1st grade books from school that use poor grammar?

[TwinsinCA]

My daughters love the Junie B. Jones series. I've had them read to me so often that I can tell you your daughter was reading "Shipwrecked."

 

[JulieWent]

I would say that if it's Junie B. Jones or a similar book and if your daughter is enjoying reading, then learning the joy and love of reading is at least as important at her age as learning the absolutely correct mechanical structure of the English language. (I've been teaching English for more than 20 years, and I definitely don't discount the virtues of learning proper mechanics. I just know how much out and out fun we had with Junie B when my son was in 1st grade. He now loves to read and can put together a flawless piece of composition, so it apparently DID encourage him in one avenue and DIDN'T damage him in the other.)

Julie

 

[Papa Deuce]

My daughters love the Junie B. Jones series. I've had them read to me so often that I can tell you your daughter was reading "Shipwrecked."

My wife said it was Junie B. Jones... 1st grade.

 

[DVCLiz]

My daughters love the Junie B. Jones series. I've had them read to me so often that I can tell you your daughter was reading "Shipwrecked."

I was a Children's Librarian for many years, and Junie B. was a great favorite, along with Captain Underpants - do the boys still read those? I seem to remember the Magic Treehouse and Marvin K. Redpost as well. My favorite Markin was about the nosepicking survey he did - what a great book.

For the somewhat older crowd, there was a great book by Gary Paulsen called Harris and Me. I literally never laughed so loudly and for so long as I did reading the part about the boy peeing on the electric fence - it was hysterical.

I'm all for a little subversive humor in children's books - most of the academic material they have to slog through is pretty dreary.

 

[mkluvsmickey]

My daughter has read all of the Junie B books and loved them! She actually laughs at the grammar and corrects it as she reads.

 

[JVL1018]

My wife said it was Junie B. Jones... 1st grade.

I thought so, as soon as I read your OP.
I never knew a child who talked like that, unless they were just learning to speak..and even then, that's pushing it. I hate that brat.

 

[TwinsinCA]

My wife said it was Junie B. Jones... 1st grade.

The earlier books take place when Junie is in Kindergarten. The more recent ones happen in first grade so they all say "Junie B., First Grader" and then the title.

 

[solferino]

When I saw the title of the post my first thought was Junie B. Jones as well.

 

[allison443]

I thought so, as soon as I read your OP.
I never knew a child who talked like that, unless they were just learning to speak..and even then, that's pushing it. I hate that brat.

I totally agree with you! I cannot stand the Junie books. I tried to read them aloud to my daughter and found myself correcting Junie's grammar and words as I read them! I also don't know first graders that really speak that way! I see I am in the minority though!
If my girls had really liked them, I might have felt differently. They did not care for them though.
To each their own!

 

[GJM]

My DS LOVES the Captain Underpants books. He first got one at a book fair at school, I have never even heard of it. He just cracks up when he reads it!

 

[Art Vandalay]

Junie B. Jones, blech! I had the same reaction. I don't care if it's the character's "voice." I think at such a young age, using poor grammar in a book is, at best, confusing. Kids see poor grammar in a book and think "well, it was ok in the book... maybe that's right?" Much better to stick with books that set a good example with grammar and spelling, IMO.