Barbara Park Biography and Notes

Barbara Park (born c. 1949) is an American children's literature author.

Park was not interested in becoming a writer when she was a child, a fact which she herself admits that separates her from fellow writers she has met.

As a young adult, Park did not know what she wanted to be. She remembered, however, how in high school, she had been a class clown, and that made her decide to become a children's books writer.

In 1979, her first book, Operation: Dump the Chump, was published.

Parks is well known among children for her Junie B. Jones book series, which is published by Random House publishers. She does yearly nationwide tours to meet her young readers.

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Junie B, First Grader

Junie B, First Grader

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Junie B Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying

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Junie B Jones and A Little Monkey Business

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Junie B Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed

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Junie B Jones Is

Junie B Jones Is

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Junie B Jones Smells Something Fishy

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Junie B Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth

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Junie B Jones Loves Handsome Warren

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Junie B Jones Is Captain Field Day

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Junie B Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy

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Junie B Jones and The Yucky Blucky Fruitcake

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Junie B Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday

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Junie B Jones Is Not a Crook

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Junie B Jones Has a Peep In Her Pocket

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Junie B Jones Is a Party Animal

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Mick Harte Was Here

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The Kid In the Red Jacket

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Almost Starring Skinnybones

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Junie B Jones Is a Graduation Girl

Junie B Jones Is a Graduation Girl

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Don't Make Me Smile

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Operation

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Beanpole

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My Mother Got Married and Other Disasters

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Junie B Jones Is Almost a Flower Girl

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