Silly Junie.
Sprite is the prettiest flower dragon.
Park, Barbara and Brunkus, Denise. Junie B. Jones is (Almost) a Flower Girl. New York : Random House, 1999.
Plot: Junie is thrilled to learn she is invited to her aunt's wedding. She decides to become the flower girl at the festivities. However, her aunt already picked someone else for the role. Junie attempts to prove her superior capacities as an understudy flower girl by maintaining a proper, grown-up lady personality. A squabble at the wedding seems to shatter her efforts, though. She must prove her six-year-old maturity to her family...or just dance with her shoes off.
Genre: Growing Up, Everyday
Reading Level: Grades 3-6
Similar Titles: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid, Smelly Bus, Ramona series, D.W. Thinks Big
Personal Thoughts: The book expertly follows the six-year-old mentality of Junie. She is enthusiastic, curious, creative, and a little self-absorbed. She also tends to make up words and phrases to describe her feelings. While some argue such qualities make for a bad protagonist, they allow Junie to respond to situations like a realistic character. At the risk of dating myself, the appeal of Junie B. Jones seems to parallel to that of Rugrats. The titles make sense to readers currently experiencing kindergarten while allowing older readers to feel the nostalgia of an earlier age. As such, the title is a relevant view of early school years.
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