Barbara Park Books in Order

This companion to Junie B.’s Valentine story collects silly classroom valentines, stickers, and a note from Junie B. herself. Kids can tear out and share the cards, bringing her offbeat sense of humor to their own Valentime parties and school celebrations.

Junie B. and Room One prepare for a Thanksgiving feast and a Thankful Contest, making a wild list of the things they truly love, including past turkeys. As the list gets stranger, Junie B. has to balance being funny with actually helping her class try to win.

In this Thanksgiving caper, Junie B. and her first grade class create a list of things they are thankful for in hopes of winning a school contest. Their choices, from canned jelly to toilet paper, turn the usual holiday gratitude lesson into pure classroom chaos.

This activity book is packed with Junie B. themed mazes, word games, codes, tangles, and drawing prompts. Written in her voice, it lets readers solve puzzles, write silly answers, and spend extra time playing in her world between the chapter books.

Framed as Junie B.’s own handbook, this guide dishes out loud, funny advice about every part of school life, from bus rules and bossy grown ups to homework, friends, and emergencies. Readers get tips, warnings, and plenty of chances to laugh along.

Told in bouncing rhyme from a baby’s point of view, this picture book follows a bored unborn child stuck in a womb with “no view.” While the baby complains about the dumb bungee cord and lack of toys, it also dreams about all the fun waiting after birth.

Lucille is throwing an Easter egg hunt with a huge prize, and Junie B. is desperate to win. Forced to wear a hot bunny costume as part of the party, she stumbles through the event, then makes a surprising choice about who should end up with the golden egg.

Junie B. is off to Hawaii with her parents and a real camera from Mr. Scary so she can keep a photo journal. From cramped airplane seats to snorkel mishaps, bird attacks, and tourist bus tours, her snapshots capture every disaster and delight of the trip.

Room One is getting ready for a holiday sing along and a Secret Santa exchange, but Junie B. cannot stop clashing with tattletale May. When she draws May’s name, she plans the perfect revenge gift, then has to decide what kind of friend she really wants to be.

Junie B.’s first grade class is putting on a Columbus Day play, and she lands the part of the speedy Pinta. As classmates keep getting sick and May drives everyone crazy, Junie B.’s competitive streak threatens to turn the grand voyage into a comic shipwreck.

After hearing spooky “secrets” about Halloween from Paulie Allen Puffer, Junie B. becomes convinced real witches and monsters roam the streets. She chooses a scary clown costume to protect herself, then discovers that sometimes the only one you really scare is Dad.

Presented as Junie B.’s own journal, this interactive book mixes her scribbles, lists, and doodles with blank pages and prompts for readers. Kids can write about their families, friends, secrets, and embarrassing moments while getting to know Junie B. up close.

Junie B. injures her toe while over practicing for the first grade kickball tournament and is benched from the game. Instead of playing, she joins nervous Sheldon as halftime entertainment and tries to turn juggling lemons and cymbals into a real show.

When Junie B. fails to finish her weekend homework, she quietly copies perfect May’s paper and thinks no one will notice. Caught by Mr. Scary, she has to face her parents, her friends, and her own conscience, and decide whether cheating is worth the shame.

Junie B. is the first in her class to have a loose top tooth, which sounds exciting until she imagines looking like toothless Uncle Lou. As she worries about the tooth fairy’s intentions and her new smile, she slowly learns that change can be scary and still be okay.

Now in first grade, Junie B. is thrilled to help her favorite cafeteria lady, Mrs. Gutzman, in the kitchen. Wearing a hair net and gloves seems glamorous at first, but germs, teasing older kids, and a tuna noodle mishap turn her shift into a huge lesson in responsibility.

Starting first grade means a new classroom, a new teacher, and friends who suddenly seem busy with other people. When Junie B. discovers she cannot read the board, she must face getting glasses in front of everyone and figure out where she fits in this new world.

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day against Room Eight, and Junie B. is picked as team captain. She loves the cape and the power, but when Room Nine keeps losing events, she has to learn that real leaders cheer others on instead of just bossing them.

Graduation from kindergarten means caps, gowns, and a big ceremony, and Junie B. can hardly stand the excitement. Told not to play with her outfit at home, she ignores the rule, spills juice, and turns her gown into a spotted mess just days before the big day.

Eighth grader Jake Moon has grown up with his grandfather Skelly as his closest friend, but now Alzheimer’s disease is slowly erasing the man Jake knew. As Skelly declines, Jake wrestles with embarrassment, loyalty, and love while learning what caring really looks like.

Room Nine is going on a field trip to a farm, but Junie B. has heard terrifying stories about roosters and stomping ponies. Determined to survive, she becomes the farmer’s helper, bosses her classmates around, and sneaks a fuzzy chick into her pocket.

When Junie B. hears that her aunt is getting married, she is certain she should be the flower girl. Learning that someone else already has the job sparks jealousy, a backup plan, and a wedding aisle scene that nearly ruins the ceremony before ending in truce.

Valentime’s Day is Junie B.’s favorite, and she cannot wait to collect cards and candy from her classmates. Then a huge, mushy valentine from a secret admirer shows up in her mailbox, and she launches a very noisy investigation to discover who sent it.

In this sly picture book, the Bogeyman himself crawls out from under the bed to explain his job to a scared child. His creepy bragging backfires when he reveals a hilarious weakness, giving kids a surprising way to send their own nighttime monster packing.

It is Pet Day at school and dogs are not allowed, which leaves Junie B. without a proper pet to bring. Her search for a substitute runs through worms, a sneaky raccoon, and finally a frozen fish, with hilarious results for her classmates and teacher.

After her first trip to a real beauty shop, Junie B. decides she is destined to be a beauty shop guy. She practices on her slippers, her dog, and eventually her own hair, then has to face school, a horrified family, and a professional stylist with the damage.

Junie B. adores the new furry mittens her grandpa bought her, until they vanish from the playground. Convinced someone stole them, she decides it is only fair to keep a cool pen she finds, then has to face what it really means to be a crook.

Junie B. and Grace are invited to a sleepover at richie Lucille’s nanna’s giant house, which sounds like a dream. Between fancy dinners, fragile decorations, and exploding feather pillows, their wild energy turns the night into a string of near disasters.

A classmate’s scary story convinces Junie B. that a drooling monster lives under her bed and tries to eat her head at night. No amount of adult reassurance works, so she and her grandma come up with a creative way to chase the monster out for good.

A new boy named Warren shows up, and suddenly Junie B., Lucille, and Grace all want to be his favorite girl. Junie B. tries new clothes, new manners, and wild stunts to impress him, then has to decide whether being herself might be enough after all.

When Jim invites everyone in Room Nine to his birthday party except her, Junie B. is crushed and furious. She plots noisy revenge and even considers throwing her own party, until she realizes she does not have to spend Saturday doing something she dreads.

Phoebe’s big brother Mick was the wild, funny center of their family, until a bicycle accident changed everything. Through sharp, honest memories, Phoebe grapples with grief, anger, and guilt, and makes a powerful case for something as simple as wearing a bike helmet.

Carnival Night at school is Junie B.’s chance to win amazing prizes, if only she could actually win a game. After a string of disasters, she finally scores at the cake walk, only to discover that the glittery wrapped prize is a heavy, awful tasting fruitcake.

Junie B. is convinced she is the best spy in the world, with sneaky feet and a quiet nose. But when she follows her teacher on a shopping trip and overhears more than she should, her secret spying leads to a very public lesson about privacy and respect.

After bragging that she has the best job in the world for upcoming Job Day, Junie B. realizes she has no idea what that job actually is. As the big day gets closer, every attempt to fix her mistake only digs her in deeper with her teacher and class.

Junie B. is thrilled to get a new baby brother, especially after her grandma calls him the cutest little monkey. Taking that literally, Junie B. tells her class he is an actual monkey and starts trading favors for a first look, until the lie explodes.

Earl is desperate to avoid the meanest kid in school, so he starts writing frantic, funny letters to God asking for a way out. His schemes to dodge the bully keep failing, forcing him to figure out what courage and real help might look like.

On her very first day of kindergarten, Junie B. is terrified of riding the school bus with strange kids and bossy bullies. When home time comes, she decides not to get back on, which leaves her locked in school with trouble closing in.

Rosie Swanson, self proclaimed fourth grade geek, decides to run for class president against the two most popular kids in school. With a few loyal friends, some very geeky campaign ideas, and a lot of nerve, she discovers what it really means to lead.

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl have almost nothing in common until they all land outside the principal’s office on the same day. A sudden fire alarm and a mad dash into a Dumpster throw them together, and the three misfits slowly realize they might be better off as friends.

This collection of short plays offers kid friendly scripts full of school mishaps, family mix ups, and quick punch lines. Written for young performers, the pieces are easy to stage and give readers a chance to act out Barbara Park’s sense of humor with their friends.

In this sequel to Don’t Make Me Smile, Charlie Hickles is still adjusting to his parents’ divorce when his mom marries Ben Russo. Suddenly he has a stepfather, a stepbrother, and a house that feels crowded, and he has to decide how much room he will make for them.

Alex Frankovitch, famous in his own mind after winning a cat food contest, finally gets to film a television commercial. The reality of shooting the ad is nothing like his bragging stories, and his big chance at stardom turns into a lesson in humility.

Howard Jeeter’s life feels ruined when his family moves across the country and he has to start over at a new school. The only person who seems to want his friendship is Molly, the endlessly chatty little girl next door, who slowly wears down his resistance.

Tired of always being “the kind one,” Dinah heads to Camp Miniwawa determined to reinvent herself as part of the in crowd. When an awkward camper named Fern latches on to her, Dinah’s mean girl experiment forces her to choose between popularity and her own conscience.

Lillian Pinkerton is the tallest, skinniest girl in seventh grade, convinced she is a loser next to her pretty and smart friends. With her thirteenth birthday wishes riding on pom squad tryouts, she learns that being a winner has more to do with self respect than height.

Alex “Skinnybones” Frankovitch cannot hit, pitch, or catch very well, but he can tell a joke faster than anyone on his baseball team. As he competes with star player T. J. Stoner for attention and a silly cat food contest prize, bragging gets him into deeper trouble.

Poor Oscar Winkle is fed up with his pesky little brother, Robert, whom he calls Slobert, ruining everything. His brilliant solution, Operation Dump the Chump, is to get Robert shipped off to help the elderly neighbors, but the plan does not go the way he expects.

Charlie Hickles’s parents are getting a divorce, and everyone keeps acting like he will just understand. Angry at counselors, visiting schedules, and his dad’s new girlfriend, Charlie uses sarcasm and jokes to cope while slowly facing what his new family life will look like.