Junie B., First Grader: Toothless Wonder

by Barbara Park

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

One of Junie B. Jones's top front teeth is loose! Only Junie B. is not that thrilled about this development. Because what if she looks like toothless Uncle Lou? And even worse...what's all this tooth fairy business? Like, who is this woman, really? And what does she do with all those used teeth? So many questions, so little time.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. Why doesn’t Junie B. want to write in her journal? She has a loose tooth and it’s driving her crazy p.2
2. Why does Mr. Scary think losing a top tooth is better than losing a bottom tooth? Having a missing top tooth makes a cute smile and when your tooth grows in you’ll look like a big kid p.6
3. What did Mr. Scary give Junie B. for being the first one in the class to lose a top tooth? He drew a star on shiny silver paper, cut it out and pinned it on her shirt p.10

Chapter 2

1. What did Junie B.’s classmates want to see at recess? Her loose tooth p.14
2. Why was Junie B. upset on the bus ride home from school? Sheldon told her about his uncle who lost all his teeth but one from not brushing or flossing, and that really bothered her p.16
3. How did Junie B. react when Herb mentioned the tooth fairy? She got chills and butterflies in her stomach p.18

Chapter 3

1. What did Junie B. do to try to calm Ollie? Hold him, pat his back, hum softly in his ear and put him the closet p.22
2. What’s Junie B. going to do so she doesn’t lose her tooth? Stop wiggling it p.23
3. What happened after Grandpa Miller wiggled Junie B.’s tooth? She snapped her mouth closed on his finger and It fell out p.25

Chapter 4

1. What color was the water Junie B. spit out when her grandpa told her to rinse and spit and why? Pink; because there was a little bit of blood in her spit p.28
2. How did Junie B. feel about herself when Grandpa Miller lifted her up to the mirror the first time? She hated herself p.30
3. How did Junie B. feel when she looked in the mirror again? She thought she looked fascinating and looked in the mirror until her mother came home p.33

Chapter 5

1. What did Junie B. want to take for show and tell at school? Her tooth; the spit cup p.35
2. Who did Junie B. think the Tooth Fairy was? Teensy little tooth witch p.41
3. What did Junie B.’s mom do after Junie B. told her about the tooth witch? She ran out of the bathroom p.43

Chapter 6

1. Why does Junie B. think the tooth witch makes more sense than the tooth fairy? The tooth witch chomps the teeth, but the tooth fairy doesn’t do anything with them p.45
2. What did her mom suggest that was disgusting? The tooth fairy makes jewelry with the teeth p.48
3. Why didn’t Junie B. put her tooth under her pillow? The tooth fairy didn’t make sense to her p.49

Chapter 7

1. What did Herb say when Junie B. showed him her mouth and smile? Wow p.51
2. Why didn’t Junie B. want to answer Herb when he asked her how much money she got from the tooth fairy? She hasn’t put her tooth under her pillow and she doesn’t want to p.53
3. What did Junie B. ask that stumped Herb? What does the tooth fairy do with all the teeth? p.56

Chapter 8

1. How did Room One treat Junie B. when they saw her new smile? They clapped, cheered, gave her a high five; they were happy for her p.58
2. What was May’s answer when Junie B. asked what the tooth fairy does with the teeth? Nothing; she got up to get a drink p.63
3. What finally made sense to Junie B.? that the tooth fairy could collect all the teeth p.66

Chapter 9

1. What did Junie B. get under her pillow that night? Cash p.72
2. Why was Ollie so happy that morning? He finally got his first tooth p.75
3. What does Junie B. think the tooth fairy did with her tooth? she recycled it and gave it to Ollie p.77