Judy Moody Was in a Mood
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Got my 2nd grader really excited about reading
A good light hearted read
Not the best
What's the story?
Judy Moody is starting third grade, and worried she'll have to sit next to Frank \"Eats Paste\" Pearl, in a new classroom that won't have a porcupine named Roger. And she doesn't even have a T-shirt with words, like all the other kids, because her family didn't go anywhere on vacation. Roar!
But Judy is not one to take things lying down. She whips up her own T-shirt (I Ate a Shark!) and trudges off to school with her best friend, Rocky, only to find that her new teacher, Mr. Todd (or as Judy calls him, Mr. Toad) has an assignment that's right up her alley -- to create a Me-collage.
Is it any good?
She's Ramona, with attitude; she's impulsive, moody (of course), often crabby, and completely charming. She calls her little brother "Stink," keeps her family fizzing, and always has an idea. Megan McDonald's aptly named, feisty, creative little heroine has middle-graders chortling even as they recognize themselves and their friends. Packed with lots of witty cartoon illustrations by Peter Reynolds, McDonald's wickedly funny take on life in third grade is right on the money. Rare!
Talk to your kids about ...
Families can talk about moods.
What helps you get in a good mood?
What puts you in the kind of bad mood that makes you want to roar?
Book details
- Author: Megan McDonald
- Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
- Genre: School
- Book type: Fiction
- Publisher: Candlewick Press
- Publication date: April 24, 2004
- Publisher's recommended age(s): 7 - 10
- Number of pages: 160
- Last updated: March 25, 2020
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