Barbara Park
Barbara Park (1947-2013) was an American author of children’s books. She is best known for her series featuring Junie B. Jones. Barbara attended Rider College and got her B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1969. She is the winner of seven Children’s Choice Award and four Parents’ Choice Awards. Barbara passed away in November 2013 from ovarian cancer.

Barbara Park made her debut as a published author in 1981 with the novel Don’t Make Me Smile. Below is a list of Barbara Park’s books in order of when they were first published:

Publication Order of Don't Make Me Smile Books

Don't Make Me Smile (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Mother Got Married (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Skinnybones Books

Skinnybones (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Almost Starring Skinnybones (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Geek Chronicles Books

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rosie Swanson (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dear God, Help!!! Love, Earl (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Junie B. Jones Books

Junie B. Jones and theStupid Smelly Bus (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Isa Flower Girl (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Junie B., First Grader Books

Junie B., First Grader (at Last!) (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boss of Lunch (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Toothless Wonder (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Cheater Pants (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
One-Man Band (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shipwrecked (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Boo...and I Mean it! (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Aloha-ha-ha! (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dumb Bunny (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Junie B. Jones Non-Fiction Books

Top-Secret Personal Beeswax (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B.'s These Puzzles Hurt My Brain! Book (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Junie B. My Valentime (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Operation (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Beanpole (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Buddies (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Kid in the Red Jacket (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mick Harte Was Here (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Psssst!It's Me...the Bogeyman (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Graduation of Jake Moon (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Funnyman and Other Plays (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Picture Books

Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here!: A Word from Your Baby-in-Waiting (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Adventures of Lily Leaf (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Note: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus was also published as Junie B. Jones… is On Her Way.

If You Like Barbara Park Books, You’ll Love…

Barbara Park Synopses: In Don’t Make Me Smile by Barbara Park, Charlie’s parents are getting a divorce and he doesn’t understand why. But Charlie isn’t going to take this divorce without a fight.

My Mother Got Married (and Other Disasters) by Barbara Park is the sequel to Don’t Make Me Smile. Charlie Hickle’s life has not gotten any easier. Why did his mom have to get re-married? Why can’t he have things the way he wants them?

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