Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy

by Barbara Park

Grades 1-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what! And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But first she needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers and her dog. And maybe ever...herself? Is Junie B. on her way to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hair day ever?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. What’s Junie B.’s new name? Pinkie
   Gladys Gutzman p.2
2. How did Junie B. decide on that name?
   pinkie is her favorite color and Gladys Gutzman is the snack lady at school
   and she loves her p.3
3. Where was Junie B. going with her
   dad? To the barber shop p.6

Chapter 2

1. What’s one difference between a
   barber shop and a beauty shop? A barber shop only cuts men’s hair and a
   beauty shop does both men’s and women’s hair; a beauty shop also focuses on
   nails and skin p.9
2. How did Junie B. get to be Maxine’s
   helper? She had a name tag p.12
3. What did Junie B. do to help her? She
   held the towel and swept the floor p.14

Chapter 3

1. How long does it take to work in a
   beauty shop? Years and years and years p.19
2. Why was Junie B.’s mom suspicious of
   her when she wanted to take a nap? Junie B. hates naps p.21
3. What did Junie B. want to do while
   she was “napping”? practice cutting hair p.22

Chapter 4

1. What did Junie B. first practice
   cutting hair on? Her bunny slippers p.25
2. What did the slippers look like when
   Junie B. was finished? Bald p.26
3. How did Junie B. feel at this end of
   chapter and after having her first experience cutting hair? Deflated or
   discouraged; She realized it would take more practice than she thought p.28

Chapter 5

1. What does Grace get to help with in
   her Aunt’s beauty shop? Shampooing client’s hair p.30
2. Why did Junie B. feel like she wasn’t
   a good shampoo girl after trying to shampoo her teddy bear? The teddy bear
   didn’t look very good and was all soggy p.34
3. Why did Junie B. feel confident in
   trimming her dog’s fur? It would grow back and it was all matted and tangled
   p.36

Chapter 6

1. What did Junie B. do to hide Tickle’s
   hair cut? Put a sweater and hat on him p.38
2. What was Junie B.’s punishment for
   cutting his hair? Her scissors were taken away and after dinner she had to bath
   and go right to bed p.41
3. At the end of this chapter, Junie B.
   thinks she’s made progress. How? She thinks she’s getting better at cutting
   hair p.42

Chapter 7

1. How did Junie B. get another pair of
   scissors? She kept an extra pair in her desk drawer p.44
2. What made Junie B. frustrated while
   she cut her hair? No matter how much she trimmed it continued to be uneven
   p.45
3. Why did Junie B. cry after she cut
   her hair? She had sprigs of hair sticking out all over p.46

Chapter 8

1. Why did Junie B. decide to wear three
   hats to school? If someone on the playground pulled off one and two, she
   would still have one on underneath p.50
2. What did Junie B. lie about to her
   grandpa? That it was crazy hat day and her teacher said she could wear as
   many hats she wanted p.53
3. How did Mrs. respond when Junie B.
   told her “The Story of the Hats”? she had compassion and gave her some
   tissues p.58

Chapter 9

1. What did Mrs. tell the class to help
   Junie B. out? That Junie B. had the sniffles, that she was giving her
   permission to wear her one hat and no one was to touch it p.59
2. Where did Junie B.’s dad take her
   after school? To the beauty shop p.63
3. What was the lesson Junie B. learned
   in this story? Not to practice cutting hair until she was older p.67