diff --git a/jr-objects/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/impl/SimpleValueReader.java b/jr-objects/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/impl/SimpleValueReader.java
index 72c8bbff..99a52cdf 100644
--- a/jr-objects/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/impl/SimpleValueReader.java
+++ b/jr-objects/src/main/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/impl/SimpleValueReader.java
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ public class SimpleValueReader extends ValueReader
 {
     private final static int[] NO_INTS = new int[0];
     private final static long[] NO_LONGS = new long[0];
-
+    private final static boolean[] NO_BOOLEANS = new boolean[0];
+    private final static short[] NO_SHORTS = new short[0];
+    private final static float[] NO_FLOATS = new float[0];
     // @since 2.21
-    private final static double[] NO_DOUBLES = new double[0];    
+    private final static double[] NO_DOUBLES = new double[0];
 
     protected final int _typeId;
 
@@ -116,13 +118,12 @@ public Object read(JSONReader reader, JsonParser p) throws IOException
             return _readIntArray(p);
         case SER_LONG_ARRAY:
             return _readLongArray(p);
- 
-        // Not yet supported:
         case SER_BOOLEAN_ARRAY:
+            return _readBooleanArray(p);
         case SER_SHORT_ARRAY:
+            return _readShortArray(p);
         case SER_FLOAT_ARRAY:
-            throw JSONObjectException.from(p,
-                "Deserialization of `"+_valueTypeDesc()+"` not yet supported");
+            return _readFloatArray(p);
         case SER_DOUBLE_ARRAY:
             return _readDoubleArray(p);
 
@@ -394,6 +395,118 @@ protected long _fetchLong(JsonParser p) throws IOException
         throw JSONObjectException.from(p, "Can not get long numeric value from JSON (to construct "
                 +_valueTypeDesc()+") from "+_tokenDesc(p, t));
     }
+    
+    protected boolean[] _readBooleanArray(JsonParser p) throws IOException {
+        if (JsonToken.START_ARRAY.equals(p.currentToken())) {
+            p.nextToken();
+        }
+
+        List<Boolean> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        int t = p.currentTokenId();
+
+        if (t == JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY) {
+            return NO_BOOLEANS;
+        }
+        
+        main_loop:
+        while (true) {
+            switch (t) {
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_TRUE:
+                values.add(Boolean.TRUE);
+                break;
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_FALSE:
+                values.add(Boolean.FALSE);
+                break;
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NULL:
+                values.add(Boolean.FALSE);
+                break;
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY:
+                break main_loop;
+            default:
+                throw new JSONObjectException("Failed to bind `boolean` element of `boolean[]` from value: "+
+                        _tokenDesc(p));
+            }
+            p.nextToken();
+            t = p.currentTokenId();
+        }
+        boolean[] result = new boolean[values.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+            result[i] = values.get(i);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    protected short[] _readShortArray(JsonParser p) throws IOException {
+        if (JsonToken.START_ARRAY.equals(p.currentToken())) {
+            p.nextToken();
+        }
+
+        List<Short> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        int t = p.currentTokenId();
+
+        if (t == JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY) {
+            return NO_SHORTS;
+        }
+        
+        main_loop:
+        while (true) {
+            switch (t) {
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NUMBER_FLOAT:
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NUMBER_INT:
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NULL:
+                values.add((short) p.getValueAsInt());
+                break;
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY:
+                break main_loop;
+            default:
+                throw new JSONObjectException("Failed to bind `short` element of `short[]` from value: "+
+                        _tokenDesc(p));
+            }
+            p.nextToken();
+            t = p.currentTokenId();
+        }
+        short[] result = new short[values.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+            result[i] = values.get(i);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    protected float[] _readFloatArray(JsonParser p) throws IOException {
+        if (JsonToken.START_ARRAY.equals(p.currentToken())) {
+            p.nextToken();
+        }
+
+        List<Float> values = new ArrayList<>();
+        int t = p.currentTokenId();
+
+        if (t == JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY) {
+            return NO_FLOATS;
+        }
+        
+        main_loop:
+        while (true) {
+            switch (t) {
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NUMBER_FLOAT:
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NUMBER_INT:
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_NULL:
+                values.add((float) p.getValueAsDouble());
+                break;
+            case JsonTokenId.ID_END_ARRAY:
+                break main_loop;
+            default:
+                throw new JSONObjectException("Failed to bind `float` element of `float[]` from value: "+
+                        _tokenDesc(p));
+            }
+            p.nextToken();
+            t = p.currentTokenId();
+        }
+        float[] result = new float[values.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
+            result[i] = values.get(i);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 
     protected double[] _readDoubleArray(JsonParser p) throws IOException {
         if (JsonToken.START_ARRAY.equals(p.currentToken())) {
diff --git a/jr-objects/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/PrimitiveArrayTest.java b/jr-objects/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/PrimitiveArrayTest.java
index 7e03cbd0..6d1740fa 100644
--- a/jr-objects/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/PrimitiveArrayTest.java
+++ b/jr-objects/src/test/java/com/fasterxml/jackson/jr/ob/PrimitiveArrayTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ static class AllArraysBean {
     private final static boolean[] BOOLEAN_ARRAY = new boolean[] { true, false, true, false, true };
 
     // Not yet implemented in Jackson-jr
-    @JacksonTestFailureExpected
     @Test
     public void testBooleanArrayRead() throws Exception {
         assertArrayEquals(BOOLEAN_ARRAY, JSON.std.beanFrom(boolean[].class, BOOLEAN_ARRAY_JSON));
@@ -74,13 +73,7 @@ public void testCharArray() throws Exception {
     // Not yet implemented in Jackson-jr
     @Test
     public void testShortArrayRead() throws Exception {
-//        assertArrayEquals(SHORT_ARRAY, JSON.std.beanFrom(short[].class, SHORT_ARRAY_JSON));
-        try {
-            JSON.std.beanFrom(short[].class, SHORT_ARRAY_JSON);
-            fail("Should not pass");
-        } catch (JSONObjectException e) {
-            verifyException(e, "Deserialization of `short[]` not yet supported");
-        }
+        assertArrayEquals(SHORT_ARRAY, JSON.std.beanFrom(short[].class, SHORT_ARRAY_JSON));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -120,15 +113,8 @@ public void testLongArrayWrite() throws Exception {
     // Not yet implemented in Jackson-jr
     @Test
     public void testFloatArrayRead() throws Exception {
-        //assertArrayEquals(FLOAT_ARRAY, JSON.std.beanFrom(float[].class, FLOAT_ARRAY_JSON),
-        //        0.00001f);
-
-        try {
-            JSON.std.beanFrom(float[].class, FLOAT_ARRAY_JSON);
-            fail("Should not pass");
-        } catch (JSONObjectException e) {
-            verifyException(e, "Deserialization of `float[]` not yet supported");
-        }
+        assertArrayEquals(FLOAT_ARRAY, JSON.std.beanFrom(float[].class, FLOAT_ARRAY_JSON),
+                0.00001f);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -156,14 +142,10 @@ public void testEmptyArrays() throws Exception {
         assertArrayEquals(new char[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(char[].class, "\"\""));
         assertArrayEquals(new int[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(int[].class, "[]"));
         assertArrayEquals(new long[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(long[].class, "[]"));
-        assertArrayEquals(new double[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(double[].class, "[]"), 0.0);
-    }
-
-    // Empty arrays: Not yet implemented in Jackson-jr
-    @JacksonTestFailureExpected
-    @Test
-    public void testEmptyArraysFailingBooleanArray() throws Exception {
         assertArrayEquals(new boolean[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(boolean[].class, "[]"));
+        assertArrayEquals(new short[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(short[].class, "[]"));
+        assertArrayEquals(new float[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(float[].class, "[]"), 0.0f);
+        assertArrayEquals(new double[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(double[].class, "[]"), 0.0);
     }
 
     @JacksonTestFailureExpected
@@ -172,20 +154,6 @@ public void testEmptyArraysFailingByteArray() throws Exception {
         assertArrayEquals(new byte[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(byte[].class, "[]"));
     }
 
-    @JacksonTestFailureExpected
-    @Test
-    public void testEmptyArraysFailingShortArray() throws Exception {
-        assertArrayEquals(new short[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(short[].class, "[]"));
-    }
-
-    @JacksonTestFailureExpected
-    @Test
-    public void testEmptyArraysFailingFloatArray() throws Exception {
-        assertArrayEquals(new float[0], JSON.std.beanFrom(float[].class, "[]"), 0.0f);
-    }
-
-    // Not yet fully implemented in Jackson-jr
-    @JacksonTestFailureExpected
     @Test
     public void testArraysAsObjectFields() throws Exception {
         AllArraysBean input = new AllArraysBean();