tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post115341120718311419..comments2023-09-27T02:48:37.863-05:00Comments on <b>BookMoot</b>: Aloha-ha-ha!Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1153508645949038912006-07-21T14:04:00.000-05:002006-07-21T14:04:00.000-05:00Ah, I wasn't going to get involved in another Juni...Ah, I wasn't going to get involved in another Junie B. debate, but it's too hot and humid to do much of anything else...<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with Camille, but will add that we also never see kids adopting the bizarre (to modern English) nursery rhymes we sing to 'em: "Have you any wool?", etc. There are two points here: 1)children's native grammar mechanisms know what input to use and what to ignore and 2)by the time a kid is Junie B.-ish age, their grammar mechanism has already decided what settings it likes, and would have to deliberately, consciously work to change them. (Uncomfortable with the biological determinism here? Puberty works the same way - timed to go on, and then off, at particular developmental ages...)<BR/><BR/>Also, as people might be tired of hearing from me by now ;), Junie B.'s grammar provides some really neat insights into the way language in general, and English specifically, works. What process underlies the creation of words like "bestest" and "beautifuller"? Why do we say "ran" instead of the more rule-obedient "runned", anyway?<BR/><BR/>Shoot me an email (in my user profile) and I'd be happy to share an article on this topic. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1153505630556183442006-07-21T13:13:00.000-05:002006-07-21T13:13:00.000-05:00I have never understood why people get their knick...I have never understood why people get their knickers in such a twist about Junie B. but Gail is correct about the strength of feelings about Junie-speak.<BR/><BR/>If I feel I have to offer a disclaimer to a hyperventilating grown-up, I relate her way of speaking to dialect or vernacular.<BR/><BR/>It might surprise some worrywarts, but I have never heard a kid adopt Junie-speak no matter how many of her books that they read. If it were THAT easy, we would introduce Shakespeare in Kindergarten.<BR/><BR/>One of the absolute best thing about Junie B is that she is a great introduction to series books. If I can get a kid hooked on a series, I will have a reader.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1153497501101894812006-07-21T10:58:00.000-05:002006-07-21T10:58:00.000-05:00Thank you for profiling this funny book and giving...Thank you for profiling this funny book and giving another voice for Junie B. I love her, love the books, and loved this one especially. You hit the nail right on the head with the statement that all kids know a kid like Junie B. or ARE a kid like Junie B. It makes the books feel real to a kid in a way few others can. Plus also (that's a Junie B phrase), they are funny to adults with kids for the same reason. They know a kid like Junie B. or they HAVE a kid like Junie B., so can relate as well.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1153441244032248732006-07-20T19:20:00.000-05:002006-07-20T19:20:00.000-05:00My sister-in-law hates Junie B. so much that she r...My sister-in-law hates Junie B. so much that she recently admitted that she exchanged the Junie B. book I gave my niece a few years back. I was okay with that because I've only read a couple of the books and don't have strong feelings one way or the other about them. <BR/><BR/>But it is rather fun to get my sister-in-law going on this subject. For some people it's Bush. For Jan, it's Junie B.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245036.post-1153428980800404092006-07-20T15:56:00.000-05:002006-07-20T15:56:00.000-05:00I just came across your site. I am a former first ...I just came across your site. I am a former first grade teacher/current stay at home mom and graduate student in library media education.<BR/><BR/>I LOVE Junie B. and I am so glad to see her included here. Many teachers I worked with didn't enjoy these books because of "inappropriate/incorrect language" and the fact that Junie B. doesn't always respect authority. Personally, I found them hilarious and full of teachable moments. I am so excited for my daughter (20 months) to be old enough to enjoy Junie B.!Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256355039094301578noreply@blogger.com