Junie B. Jones Is A Beautyshop Guy

Author: Barbara Park

Illustrator: Denise Brunkus

Award: New York Times Best Seller List, Challenged Book List

Exposition: June B. Jones is a spunky little Kindergarten kiddo.  In this book she has decided she wants to be a 'beauty shop guy'.  She announces she has changed her name to Pinky Gladys Gutsman and goes to the beauty shop with her dad.

Conflict: While at the beauty shop 'Pinky' decides it is just not that hard to cut hair.  Not as hard a sweeping it up of course.  She will be wonderful at this job.

Rising Action:  Pinky (Junie B.) decides to give her bunny slippers a trim which doesn't turn out so well. After tucking them under the bed, she turns to her dog, Tickle. He of course has dog hair, which is harder to cut. That is why it doesn't look so great. 

Climax: After cutting her own hair and finding out she has 'sprigs' she decides she better not let anyone see. She wears her favorite hat to school. But in case someone takes that hat off, she wears another one on top of it.

Falling Action: Mrs. (Junie B.'s teacher) takes off both the hats and sees the sprigs.  Junie B. is devastated because she knows she would be a great beauty shop guy.  Mrs. calls her dad, and he takes her back to the beauty shop to get her hair fixed.

Resolution: Junie B. will need a little more practice.  Now...who needs a cut next?

ISBN: 9780679889311