or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
52 used & new from $8.60

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4)
 
See larger image
 

Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) [BOX SET] (Paperback)

~ (Author), Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)

List Price: $19.96
Price: $11.67 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $8.29 (42%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Tuesday, November 17? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
34 new from $11.59 18 used from $8.60

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Paperback, Box set $11.67 $11.59 $8.60
  Audio, Cassette, Audiobook, Unabridged -- $53.00 $8.92

Best Value

Buy Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) and get Magic Tree House Volumes 17-20 Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog at an additional 5% off Amazon.com's everyday low price.

Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) + Magic Tree House Volumes 17-20 Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog
Buy Together Today: $21.98

Show availability and shipping details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8)

Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8)

by Barbara Park
3.9 out of 5 stars (32)  $11.67
Junie B. Jones's Third Boxed Set Ever! (Books 9-12)

Junie B. Jones's Third Boxed Set Ever! (Books 9-12)

by Barbara Park
4.7 out of 5 stars (20)  $11.67
Junie B. Jones's Fourth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 13-16)

Junie B. Jones's Fourth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 13-16)

by Barbara Park
4.4 out of 5 stars (13)  $13.57
Junie B. Jones's Fifth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 17-20)

Junie B. Jones's Fifth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 17-20)

by Barbara Park
4.4 out of 5 stars (5)  $13.57
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past Noon

by Mary Pope Osborne
4.4 out of 5 stars (116)  $9.33
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Outrageously sassy Junie B. Jones will make young kids crave their daily dose of reading. And with this handy four-volume boxed set, whether they start with Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying or Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth, readers will laugh out loud at Junie B.'s hilarious mishaps and breathtakingly horrible grammar. Although the books should come with a caveat--Kids, don't try this syntax at home!--alert parents and teachers can use her malapropisms as learning opportunities for their impressionable charges. The set contains the first four titles in Barbara Park's extensive series (energetically illustrated by Denise Brunkus), including Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business and Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. All are great for reading aloud. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter


From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-This recording gives the full flavor of Barbara Park's delightful character, Junie B. The recording includes Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (Random, 1992), Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (Random, 1993), Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (Random, 1993), and Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (Random, 1994).These stories take us inside the kindergartner's mind as we get to know the fears, frustrations and reasoning of an "almost 6" year old. Lana Quintal's narration is outstanding, and her voice is perfect as the sassy Junie B. Listeners are always aware which character is speaking by the seemingly effortless changes in modulation that Quintal uses. The Junie B. Jones series is wildly popular with the first through third grade set. This recorded book will delight students, and could be used to good advantage as a read-along for new or struggling readers. The quality of this recording is outstanding, and Quintal's narration provides sufficient interest to hold listeners attention to the end. An important addition to elementary school and public libraries serving the needs of emerging readers.
Jackie Ives, Corinth Elementary School, Shawnee Mission, KS
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (May 29, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0375813616
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375813610
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (186 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #461 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

    #1 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators, A-Z > ( P ) > Park, Barbara
    #1 in  Books > Children's Books > Series > Humorous
    #1 in  Books > Children's Books > Early Reader Series > Junie B. Jones

More About the Author

Barbara Park
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Visit Amazon's Barbara Park Page

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(10)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

 

Customer Reviews

186 Reviews
5 star:
 (91)
4 star:
 (18)
3 star:
 (5)
2 star:
 (5)
1 star:
 (67)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.3 out of 5 stars (186 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
486 of 579 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I'm sorry, but I just don't get it..., September 14, 2003
By DTG "dtg9000" (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews
This is apparently a minority opinion, but I think these books are horrible for children in the 1st or 2nd grade. Schools seem to love them - is there some special highly-technical educational matrix that this junk fits into that I need a degree in education to understand? My 1st-grade daughter reads everything, and on her second day her teacher recommended "The Dirty, Smelly Bus". We read it together, and I had to stop every other sentence and talk about how we don't call people stupid, how we don't judge others by the fact that you can beat them up, how you don't deal with being afraid by calling everyone names and hitting them, and how you don't go rummaging through other people's belongings and taking whatever you want. It's ridiculous. Not only is this behavior normal for the title character, there are no negative repercussions - it's considered "cute"!!. Perhaps the point is to get parents to spend time teaching kids how not to behave - but we get enough of that from real-life. There will be plenty of time for our children to become discriminating readers who know when they're reading a fun book - but at this age,at this stage, they are learning how to behave around others. When these books are encouraged by adults, a 1st-grader can't be blamed for thinking this is encouraged behavior. I think it's disingenuous for the literary review to flippantly say "don't try this grammar at home!" -- there's much worse in here than bad grammar for children of this age. Save the books for older readers, when they can actually understand the joke. Avoid the incorrect assumption that many adults (myself included at times)sometimes make that their young children have a higher level of sophistication than they really do.
Comment Comments (37) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Give Junie B. a Break, April 18, 2005
Sometimes, my eight-year-old's dance teacher will repeat the mistakes that my daughter and the rest of her classmates make. When she does this, the girls all giggle. She looks so silly when she dances like that!

When my eight year old reads a Junie B. Jones book, much of her laughter comes from knowing that Junie B. does not know how to speak proper English. She sounds so silly when she talks like that!

I would not read this series to a 3-year-old who is just learning to form sentences. (Duh.) But it's time to take a chill pill about J.B.'s improper grammar and hijinks. My children (6 and 8 years old) read these books, and they are at the tops of their classes in reading. They understand grammar rules, and are excellent spellers. Doesn't it seem even slightly unrealistic that one book series will corrupt a child's speech and manners, when that child is also exposed to other good literature?
Reading is supposed to be fun. Exposing children to many different kinds of characters in literature will only benefit them.
These books are innocent. Junie B is not overly sexualized, like some of the TV characters aimed at our young children. She doesn't worship the devil. And she does visit the principal's office regularly for her bad behavior (contrary to the statement that Junie never faces consequences for bad behavior.)
If you are really concerned about your child adopting Junie B's behavior, read a book aloud with your child. When Junie does something wrong, point your thumbs down. When she does something right, point your thumbs upward. Guess what! You will be surprised at how often you can give a thumbs up to Junie... when you are looking for something good instead of something to complain about.
Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING Book Series, February 14, 2004
By A Customer
Junie B. books have propelled my 6 year old daughter into the wonderful world of reading chapter books on her own. She loves them so much that she can't put them down, and she recently started a Junie B. "library" collection. In her words: "I love Barbara Park (the author). She's SO good at writting the way kids talk and think. Barbara Park and Junie B. rock."

As a parent, I was skeptical at first. About a year ago, a neighbor (who is very heavy-hearted and serious about life) said she didn't like the books because she thought Junie B. had too much of an attitude. She loaned us one (The Stinky Smelly Bus) so that I could see for myself. I was hesitent, but read the book to my daughter. In summary, although Junie B. is far from perfect, she is surrounded by very clever, compassionate adults, she always learns from her mistakes, and she has a big heart. Additionally, the interest in my daughter's eyes and the big belly laughs she let out during the reading convinced me to buy a second book in the series.

I'm now a full force supporter of Junie B., and I enjoy seeing my daughter trade the various books in the series with her friends at school. Junie B. Jones books are their (and my) FAVORITE BY FAR! Thank you Barbara Park for lighting up my daughter's reading world and keeping it fun and interesting!!!

A final note: I do NOT recommend these books for children under six; they may misinterpret the wonderful messages Barbara Park is conveying, and focus only on Junie B.'s "spirited" personality (just as some of the other reviewers here have done!).

Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Terrible model for language and behavior
I don't like these books and I think it's ridiculous to compare them to the Ramona Quimby books. First, the writing is terrible. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Marge Simpson

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible for impressionable kids
My daughter recieved a bunch of these books for Christmas. While *I* personally get a kick out of them, my daughter has resorted to bad language and wanting to stuff babies into... Read more
Published 5 days ago by michelle

5.0 out of 5 stars Do you want your child to love reading?????
Okay, as a college-educated professional with two third-graders at home, I must say I am a big Junie B. fan. Read more
Published 9 days ago by A. Triplett

1.0 out of 5 stars Should be 0 stars
My pre-schooler desperately wanted Junie B Jones books because her school has them. I had never heard of them but saw them in my second graders Scholastics Book order so thought... Read more
Published 19 days ago by gwilli

5.0 out of 5 stars Junie B. jones is awesome
My girls just love the books and all the things Junie B gets up to. I love how they can relate to what she experiences and understand the lessons learned. Great stories! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Warren TB

4.0 out of 5 stars One more opinion
I bought a series of Junie B. Jones books based on the positive things I had heard about them. My daughter just turned 7 and is in remedial reading and has somehow (despite my... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bizz

5.0 out of 5 stars Are you serious?
My daughter started out with Dr. Suess books, which had words you could'nt find in a dictionary....but were fun to read. Junie B. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pumpkin

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of these books
If you want your child to acquire misspelling, a warped grammar and bad habits, then go ahead and buy these books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by legalfreak

1.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed
I bought these books because a friend said they were great however I cannot continue to read these to my daughter. Junie is 5 years old but as smart/mature as a 2 year old. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Amber

1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointed!
I purchased this box set to read with my 6 year old daughter. We started with the first book and I was absolutely appalled. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kmerrill1

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Are these really educative 1 July 2009
See all discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
   




Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.