“Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy”(1998), and
Genre:
“Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake”
Realistic Fiction
(1995) – which I have read all 4.
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 “Mick Harte Was Here” (1996) which I read in
middle school and highly recommend.
 “Ma there’s Nothing to Do Here” (2008)
 “The Geek Chronicles” (1991 and 2012)
 “The Graduation of Jake Moon” (2002)
 Many More!!!!