Judy Moody Predicts the Future

Judy Moody #4

by Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)

With the help of a mood ring and a Magic 8 Ball, Judy Moody is convinced she can foretell the future!

Judy has a mood ring, and its Extra Special Powers have put Judy in a predicting mood. But her outrageous predictions have everyone wondering if Judy really is psychic. According to "Madame M" (for Moody), the Toad Pee Club’s long-lost mascot will reappear, Judy will earn the coveted Thomas Jefferson tricorn-hat sticker, and love just might be the real reason behind her teacher’s new eyeglasses.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Chapter Books, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, School

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

"Sometimes I think I am Judy Moody," says Megan McDonald, author of the Judy Moody series, the Stink series, and THE SISTERS CLUB. "I'm certainly moody, like she is. Judy has a strong voice and always speaks up for herself. I like that."

For Megan McDonald, being able to speak up for herself wasn't always easy. She grew up as the youngest of five sisters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father, an ironworker, was known to his coworkers as "Little Johnny the Storyteller." Every evening at dinner the McDonalds would gather to talk and tell stories, but Megan McDonald was barely able to get a word in edgewise. "I'm told I began to stutter," she says, leading her mother to give her a notebook so she could start "writing things down."


Critically acclaimed, the Judy Moody books have won numerous awards, ranging from a PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Book of the Year to an International Reading Association Children's Choice. "Judy has taken on a life of her own," the author notes, with nearly 3 million Judy Moody books in print. Interestingly, the feisty third-grader is highly popular with boys and girls, making for a strong base of fans who are among Megan McDonald's strongest incentives to keep writing, along with "too many ideas and a little chocolate." And now -- by popular demand -- Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, gets his chance to star in his own adventures! Beginning with STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID, three more stories, and his own encyclopedia, STINK-O-PEDIA, Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the first book. About the need for a book all about Stink, Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."


More recently, Megan McDonald has recalled some of her own childhood with the warmth, humor -- and squabbles -- of three spunky sisters in THE SISTERS CLUB.


Megan McDonald and her husband live in Sebastopol, California, with two dogs, two adopted horses, and fifteen wild turkeys that like to hang out on their back porch.

Reviews

[Darla · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is Round 2 for me and J's first time. We read it together on Facebook Messenger and finished it in just three sittings! Judy Moody has gotten a mood ring as a cereal prize. What does she have to do to get it to turn her absolute favorite color -- purple? There is also a fun subplot involving Mr. Todd. Why is he in such a good mood all of the time? And why does he have a sudden fascination with crayons?

As is our usual practice, J and I both chose our favorite chapters. For J it was the last chapter (Purple Mountain Majesty) when Judy Moody has used her accumulated knowledge on predicting a romance involving the euphoric Mr. Todd. For me the favorite chapter was "Madame M for Moody." When Judy is trying to convince Stink that she can tell the future she catches a toad to replace Toady (released in Judy Moody Saves the World!). Then Stink notices the "new" Toady has the same distinctive stripe as the old one. 🤩

Our next read will be Judy Moody, M.D.: The Doctor is In!. 🧑‍⚕

[Nimrat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is what happens when I forget to bring a book along when we go out.

[Théo d'Or]

" Hey, Judy ! Sorry for interrupt your visions... I need some advice..."

" Sorry, Théo , I don't give advices.
I'm just predicting the future. "

" Oh... How can you do this ? '

" Théo, you disturb me. I'm just predicting the future of your next review on Nietzsche's book. It looks like you ridiculed him. Didn't you know that he is almost a God ? You have dared to mock the Divine ! "

" But.. but...."

" No " but ". Your Goodreads profile will be cursed. Every book you review by now, will inexplicably be titled " Thus Spoke Judy Moody ".

" But .. but.. "

" No " but ". I foresee a Goodreads glitch of apocalyptic proportions.
Every time you will try to add a book to your " Read "shelf, it will vanish miraculously. " To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering " - that will be your new summary, regardless of the actual content. "

" But...but..."

" No " but ". Your interactions will take a bizarre turn. Goodreads will glitch, translating all your comments into archaic German. "

" But...but..."

" No " but ". Your notifications will be cursed to arrive at the most inconvenient time, such as when you're about to fall asleep or during crucial moments of your life, like revisiting " Casablanca ".

" But...but.. "

" No " but ". Your cat will decide if your reviews are worth sharing. If yes, you will bear his name. "

" But...."

" You, lucky ! That was all ".

[Essareh · Rating 5 out of 5]

اون موقع این جلدو خیلی دوست داشتم. هنوز هم دارم.
می‌تونه محرک بحثی دربارهٔ خرافات باشه. آخراش به عشق هم می‌رسه که اسپویل نمی‌کنم.

[0r2b80]

دوران بچگیمو باهاشون گذروندم
فکرکنم از جلد های محبوبم بود این

[Zahra]

با پسر ۶ ساله ام فایل صوتیش رو دو بار ُگوش دادیم. عالی بود.
جلدهای دیگر رو هم قصد داریم باهم گوش کنیم یا بخونیم.

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Feisty third-grader Judy Moody really delves into the world of moods in this fourth chapter-book devoted to her adventures and misadventures, deciding after she finds a mood ring as a free gift in her box of cereal, that she is a clairvoyant with super special powers. Unfortunately for Madame M, as she now styles herself, predicting the future is more complicated than it seems, even with the aid of a mood ring, and while she manages to convince her younger brother Stink of her skills (entirely through subterfuge), she is less successful with her classmates. After an ignominious failure, when it comes to predicting the outcome of her spelling test, Judy's mood plummets as low as it can go. Then, through observation and guesswork, she begins to suspect that her teacher, Mr. Todd, is keeping a secret. Will Judy finally make a winning prediction...?

Although I don't know that I enjoyed Judy Moody Predicts the Future quite as much as its predecessors, it was still a solidly engaging tale, one with an appealing but believable young heroine. The conclusion, in which Mr Todd is revealed to be engaged to the visiting author, was one I saw coming, but still provided an entertaining climax to the story. I was a little uncomfortable with the way Judy misled Stink about the return of Toady, given his genuine attachment to his erstwhile batrachian companion, but then it turned out that it WAS Toady after all, which was a nice tie-in to the events of Judy Moody Saves the World! All in all, an entertaining entry in the series, even if not a personal favorite, one that is more than enough to convince me to keep going. I particularly enjoy the sibling dynamic between Judy and Stink (who has his own series), so I might pick up some of their joint adventures as well!

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Judy's cereal box prize of a mood ring puts her in a prognosticating mood.

Cute, but, dare I say, a little . . . predictable.

[Amir Rajabi · Rating 4 out of 5]

بازمانده دوران نوجوانی

[Courtney Miles · Rating 3 out of 5]

Megan McDonald tells a funny and quirky story about a little girl named Judy Moody that thinks she can predict the future in this book.
After eating several bowls of cereal Judy Moody finds a mood ring at the bottom of the box of cereal and puts it on. At first she is very disappointed in the color that the mood ring shows but is then able to change the colors eventually and now thinks she can predict the future. She convinces her brother, Stink, that she can predict the future by finding a frog and telling him that it is his old one and he came back.
She takes her ring to school and shows it off to her classmates. Her teacher takes it away from her though and will not let her bring it back to school. Judy begins noticing her teacher, Mr. Todd has been acting funny lately, really happy, and wearing a lot of crayon related stuff. She definitely thinks something is going on in his life and she is determined to figure out what it is.
The class has a guest speaker one day that comes in and talks about her new book, Crayons aren’t for eating, and seems to have an oddly happy relationship with Mr. Todd. Judy Moody begins putting the clues together and shares with her class her prediction that Mr. Todd is in love but she can’t figure out just who yet.
A couple days later Mr. Todd shares with the class that he is getting married and it’s to Ms. Tater, the book author. Everyone cheers for Judy because she predicted it and she is now seen as the class hero.
I enjoyed this book from beginning to end but I thought it was a little jumbled at times and I could tell that it was a book of a series. It was an interesting read but I wasn’t entertained as I usually would be with a book that wasn’t in a series. I would recommend this book to second and third graders because of the vocabulary and some of the events that occur.
The illustrations in this book were drawings that were really fun and displayed different scenes of what was going on at different points in the book.
I gave this book three stars because it was a pretty easy book and it was fun to read, I just wasn’t as impressed as I have been by other books from this semester.

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was recommended to me by 7 year old granddaughter as the second book for our Grandma/Jojo book of the month club. She enthusiastically endorsed this book and others in the series. I can see why she likes the feisty eponymous title character. I liked Judy's feistiness too and her very believable relationships with friends and families. I liked that she was fallible and the messages in the book: sometimes we get lucky in our guesses; sometimes we are just plain wrong; and, sometimes our intuitions and understanding of other people are right on the mark. I can see why Jojo so enjoyed reading this Judy Moody adventure.

[Kirsty]

When you're 8yo recommends you read a book because they really liked it, and thinks you will too, you read the darn book!

[Morning Dew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Witty and interesting story. Judy obsessed with The Mood Ring and it make her like to predicts the future. It's fun story. And in the end of the story, buku in menggiring kita untuk lebih mengungkapkan sesuatu yang sifat nya future dengan Science. Which is good for young reader.

and I like the statements from Jessica Finch dan Mr. Todd:

Jessica Finch: "I know something that tells the future. You can ask a question and it's N-E-V-E-R wrong."

Mr. Todd said that everybody played a part in their own future.

[Vicky Sotelo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Is so fiction

[Niharika · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very engaging. I felt as if I was actually in the book! My favorite part was was when Judy predicted that mr Todd was in love with the crayon lady and it was actually true!

[Shirley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sé que son libros para niños, pero me estan gustando y, además, practico mi inglés. Son libros divertidos y con enseñanzas perfectas para cuando tenga niños... algún día.

#ReadingRush book 3

[Delysha Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so amazing!!!

[R.K. Cowles · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1/2 stars

[Andrew Caudill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Judy Moody Predicts the Future by Megan McDonald is an exciting and entertaining book that any student would love. In this story, Judy Moody gets a mood ring from cereal boxes and proceeds to use her powers for making all kinds of predictions. Her final big prediction is that her teacher is in love, and she only needs to find out who with. Her brother is not a major character, but does a great job of playing the annoying and troublesome brother so that boys will still enjoy the book. I read this book with one of my small reading groups for school this year and we all laughed together and enjoyed this book. The cover is attention grabbing and is enough to get students excited about making predictions about what the book may be about.

[Abigail Wasnik · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book cause it was a good book. Judy Moody ate about 4 5 6 boxes of cereal just to get a ring that ring was a mood ring it would tell you in which type of a mood your in so Judy puts the ring on and she was hoping to get a purple which means joyful and top of the world but instead she gets a black which means grouchy and impossible.

[Leslie Lamb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute and fun book! She wants to predict the future, but she's having some bad luck. When she gets mad in class about it, her teacher sends her to the Antartica chair! Fast read.

[Samantha Jayakody · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am like Judy moody. I can predict.

[Megan]

• Book title and author/illustrator
o Judy Moody Predicts the Future
o Written by Megan McDonald and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
• Two Professional Recommendations:
1) Susan Stephenson (Children’s Literature)
It is difficult to write books for younger readers. Restricted vocabulary and simple sentence structure can lead to monotonous writing. However, judging by the popularity of the Judy Moody books, author Megan McDonald excels at writing junior novels that keep kids coming back for more. These chapter books have several features that make them perfect for younger readers. Large font and lots of white space stop the books from appearing intimidating. Each chapter is short, with most having very little narrative but plenty of dialogue and action. Peter Reynolds s black and white, cartoonish illustrations really enhance the story, and add humor to all the situations Judy finds herself in. Judy is a young lady with attitude who somehow manages to get herself into, and out of, lots of scrapes, leading to a whole series of books about her. In Judy Moody Predicts the Future, her adventures revolve around a mood ring she discovers in her seventh bowl of cereal. Judy s interactions with other characters at home, school or in the neighborhood are all authentic - McDonald has a great ear and eye for children’s interests and dialogue. I think Walker Books added a nice touch to the front cover--a sparkle-arkly crystal ball that Madame M (for Moody) is peering into! Although the strong girl hero (Judy) makes this a wonderful book for girls, I believe boys and girls aged from 6 to 10 will enjoy this book, and go on to read more in the series.

2) Ruth McMahon (CM Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 4)
Judy envisions herself as a master of predictions. Her predictions include a great mark on her spelling test - without studying - , the return of the Toad Pee Club's mascot and the romance between her teacher, Mister Todd, and the visiting author, the Crayon Lady. The first two predictions go dreadfully wrong, but Judy gets the romance prediction right. As the fans of the Judy Moody books have come to appreciate, Judy is boisterous and effervescent, and she rises from each defeat determined and wiser. The reader cannot help but root for her, share in her victories and ache for her in her disappointments. McDonald has her fingers firmly planted on the pulse of the grade three mind: vocabulary, word play, mischievous activity, the gentle misunderstandings and priorities of a elementary school child. Peter Reynolds illustrations come at just the right moments, heightening the fun and capturing the innocence and nuances of the characters and their changing emotions and various activities. Reynolds also has the pulse of the intended age group as his drawings remind me of caricatures my grade four daughter creates. In spite of these titles being almost a decade old, they feel current and the humour, sibling rivalry and shenanigans of the characters s till hit the mark. For libraries who do not yet have these as part of their collection, their purchase would be money worth spending. Families will also enjoy the characters that are amazingly well-drawn given the brief text and simple vocabulary. The book recommends these titles for ages 6 to 9. I think this audience range could be expanded upwards for readers who are challenged, as the fun of the text is not pedantic, and downwards to a younger audience as Judy Moody Predicts the Future will make a fun read- aloud.
• Brief Book Summary:
o This book begins with Judy Moody finding the mystery prize in a box of cereal that turns out to be a mood ring. This event leaves Judy Moody in a predicting mood and has her making predictions about her teachers love life, her spelling test etc. Judy’s predictions about her spelling test and the lost mascot are wrong but she is right on spot about her teacher’s love life. In the process of making predictions, Judy is also trying to convince her little brother Stink that she has ‘magical powers’ and should be the one keeping the mood ring. Judy eventually ends up realizing that making predictions is not as easy as it seems.
• Personal Response to Reviews:
o Susan Stephenson speaks very highly of the Judy Moody books by stating that, “Megan McDonald excels at writing junior novels that keep kids coming back for more.” She also mentions that Megan McDonald has: “a great ear and eye for children’s interests and dialogues.” I agree very strongly with this review. McDonald does a fabulous job creating books that children love to read and can challenge themselves from. The difference between Junie B. Jones and this series is the level of difficultly. This series is slightly more mature and has more complex vocabulary such as: “beamed.” The Judy Moody series offers hilarious storylines that allow children to enjoy reading. This book in particular offers a storyline that children can relate to, such as, a spelling bee or having a sibling that you argue with. In the review made my Ruth McMahon it is mentioned that: “McDonald has her fingers firmly planted on the pulse of the grade three mind: vocabulary, word play, mischievous activity, the gentle misunderstandings and priorities of a elementary school child.” This is another review that I agree with. McDonald uses word play to set up the scene of the story, which allows children to create visuals in their minds. She also does a great job of incorporating vocabulary that children can learn through the way they are phrased in a sentence. The point of view of the story stays the same in almost every Judy Moody book. The view is that of Judy’s and how she can predict the future in her everyday life. Being that the point of view is Judy’s in every book, comparing and contrasting activities can be used. Children can compare and contrast Judy’s point of view throughout the book series. To incorporate this story into the classroom, you could have your students write a short composition on what they would predict and have them share it with the class.

[Ariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Judy Moody Predicts the Future is a fun and engaging book that will captivate young readers. It tells the story of Judy Moody, a young girl who loves to predict what will happen in the future. The book is full of exciting characters and situations and offers a valuable lesson about the unpredictability of life.

The book is structured around several of Judy's predictions, some of which come true and others do not. For example, she predicts that her teacher Mr. Todd will fall in love with Miss Tater, the crayon lady, because of his obsession with crayons. She also predicts that she will find Toady and get a perfect score on her spelling test.

However, not all of her predictions come true. While she does find Toady, she only manages to get a score of 109 on her spelling test, and Mr. Todd does not fall in love with Miss Tater. Through these experiences, Judy learns that the future is unpredictable and that it is important to be prepared for both good and bad outcomes.

One of the things that I really enjoyed about this book is how it encourages imagination and creativity. Judy is always coming up with new and interesting ideas, and she is not afraid to think outside the box. This is a great message for young readers, as it encourages them to embrace their own unique ideas and perspectives.

Overall, Judy Moody Predicts the Future is an excellent book for young readers. It is full of humor, excitement, and valuable life lessons, and it is sure to capture the attention of both children and adults alike. If you are looking for a fun and engaging book to share with your child, then I highly recommend giving this one a try.

If you're a fan of this book, you won't want to miss my full review on my YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/9VCXpvlzo-s

[Hrdaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

BOOK REVIEW
Basic Information

Book Title: Judy Moody Predicts the Future!!!
Author: Megan McDonald
Genre: Fiction, Children
Publication Year: 2003
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds

Plot And Theme

In this story, a young girl named Judy Moody discovers she has the ability to predict the future—but
are her predictions actually accurate? You never know!! But enjoying a period of excitement over her
newfound skill, a disaster strikes when some of her predictions don’t come true. Can she still hold
onto her title as the ultimate future predictor by foreseeing something big? Let’s see what happens
next!!

Writing Style and Language

The author’s writing style was formal and simple, but it kept me interested and curious about what
would happen next. I really enjoyed reading the story. It was fun and engaging!

My Personal Opinion

I really enjoyed the part where Judy finds the mood ring, and it always turns black but at the end it
turns purple. I would definitely recommend this book to others. It’s a story I’d love to share.
Compared to other books in the same genre, this one stands out as absolutely extraordinary.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Judy Moody and this was the first time reading this book and I really love
it and I think this one is more unique than the ones i've usually been reading and the others are usually about having a bad mood but in this book she is a lot more happier and it helps me with my own mood .
if I had to rate this book from 1-5 it will be 4 because this book is amazing
and she has good imagination but its not perfect because she fights a lot with his brother and sense kids read this than like maybe it's better for them not to learn about fighting.
How highly do you recommend others to read this book, and why? I think I could recommend
this book to my cousin because we have a little of cousin telepathy and I DO BELIEVE in telepathy
so sense this is about her reading the future I wanted her to read this instead of me saying EVERYTHING.
I think this book changed me a little
bit because I am starting to believe more in things but it didn't changed me that much because I am still me and I never change that much.

[Jumanah · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the book,Judy Moody that is fiction Judy’s feeling are in the beginning she was annoyed because her brother wouldn’t give her back her ring.In the middle she was curious about her teachers crush.And in the End She was happy because she found her teachers secret.She was very skillful because on finding Mr.Todd’s secret (page 94)and she was also very confident because she said that she can get 110% on her spelling test(page 74).The story is about she got a mood ring then she wanted the color purple.Then her teacher had a crush and she wanted to find out who is was. So, she put the mood ring on his finger and it turned red( in love).She did many tricks to find out and then she finally found out.The theme of the story is make it happen do not predict it because at the end of the book Judy realizes we don't predict the future we have to make it happen.I recommend 7 year old through 11 year old because I think that's when they start to read big pages and big words.

[Kyoto · Rating 5 out of 5]

In Judy Moody predicts the future Judy moody got a ring but the ring was bad luck so she threw the ring away then she wanted the ring back but her brother Stink had the ring. So Judy Moody snatches it back from Stink. She did everything with the ring. Then she thought her teacher Mr. Todd had a crush on someone and she was right! I thought it had adventure and mystery. It was funny because Mr. Todd put a apple seed on his forehead and sang the alphabet. I loved it because it was romantic when Mr. Todd and his somebody went on a date in a dinner place at night. It’s full of adventure in this book. It’s my favorite book because Judy moody is the only one who makes different weird faces all the time and she always gets into a different mood every day. I give it 5 stars. The age would be 6 to 12 years old.

[Gmr · Rating 4 out of 5]

What's the perfect accessory for the moodiest girl around? Why a MOOD RING of course! How else would she and everyone else know that she's feeling calm, over the top, or DANGER_WILL_ROBINSON at a moment's notice? Exactly...but this ring has extra powers and with those she's gonna make some wild and wacky predictions that may or may not come true. Hmm...let's see...I PREDICT that readers will fall in love with this Moody-filled adventure and gasp as Madame Judy see's the real power of observation at work.


**copy received for review

[Rebecca Rowsey]

Judy Moody finds a mood ring in her cereal box and begins wearing it all the time. She begins to try and predict the future for all of her friends but fails to get things right. When her teacher brings in a new guest to read to the class, Judy Moody has a prediction she shares with the class. When her teacher announces his engagement to their class, everyone is astounded and applauds Judy for her future predicting skills.

This is a fun read. The concept of mood rings is really cool, and I think students would enjoy this book. Especially with predictions about the teacher.