We have the Junie B Jones audio cds. My 5 and 8 year old have been listening to them for a couple of years. They both still enjoy them. I also think the audio versions are fantastic.

Honestly, I had the bratty concerns as well when my daughter was into these books. Until I brought it up to my daughter and she said, "That is why it is fun! She is a character!". I thought that was a pretty good point and really the point of reading is to enjoy the story and characters. I LOVE to read but it really wouldn't be fun at all if all the characters went by all the rules.