Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park

This book is about a young girl named Junie B. Jones. Junie finds out that in a couple of months she will be getting a new brother or sister. Whenever Junie’s grandmother came home from the hospital, she told Junie that her new baby brother was the “cutest little monkey she has ever seen.” Junie then believes that her baby brother is in fact a monkey. The next day at show and tell she informs the whole class that her mother had a baby monkey the day before. Junie’s teacher doesn’t believe her about her baby brother being a monkey so she sends her to the office to talk to the principal. The principal then has to explain to Junie B. that her brother is in fact human and not a real monkey. I think that a lot of children could relate to this book and therefore, it would be a great addition to a teacher’s book case. This book talks about new additions to families. If a child is expecting a new brother or sister then they could read this book and relate to it very well. I think that it shows many traditional themes such as sharing, manners, etc. Therefore, I think that this is a great book for younger children to read if their mother is expecting a child and they do not understand what is going to be happening to their families very soon.