Barbara Park (1947–2013)

Author of Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

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About the Author

Barbara Park was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey on April 21, 1947. She spent her first two years of college at Rider University in New Jersey before receiving a B.S. degree from the University of Alabama. She began writing children's books after she had children of her own. In a career that began show more in 1982, she published over 50 books including Don't Make Me Smile, Operation: Dump the Chump, Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!, Skinnybones, and The Kid in the Red Jacket. She was best known for her 28-book Junie B. Jones series which was first published in 1992. She won seven Children's Choice Awards and four Parents' Choice Awards. She helped found a charitable organization, Sisters in Survival, to raise money for women with ovarian cancer. She died from ovarian cancer on November 15, 2013 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Junie B. Jones

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Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (1992) 5,923 copies

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (1993) 5,014 copies

Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (1993) — Author — 5,013 copies

Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (2001) 4,669 copies

Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (1994) 4,653 copies

Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (1997) 4,521 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder (2002) 4,304 copies

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (1995) 4,089 copies

Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (1997) 4,000 copies

Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket (2000) 3,867 copies

Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (1996) 3,796 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (2002) 3,756 copies

Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime (1999) 3,752 copies

Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (1996) 3,734 copies

Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (1997) 3,591 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (2003) 3,544 copies

Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy (1998) 3,532 copies

Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (2001) 3,510 copies

Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl (1999) 3,479 copies

Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (1998) 3,271 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked (2004) 3,093 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It! (2004) 3,082 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! (2006) 3,061 copies

Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl (2001) 3,048 copies

Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band (2007) 2,902 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (2005) 2,473 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny (2007) 2,154 copies

Skinnybones (1600) 1,141 copies

Mick Harte Was Here (1995) 1,006 copies

The Kid in the Red Jacket (1987) 845 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) (2012) 842 copies

Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) (2001) 483 copies

The Graduation of Jake Moon (2000) 479 copies

Junie B Jones, Books 1-3 Set (Smelly Bus; Little Monkey Business; Big Fat Mouth) (1992) 378 copies

Almost Starring Skinnybones (1988) 333 copies

Barbara Park's Set of 5 Junie B. Jones Chapter Books (Yucky Blucky Fruitcake, Sneaky Peeky Spying, Loves Handsome… (1995) 211 copies

Junie B. Jones's Second Boxed Set Ever! (Books 5-8) (2001) 208 copies

Junie B. Jones 5 Book Set: A Little Monkey Business, Has a Monster Under Her Bed, Sneaky Peeky Spying, Meanie Jim's… (1993) 197 copies

Top-Secret, Personal Beeswax: A Journal by Junie B. (and Me!) (2003) 182 copies

Junie B. Jones's Third Boxed Set Ever! (Books 9-12) (2001) 173 copies

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl - Partners in Grime (1990) 156 copies

Operation: Dump the Chump (1982) 141 copies

Don't Make Me Smile (1981) 129 copies

Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School (2009) 116 copies

Junie B. Jones's Fourth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 13-16) (2001) 112 copies

Psssst! It's Me...The Bogeyman (1998) 111 copies

My Mother Got Married and Other Disasters (1764) 101 copies

Junie B.'s These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Book (2011) 81 copies

Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting (Picture Book) (2008) 78 copies

Rosie Swanson: Fourth-Grade Geek for President (1991) 74 copies

Beanpole (1740) 69 copies

Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 1-8 (1997) 66 copies

Junie B. Jones's Fifth Boxed Set Ever! (Books 17-20) (2002) 56 copies

Buddies (1985) 56 copies

Junie B. Jones Complete First Grade Collection: Books 18-28 with paper dolls in boxed set (2015) 54 copies

Dear God, Help!!! Love, Earl (1993) 47 copies

Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 9-16 (2004) 44 copies

Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) / Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder (2008) 38 copies

Junie B. Jones Complete Kindergarten Collection: Books 1-17 (2014) 30 copies

Junie B. Jones Books in a Bus: Books 1-28 (2015) 27 copies

Junie B., First Grader Boxed Set (18-24,26) (2007) 22 copies

Junie B. Jones Collection: Books 17-24 (2007) 21 copies

Junie B. My Valentime (Color Plus Card Stock) (2013) 14 copies

Junie B. Jones Super Collection (25-Book Set) (1905) 14 copies

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake / Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (2011) 11 copies

Junie B. Jones (2001) 10 copies

Junie B. Jones - Unofficial Box Set - 17 Book Set (1999) 10 copies

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Careers (2009) 9 copies

Junie B. Jones: First Ever Junie B-Shirt (2004) 9 copies

Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth / Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket / Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (1998) 8 copies

Junie B. Jones, First Grader: Books 21-24 (2004) 8 copies

Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day -- Junie B. Jones and that Meanie Jim's Birthday -- Junie B. Jones and the… (1992) 8 copies

Junie B. Jones Bestest Box Set Ever (Books 1-10) (2021) 7 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch / Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder (2003) 6 copies

Junie B. First Grader 3 Book Collection Set 18, 19, 20 - Toothless Wonder, Boss Of Lunch, At Last (2004) 6 copies

Junie B. Jones Assortment 6 copies

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus / Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (1750) 5 copies

Junie B. 1-27 (Stupid Smelly Bus, Monkey Business, Big Fat Mouth, Sneaky Peeky Spying, Yucky Blucky Fruitcake, Meanie… (2010) 5 copies

Junie B. Jones Boxed Set (Books 1-3 & 5) (2001) 5 copies

Junie B. Jones Holiday Boxed Set (4 Books) (1824) 4 copies

Junie B. Jones Boxset (Books 4, 6-8) (1999) 4 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Shipwrecked / Junie B., First Grader: Boo...and I Mean It! (2004) 4 copies

Junie B. Jones Doll/school Outfit: 11" (2000) 3 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants / Junie B., First Grader: One-Man Band (2004) 3 copies

Junie B., First Grader Toothless Wonder by Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus [Random,2003] (Paperback) Reprint Edition 3 copies

Junie B. Jones: These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Part Two (2004) 3 copies

Embracing the Spirits: True Stories of My Encounters With the Other Side (2013) 3 copies

Junie B. Jones: Junie B. Jones y el autobus apestoso & Junie B. Jones tiene un hermano monisimo & Junie B. Jones y… (2009) 3 copies

In the Presence of Spirits: A True Story of Ghostly Visitations (2012) 3 copies

Junie B. Jones 18 Book Set, One Man Band, Boss of Lunch, Toothless Wonder, First Grader At Last, Has a Peep in Her… 3 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny and Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) (2012) 2 copies

Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! / Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) (2006) 2 copies

Junie B. Jones, estrella del teatro (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 6 AÑOS - PERSONAJES Y SERIES - Junie B. Jones) (2012) 2 copies

Junie B. Jones 2-in-1 Bindup: And the Stupid Smelly Bus/And a Little Monkey Business 2 copies

Junie B. Jones y el disfraz de conejito (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 6 AÑOS - PERSONAJES Y SERIES - Junie B. Jones) (2014) 1 copy

Surrounded by Spirits: true accounts of visits from the dead (2015) 1 copy

Giulia B. sbircia e spia (2001) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones y el Día del Pavo (Castellano - A PARTIR DE 6 AÑOS - PERSONAJES Y SERIES - Junie B. Jones) (2015) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones 2-in-1 Bindup: And Her Big Fat Mouth/Is A Party Animal (2024) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones 2 books in one (2019) 1 copy

Furfangos Fruzsi Bé folyton felesel 1 copy

Junglerama 1 copy

Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business/and the Stupid Smelly Bus (2 books in 1) 1 copy

JUNIE B. JONES 25-BOOK SET (Junie B. Jones . . . and the Stupid Smelly Bus, and a Little Monkey Business, and Her Big… 1 copy

Junie B. Jones: Books 19-20: Junie B. Jones #19 and #20 (2012) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake; Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (Junie B. Jones, #5-6) (2004) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones collection. Books 21-24 (2007) 1 copy

Junie B., First Grader/ Shipwrecked / No.3, And her big fat mouth (2005) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Set 2 (Junie B First Grader Boss of Lunch, Junie B First Grader Toothless Wonder, Junie B First Grader… 1 copy

[Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook] [Author: Park, Barbara] [June, 1997] 1 copy

Junie B. Jones - These Puzzles Hurt My Brain (PART ONE) 1 copy

Junie B. First Grader (at last) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Books (Junie B. Jones: Is Captain Field Day, is Almost a Flower Girl; Smells Something Fishy; and the… 1 copy

Junie B., First Grader Boss of Lunch -- Junie B., First Grader (at last!) -- Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed… 1 copy

Junie B. Jones desdentegata 1 copy

Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal / Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under her Bed (1999) 1 copy

19 Junie B Jones Books - #1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,23 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl / Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (2003) 1 copy

17 Books by Barbara Park - Junie B. Jones #1-3 & #5-18 1 copy

6 Junie B. Jones Books (Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth, Junie B., First Grader Cheater Pants, Junie B. Jones and… 1 copy

(Junie B. Jones Series) Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business / Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (2… 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Bestest First Calendar Ever!: 2005 Wall Calendar (2004) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones First Grader Book Set (#18 Junie B. First Grader (At Last), #19 Boss of Lunch, #20 Toothless Wonder, #21… (2003) 1 copy

Two Junie B. Jones Books (Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Gir; Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook) 1 copy

The Greek Chronicles 1 copy

Junie B.Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine...Junie B .Jones Is Captain Field Day...Junie B. Jones Is (Almost)a Flower… 1 copy

Three Junie B. Jones Paperbacks (Junie B. Jones and her Big Fat Mouth; Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren; June B.… 1 copy

June B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket / Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day (2001) 1 copy

Barbara Park's Set of 5 Junie B. Jones Chapter Books (Captain Field Day, Beauty Shop Guy, Meanie Jim's… (2001) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Collection (# 1- #24): Graduation Girl, First Grader, Boss of Lunch (#19) - Junie B., First Grader:… (2005) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones i la fiesta de final de curs 1 copy

LES GROSSES PETITES BETISES DE SUZIE LA CHIPIE -COLLECTOR- 1 copy

Set of 5 : Junie B. Jones : Has a Peep in Her Pocket/Loves Handsome Warre/and the Uushy Gushy Valentine/and the Stupid… (2000) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones 1-16 Set (The Stupid Smelly Bus; A Little Monkey Business; Her Big Fat Mouth; Some Sn (2010) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones springtime ha-ha-holiday 3-book set (2018) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth / Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying 1 copy

Furfangos Fruzsi Bé és a süteménynyeremény (2018) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones fa el numeret (Catalá - A PARTIR DE 6 ANYS - PERSONATGES I SÈRIES - Junie B. Jones) (Catalan Edition) (2013) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Pack #1 - #12 (2007) 1 copy

JUNIE B. JONES 27-BOOK SET: Stupid Smelly Bus, Monkey Business, Big Fat Mouth, Sneaky Peeky Spying , Yucky Blucky… (2013) 1 copy

Lot 4 Junie B. Jones Books in BRAILLE (Junie B Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth; Loves Handsome Warren; First Grader… 1 copy

Junie B. Jones Collection 1 (2002) 1 copy

Junie B. Jones i vbel germenet micoi pelut 1 copy

Junie B.Jones el monstruo vajo la cama 1 copy

junie b jones loves fancy warren 1 copy

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It's Terrific to Be Ten (2000) — Contributor — 49 copies

It's Fun To Be Five (2000) — Contributor — 36 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Park, Barbara Lynne
Other names: Tidswell, Barbara Lynne (birth name)
Birthdate: 1947-04-21
Date of death: 2013-11-15
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Cause of death: ovarian cancer
Places of residence: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Education: Rider College
University of Alabama (BA|Education|1969)
Occupations: children's book author
Organizations: Sisters in Survival (cofounder)

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Skinnybones by Barbara Park

Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-5
Awards: Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award 1982
Tennessee Children's Choice Book Award 1982
Georgia Children's Choice Book Award 1982
Texas Bluebonnet Award 1982

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