Junie B. Jones #28: Turkeys We Have Loved and Eaten (and Other Thankful Stuff)

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD • Junie B. Jones celebrates what she is thankful for with her class in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and “makes reading fun” (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man).

“Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set.”—USA Today

Meet the World’s Funniest First Grader—Junie B. Jones! Room One is getting ready for their very own Thanksgiving feast! There’s even a contest to see which room can write the best thankful list. Only, it turns out that being thankful is harder than it looks. Because all the children in Room One are grateful for different things! Roger is thankful for whipped cream. Lennie is thankful for Nipsy Doodles. Shirley is thankful for Snausages. And Junie B.? She’s thankful for her stuffed elephant named Philip Johnny Bob. But, as it turns out, so is Tattletale May… for her stuffed elephant Police Sergeant Chuck! Can May and Junie B. really have something in common? Will Room One win the contest? Or will this Thanksgiving feast turn into a Turkey Day Disaster?

From acclaimed author Barbara Park, this hilarious series—starring the wittiest, sassiest first grader around—is sure to be laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family!

Junie B. Jones is now starring in her own graphic novels, starting with Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus and Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business!

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