Junie B. Jones Deluxe Holiday Edition: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)

by Park, Barbara; Brunkus, Denise

• ISBN13: 9781984893703
• ISBN10: 198489370X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2019-10-01
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Summary

Add an extra helping of cheer to your holidays with this gorgeous storybook gift edition-now for the first time with full color art!--of the New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones holiday favorite! Just right for gifts and read alouds!

Ho, ho . . . uh oh! Laugh yourself silly with the world's funniest kid! It's holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate. Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? And here is the worst part! When everyone picks names for Secret Santa, Junie B. gets Tattletale you-know-who! It's enough to fizzle the holiday fun! Unless . . .is a Secret Santa gift Junie B.'s chance to give May exactly what she deserves?  Or will Junie B. and May find their holiday spirit and finally bring peace and goodwill into Room One? Find out in this gorgeously illustrated, full-color edition of the laugh-out-loud holiday family and classroom favorite-the perfect read aloud for the holidays or all year long!

With over 65 million books sold, Barbara Park's New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, is beloved in classrooms and has been keeping kids and their grown ups laughing—and reading--for more than twenty-five years.

USA TODAY:
"Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set."

Publisher's Weekly:
"Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.—and reading—are lots of fun."

Kirkus Reviews:
"Junie's swarms of young fans will continue to delight in her unique take on the world….A hilarious, first-rate read-aloud."

Time Magazine:
"Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty."

Author Biography

BARBARA PARK is best known as the author of the wildly popular New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones series, which has kept kids (and their grown-ups) laughing—and reading—for over two decades. Beloved by millions, the Junie B. Jones books have been translated into multiple languages and are a time-honored staple in elementary school classrooms around the world. Barbara once said, “I’ve never been sure whether Junie B.’s fans love her in spite of her imperfections…or because of them. But either way, she’s gone out into the world and made more friends than I ever dreamed possible.”

Barbara Park is also the author of award-winning middle grade novels and bestselling picture books, including Skinnybones, Mick Harte Was Here, and Ma! There’s Nothing to Do Here!

Barbara Park was born in New Jersey in 1947 and spent most of her adult life in Arizona, where she and her husband, Richard, raised two sons. Barbara died in 2013, but her legacy lives on in the laughter her books give to readers all over the world.


Denise Brunkus’s entertaining illustrations have appeared in over 50 books, including each Junie B. title. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and daughter