Judy Moody by Megan MacDonald
Look it’s Friday, and I’ve done a book review!
Do you have an 7-8 year old girl? Then go to the library and get her a Judy Moody book.
I really like Judy and so did my girls. Children like Judy’s zaniness, parents will appreciate that Judy is a pretty normal kid, with a normal home life.
The plot lines revolve around the kind of things that middle primary school children can understand. Making new friends, and what happens to the old ones. When your teacher goes on a long break and you get a substitute. This happened to G2 last year, and the scenario that Megan McDonald writes reflected her experience.
From a Christian perspective these books are neutral. There are no Christian characters but neither is Christianity portrayed in a negative way. Book 4, ‘Judy Moody Predicts the Future’, sparked some good conversations about who knew the future (God!) and why people like to know what is in the future.
These books are readily available. The age range is 7+, G1 is 10 and she still likes Judy. They have a few pictures, making them an ideal transition book for those children moving into chapter books. I think Judy Moody will appeal to girls. McDonald has also written books from the perspective of Judy’s younger brother, Stink. Try those if you have a boy.
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I have some vague memory of a Judy Moody book that talked about her being in the bath and “rubbing her special place with facecloth”… not what I would call neutral or wholesome for my kids.
Unless I am confusing her with a different author? I am pretty sure it was Judy Moody. Our teacher was reading us the books and I had grabbed the book and read it through to the end. A substitute teacher came in and began reading aloud to the class and then when she hit that bit she stumbled over the words, turned pink and skipped it out – I knew precisely what she had ommitted. It has stuck in my head every since.
Hi Madeleine,
I’ve read all of them and I don’t remember reading anything about a face cloth. If you could remember the age of the book I might be able to guess which one it was and check it out. McDonald is still writing them so if it was a few years ago I could elimate the more recent ones.