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Junie B. Jones has a pet day problem! 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?
Junie B. Jones has a pet day problem! 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?
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"We never had a Pet Day at my
school, but since writing this book, I've tried to imagine
what it would have been like. Not much fun for me, I don't
think. I had a big grouch of a cat named Pudgy.
Picking Pudgy up was a bold move that
only the bravest member of the family (my mother) would
even attempt. On the nights Pudgy decided to sleep on
my bed, I would carefully crawl under the covers and pray
she'd let me sleep there, too.
Pudgy was pure cat, through and through
. . . independent, proud, and aloof.
Pudgy is the reason I now have a dog."
© 1998 by Barbara Park |
Pre-Reading Activities
Junie B. tries to find a pet that she is allowed
to bring to school in Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy.
She discovers that an earthworm, ants, and a fly do not make
good pets. Ask your students what kinds of animals might make
good pets. Why? Then ask what kinds of animals would make
bad pets. Why? Then create a class list of Good Pets/Bad Pets.
 Junie
B.'s Animal Menagerie
As Junie B. struggles to find just the "right" pet
for Pet Day, readers are acquainted with a large variety of
animal life. Have students list all the animals mentioned in
Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy. Then, using Internet
or library resources to identify characteristics particular
to mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, classify each
animal
 Printable
Activities
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