Junie B. Jones Rocks!!! The first in the series. All of Park's Junie B. books are laugh out loud funny. ( )

Well, the title should have been an indicator, but as a parent, I was not happy with all the 'negative' words in this book! "Stupid", "hate", and "dumb" are used quite a bit during the tale, and Junie B.'s behavior isn't very positive at all. In fact, the story revolves around Junie B. hiding out at the end of school and roaming alone through the building with no one else around! Not the best message! But I did enjoy the ongoing 'bit' about calling her new teacher "Mrs." because she didn't know her actual name! A bright spot in a fairly negative story. ( )