Why yes, I am an adult who reads children books. I will be 80 and still reading picture books. It doesn't matter that books like this are targeted toward preteens or teenagers. I think it is sad if we get to a point in our life where we say "Well I'm XX now, can no longer enjoy that thing I used to enjoy..." It's fine if we naturally outgrow things of course, but don't force yourself to do so if you don't want to.

Judy Moody is a series I could have read when I was around the "right" age, not a preteen, but a teenager. I never read it because of pressure of trying to read things for my age or things that were above my reading level.

I was Judy's age once. It is fun to read about her silly adventures and put myself in her shoes. I never want to get to the point where I can't relate to younger (or older) characters.

Judy and her family are great. Kids of all ages, and kids at heart should get to know them.

I read this book to my Littles because I always loved these books. They really enjoyed it, and laughed a lot.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My 8 year old daughter said this was a "funny book with a lot of twists and turns." Judy Moody books always seem like a safe bet for me as a parent. They're always fun and engaging reads. I'd say this is best for children anywhere from 6 up to 9 or 10. Thank you to Candlewick Press for a chance to read this ARC!

The review is from my 8 year old daughter who read the book in a day.



I like how she is first starting 3rd grade which is the same as me. She is a silly characters that make a me special project all about herself. I was able to relate to the character of Judy Moody which is good for girls going into 3rd grade.

I loved the book and it is a good book for all ages. I didn't dislike anything.

This was a reread for me. I love Megan McDonald’s Stink and Judy Moody series. We first meet Judy as she’s about to begin third grade in Mr Todd’s class at Virginia Dare School. Judy is in a mood because she didn’t go anywhere special during the vacation and she just knows that everyone else will be wearing a rare (Judy slang for cool) shirt from whatever theme park or other enviable destination they visited.

While Judy is hoping to sit near her best friend Rocky in class, she is certain she’ll be forced to sit near Frank Eats-Paste Pearl. Naturally she’s correct and she has to sit at the front of the classroom too. When it looks like her mood couldn’t get any worse Frank, who has pestered and irritated her every school year, invites her to his birthday party three weeks away and she has to try to find a way to get out of it.

One of the only good things that happens that day is a school assignment where each student needs to make a collage all about themselves which they will later be presenting to the class. Judy thinks this sounds like fun but of course that doesn’t match her mood so she won’t tell anyone she’s looking forward to working on it.

In Judy Moody Was in a Mood we also get to meet Judy’s parents and her younger brother Stink who became so popular he got his own spin off series. Both series are entertaining, funny and usually wind up with the kids learning something that makes them better kids than they already are. Judy is mean to Stink and plays a trick on him in this book but overall the siblings look out for one another.

I really enjoyed this reread. I discovered Judy Moody and Stink at my local library (yay libraries!) almost a year ago and have read all of each series that my library owns. While I do have a few favourites in each series there hasn’t been a single one I haven’t enjoyed. Starting from scratch again with Judy reminded me how much fun these books are and I’m now keen to reread them all.

Peter H. Reynolds’ illustrations are always wonderful and this book introduces the reader to what the Moody family look like (including their cat called Mouse) and how expressive they all are. My favourite illustration in this book is Judy’s finished collage.

Amongst other interesting tidbits you get to find out that she’s a member of the exclusive T.P. Club. T.P. doesn’t stand for toilet paper but as it’s a secret club I can’t tell you any more. We also discover throughout the book the worst and funniest things that have happened to Judy and are introduced to her various rare collections. Incidentally I can personally blame this book for my own collection of cute and quirky bandaids.

Need to Eat - Rainforest Mist ice cream. I have no idea what rainforest mist tastes like but apparently it’s blue and I’m intrigued.

Need to Buy - Glow in the dark bloodshot eyeball bandaids. 👁

My first read was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. The reread, now that I know the characters so well and am itching to retrace the whole adventure to date, was definitely worth ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Candlewick Press for the opportunity to read this book.

I really enjoyed this adorable start to the series (as well as a few more that I've read). This is great for kids beginning to read chapter books. It's not overly difficult but has a few words that would be challenging. The best part though is the story. Everyone has days when they want to "ROAR" at someone in response. Everyone was in a secret club with a friend that sometimes only made sense to those in the club. The story is cute and quirky while still being very true to life. This is a series that you don't need to worry about your kids reading. For any beginning readers, this is an excellent start!

I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.