Judy Moody

Judy Moody Series

Author: Megan McDonald

Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds

Book 1 in the Judy Moody series

Pages: 160

Published: 2000

Age: 7+

The first day of third grade puts Judy Moody in a mad-face mood. She just knows everyone will come back from summer vacation with word T-shirts, like "Disney World" or "Jamestown: Home of Pocahontas." All Judy has is a plain old no-words T-shirt. She'll have to go to a new classroom, with a new desk, and she won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it like she did last year. And knowing her luck, she'll end up sitting next to Frank, the boy who eats paste. For breakfast her dad makes eggs with the yellow middle broken, and her younger "bother," Stink, thinks he knows everything now that he's starting second grade. But bad moods never last long with the irrepressible Judy Moody, and before long, her day – and year – look brighter. Mr. Todd assigns the class a special project, which sets Judy on a lively and hilarious quest of self-exploration...

About the Judy Moody Series

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.