Junie B. Jones And The Magic Tree House

My parents have always stressed the importance of reading. Throughout my whole life, they have motivated me to read and they have encouraged me to find books that I find interesting to read. Because of their encouragement, I am an avid reader today. When I was a child, just starting to enjoy reading I liked to read books that were fiction. Some of my favorite books to read as a child are series that I still love today and I think I still have every book in each series stored in my attic. They are The Boxcar Children, Junie B. Jones, and The Magic Tree House.
The Boxcar Children is a series of novels written by Gertrude Chandler Warner. In the first book of the series, four children become orphans. They ran away from their grandfather

who they have never met but think that he is going to be cruel. They create a home for themselves in an abandoned boxcar in the woods. After living on their own in the boxcar for a while, they are found and reunited with their grandfather who turns out to be very kind. The children decide to live with their grandfather who moves the boxcar into his backyard. I remember when I found this series. I was in the library with my dad I was browsing around as I usually do when I am looking for a new book to read. I picked up the first book in this series, read the back of the book, and decided to try it. I fell in love with this series because I enjoyed the problem solving that they used to solve each mystery that they faced. The children loved helping people solve their problems.
Junie B.

Jones is a series written by Barbara Park. The main character that the series focuses around is Junie B. Jones. Junie B. Jones starts the series with her starting her first day of kindergarten. She is an outspoken little girl who has a lot to say about everything going on around her. She often makes mistakes but she typically has an adult there to help with the problem and realize that the problem is not as bad as it seems. I first found this series in a book fair when I was in elementary school. I picked it because the title of the first book in the series, Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus, made me laugh. This book has helped me to realize that not all problems are as bad as they seem to be in the

moment.
The Magic Tree House is a series written by Mary Pope Osborne.

The series begins with how the main characters, Jack and Annie, discover a tree house near their home. The master librarian Morgan le Fay put the tree house there. The first 28 books in the series Morgan le Fay sends the children on adventures by using the magical tree house. They are transported to a location and historical time. In books 29 and on the children have quests from wizard Merlin the Magician, these books are more sophisticated and appeal to slightly older readers. I started to read this series because my brother had the books and he seemed to enjoy them so I wanted to see if I would like them as well. The thing I love the most about this series is that Jack and Annie visit historical times and locations. They learn about so many different things on their adventures that it is interesting to read about to learn something new. The series also has nonfiction companion books, Fact Trackers, which are books written by the author of The Magic Tree House, Mary Pope Osborne, her husband Will Osborne, and her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce. The Fact Trackers books go more in depth on the topics that a specific book is about in The Magic Tree House

series.
I have always been encouraged to read and to enjoy reading. My parents have been the biggest factor in that. They have always had me read and have helped me to find books that I think are interesting so that I would learn to enjoy reading. Each of these series has helped me in different ways. The Boxcar Children has helped me realize to problem solve and to help people solve their problems. Junie B. Jones has given me many laughs over the years but it has also helped teach me not to worry about everything and not every problem is a major issue. The Magic Tree House series has helped me learn about history, important people in history, and important inventions.