Review: Junie B Jones and a Little Monkey Business - Adapted by Colleen AF Venable and Ilustrated by Homie Bean - September 2025 Right, so here's the thing about Junie B. Jones , she tells it exactly like it is, and bless her cotton socks for that. When Barbara Park plonked a baby brother situation into Junie B.'s world in Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business , she gave us one of those deliciously chaotic stories that perfectly captures how kids actually feel about new siblings. Now, this graphic novel adaptation brings all that mayhem to life with pictures that are just as wonderfully chaotic as Junie B. herself. Our girl Junie B. is decidedly NOT thrilled about this impending arrival. Babies, she informs us with absolute authority, smell like "P.U." She knows this because she smelled one once, and that's scientific evidence enough for her, thank you very much. I mean, can we blame her? She's quite content with her life as it is—Room Nine at kinderga...