Sunny-Side Up
Author: Megan McDonald
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Book 17 in the Judy Moody series
Pages: 112
Published: 2024
Age: 6+
Sometimes you just have to find the good news, as Judy Moody discovers when she creates her very own newspaper—featured as a bonus at the end of the book.
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow! Mr. Todd has Class 3T looking for the Five Ws in the newspaper, but all Judy can see is how much bad news there is. Climate change! Deadly virus! Sea turtles endangered by straws stuck in their noses!
The good news is that Judy is taking all the bad news as a call to action. She gets out her notebook, clicks her six-year pen, transforms into a Kid Reporter, and goes out in search of happier stories. Rare bird sighting in Virginia Beach! Escaped bearded dragon found! Plastic straws banned at Virginia Dare School! There’s even a scoop that Judy overhears while ordering a scoop at Screamin’ Mimi’s—about someone who found real buried treasure.
Kids intrigued by the first edition of Judy’s Sunny-Side-Up News—offering stories, a word search, a comic, a recipe, and more—may just be inspired to create their own second edition. After all, there’s no telling how much good news is out there until you start looking . . . and acting!
About the Judy Moody Series
Books in series order
- 1.Judy Moody(2000)
- 2.Judy Moody Gets Famous!(2001)
- 3.Judy Moody Saves the World!(2002)
- 4.Judy Moody Predicts the Future(2003)
- 5.Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor is In!(2004)
- 6.Judy Moody Declares Independence(2005)
- 7.Judy Moody Around the World in 8 1/2 Days(2006)
- 8.Judy Moody Goes to College(2008)
- 9.Judy Moody, Girl Detective(2010)
- 10.Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer(2011)
- 11.Judy Moody and the Bad Luck Charm(2012)
- 12.Judy Moody, Mood Martian(2014)
- 13.Judy Moody and the Bucket List(2016)
- 14.Judy Moody and the Right Royal Tea Party(2018)
- 15.Judy Moody Book Quiz Whiz(2019)
- 16.Judy Moody: In a Monday Mood(2021)
- 17.Sunny-Side Up(2024)
- +Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday(2007)
- +Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood(2011)
- +Judy Moody's Best Mood Ever Coloring and Activity Book(2011)
- +Judy Moody's Double Rare Way Not Boring Book of Fun Stuff to Do(2009)
- +Judy Moody's Way Wacky Uber Awesome Book of More Fun Stuff to Do(2010)
- +The Judy Moody Journal(2003)
- +The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt(2008)
Reading age: 7+ years
Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood..
Meet Judy Moody. She's a cheeky eight-year-old with oodles of personality. She loves to be the center of attention and, with the help of her pesky little brother Stink, is always getting into mischief. Megan McDonald's spirited text and Peter Reynolds's wry illustrations bring Judy's crazy adventures to life, resulting in a series of feisty, funny first chapter books perfect for every kid who has ever felt a little out of sorts.