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Zusatztext From USA TODAY: "Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set." From Publisher' Weekly : "Park convinces beginning readers that Junie B.— and reading—are lots of fun." From 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." From Booklist : "Park! one of the funniest writers around . . . brings her refreshing humor to the beginning chapter-book set." From Time magazine: "Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty." From School Library Journal : "Park is truly a funny writer. Although Junie B. is a kindergartner! she's sure to make middle graders laugh out loud." Informationen zum Autor Barbara Park; illustrated by Denise Brunkus Klappentext "Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun." -Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park's #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing-and reading-for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner-Junie B. Jones! There's going to be a pet day at school, only guess what? No dogs allowed! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B. has! If Mother and Daddy won't buy her a new pet, Junie B. will just have to find one on her own. Like maybe a jar of ants. Or a wiggly worm. Or-could it be-something even better? USA Today: "Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set." Publishers 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: "Junie B. Jones is a feisty six-year-old with an endearing penchant for honesty." Chapter 4: Ooey Gooey "EEEW! YUCK! IT'S A WORM! IT'S A WORM! GET IT OFF ME, GRANDMA! GET IT OFF RIGHT NOW!" I yelled. Grandma Miller quick took back the worm. "For heaven's sake, Junie B. What in the world is the matter with you? It's just a baby earthworm. Look how teeny he is. This little fellow would make a wonderful pet." I did a huffy breath at her. "Yeah, only worms cannot be pets, Grandma. 'Cause pets have fur so you can pet them. And worms just have ooey gooey skin." Grandma Miller looked surprised at me. "Don't be silly," she said. "Not all pets have fur. My bird Twitter doesn't have fur, and he's a pet. And goldfish don't have fur. And hermit crabs don't have fur. And lizards don't have fur. And-" I covered my ears with my hands. "Okay, okay. Enough with the fur," I said. "But worms don't have eyes or ears, either. And they don't have legs or tails or feet or necks. And they don't chirp or bark or cluck or meow. And so what kind of stupid pet do you call that?" Grandma Miller thought and thought. Then she smiled real big. "I'd call that the kind of pet that won't wake up the neighbors or sniff the company or scratch himself silly," she said back. After that, she stood up. And she gave the baby earthworm to Mother. "I'll leave this little guy with your mother for now," she said. "You can think it over and see if you want to keep him. I'll check back with you later." Then she kissed me on my head. And she grabbed the ice chest. And she hurried out the door. Mother looked at the baby worm in her hand. "My goodness. You are a little one, aren't you?" she said. She got an empty mayonnaise jar out of the cabinet. Then she poked holes in the lid for air. And she put the baby worm inside of it. Mother looked at him in there. "You don't even know where you a...
