Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business by Barbara Park is the second book in the Junie B. series. In this book, Junie B. learns that she is going to have a new baby brother or sister. At first she's not so thrilled, but then she gets to spend the night at her Grandpa's house. Just her and Grandpa. They didn't even need a babysitter! He lets her wear her Grandma's hat and shoes and even eat pie for dinner! Then her Grandma comes home and says that Junie B. has a new little brother and he's "the cutest little monkey she ever saw". Junie then thinks that her new baby brother is actually a monkey, so she goes and tells that to all of her friends at school and they start giving her things so they can be the first to see him. However, when they give her their snack tickets, Junie B. gets caught and has to talk to Principal. He explains to her that her brother's not really a baby monkey, he's just a regular baby boy. He even calls her Grandmother! Finally, at the end of the story, Junie B. gets to meet her new baby (not monkey) brother.
I thought this was a cute story and that this whole series would be entertaining for young children, especially girls. This book was very similar to the first in the series, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus. The language used by Junie B. was similar to the last book and still close to how some kindergartners would actually speak.
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