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Ivy & Bean #1-3
Ivy and Bean Bundle Set 1
This three-book bundle is a delightful introduction to the beloved, bestselling series. This bundle contains the first three books in the series, including: Ivy and Bean, Ivy and Bean and The Ghost That Had to Go, and Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record. Ivy and Bean’s hilarious adventures hook readers from the first page and everyone is sure to fall in love with these two spunky characters who never meant to like each other.
117 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2008
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About the author
Annie Barrows
77 books979 followersAnnie grew up in Northern California, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, with a degree in Medieval History. Unable to find a job in the middle ages, she decided upon a career as an editor, eventually landing at Chronicle Books in San Francisco, where she was in charge of "all the books that nobody in their right mind would publish." After earning an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at Mills College, Annie wrote (as Ann Fiery) a number of books for grown-ups about such diverse subjects as fortune-telling (she can read palms!), urban legends (there are no alligators in the sewer!), and opera (she knows what they're singing about!). In 2003, Annie grew weary of grown-ups, and began to write for kids, which she found to be way more fun.
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March 27, 2018
Its amazing how fast our friends grandchildren seem to be growing. One minute they are babies —and before you know it they are walking-talking little Einstein’s.
We have no grandchildren- but have a few close friends that do.
The artwork is adorable and the two girls each have clear differences in looks and personality. Ivy is quiet and loves to read. Bean is rambunctious and loves to climb trees. Their friendship comes together -sharing what friends share: secrets, hiding spaces, and treasures. The more comfortable the girls get with each other —the more mischief they get into.
Great humor - wholesome adventures. No vampires.
All-around sweet for little girls.
I purchased an ‘adult’ book by Annie Barrows for myself yesterday - “The Truth According To Us”, when it was a $1.99 Kindle special.....
and while I was at it - I checked out two ebook book sets - 1-3 and 4-6...of Bean and Ivy from my Overdrive Library. ( I finished both sets in the dark hours of the night)
I feel pretty secure about giving these box sets as gifts. I know my own daughters would have loved them.
Cheers for author Annie Barrows.... she’s no stick in the mud! These stories she created warms our hearts about ‘her’.
We have no grandchildren- but have a few close friends that do.
The artwork is adorable and the two girls each have clear differences in looks and personality. Ivy is quiet and loves to read. Bean is rambunctious and loves to climb trees. Their friendship comes together -sharing what friends share: secrets, hiding spaces, and treasures. The more comfortable the girls get with each other —the more mischief they get into.
Great humor - wholesome adventures. No vampires.
All-around sweet for little girls.
I purchased an ‘adult’ book by Annie Barrows for myself yesterday - “The Truth According To Us”, when it was a $1.99 Kindle special.....
and while I was at it - I checked out two ebook book sets - 1-3 and 4-6...of Bean and Ivy from my Overdrive Library. ( I finished both sets in the dark hours of the night)
I feel pretty secure about giving these box sets as gifts. I know my own daughters would have loved them.
Cheers for author Annie Barrows.... she’s no stick in the mud! These stories she created warms our hearts about ‘her’.
June 17, 2011
I loved the Ivy and Bean series because it told a story of two friends who had a great relationship and what they did together and how they weren't always friends.
December 1, 2023
Book#1 - Review: Funny and fun for both parent and child!
Bean likes to play with other kids in the neighborhood, no matter older or younger. She loves to have fun! Bean also likes to play tricks on her older sister, who’s at that age that she sees Bean as nothing more than a brat. Her mother suggests she meet and play with the young girl across the street - Ivy. But Bean is not willing to be friends with Ivy, so always seems to be quiet and reading and wearing dresses than going out and having fun.
Ivy’s mother wishes Ivy would go out and have fun with the neighborhood kids than spending all the time by herself. She suggests she meet and play with the young girl across the street - Bean. But Ivy is not willing to be friends with such a loud, obnoxious girl.
One day, Ivy is sitting outside, reading, when Bean decides to hide in a bush and play a trick on her older sister. Seeing Ivy dressed in her robe, and holding a stick, she thinks maybe she can play a trick on Ivy as well, and begins to pretend to be a ghost. However, her trick on her sister backfires, and as she runs to find a place to hide, not wanting to get in trouble with her mom, Ivy invites her into her backyard to hide.
A fun adventure for two girls how had no intentions of being friends! Parents will want to laugh right along with their kids! Although both Ivy and Bean never wanted to be friends, they bonded and banded together quickly, and both enjoyed conjuring up a plan to get back at Bean’s sister. My daughter (7) loved the part of Ivy becoming a witch. My son (6) absolutely loved the worms, and both hooted when Bean’s sister fell into the hole they dug. While both of my children know they’d never get away with a stunt like that, they thought the story was funny and loved how the girls became friends.
And neither can wait to read book #2!
Bean likes to play with other kids in the neighborhood, no matter older or younger. She loves to have fun! Bean also likes to play tricks on her older sister, who’s at that age that she sees Bean as nothing more than a brat. Her mother suggests she meet and play with the young girl across the street - Ivy. But Bean is not willing to be friends with Ivy, so always seems to be quiet and reading and wearing dresses than going out and having fun.
Ivy’s mother wishes Ivy would go out and have fun with the neighborhood kids than spending all the time by herself. She suggests she meet and play with the young girl across the street - Bean. But Ivy is not willing to be friends with such a loud, obnoxious girl.
One day, Ivy is sitting outside, reading, when Bean decides to hide in a bush and play a trick on her older sister. Seeing Ivy dressed in her robe, and holding a stick, she thinks maybe she can play a trick on Ivy as well, and begins to pretend to be a ghost. However, her trick on her sister backfires, and as she runs to find a place to hide, not wanting to get in trouble with her mom, Ivy invites her into her backyard to hide.
A fun adventure for two girls how had no intentions of being friends! Parents will want to laugh right along with their kids! Although both Ivy and Bean never wanted to be friends, they bonded and banded together quickly, and both enjoyed conjuring up a plan to get back at Bean’s sister. My daughter (7) loved the part of Ivy becoming a witch. My son (6) absolutely loved the worms, and both hooted when Bean’s sister fell into the hole they dug. While both of my children know they’d never get away with a stunt like that, they thought the story was funny and loved how the girls became friends.
And neither can wait to read book #2!
March 9, 2010
I love all the books!
I am on book #6.
I can't wait till book #7 is coming out!!
I herd there will be! (happy about that)
I think I like the first book the best so far.
I like it the most because it tells about them.
And I got hooked on them from being at my school Library.
I got out the first one and LOVED it!!
I didn't know that they had more but the time I did find out they had a lot more... I was all ready done with them OR
I was just now reading them. I love them SOOOO much!
Note:
PLEASE TRY TO FIND THEM AND THEN OF COURSE READ IT!!!!
I am on book #6.
I can't wait till book #7 is coming out!!
I herd there will be! (happy about that)
I think I like the first book the best so far.
I like it the most because it tells about them.
And I got hooked on them from being at my school Library.
I got out the first one and LOVED it!!
I didn't know that they had more but the time I did find out they had a lot more... I was all ready done with them OR
I was just now reading them. I love them SOOOO much!
Note:
PLEASE TRY TO FIND THEM AND THEN OF COURSE READ IT!!!!
December 31, 2012
This series reminds me of Beverly Cleary's Ramona series which I loved as a kid. My daughter likes these books a lot.
February 16, 2016
My daughter and I read most of these books together. The books are a fun mix of the silliness that runs rampant with little girl BFFs. I loved the "dinosaur" bones.
March 26, 2014
It can be pretty difficult to give distinct personalities to characters in transitional chapter books, but Annie Barrows manages it well in the Ivy & Bean series. Ivy is the one with imagination and a little guts; Bean is the one with guts and a little imagination. Together, there's no kind of trouble they can't get into. Would appeal to kids who like Clementine, or who have grown out of Junie B. Jones.
March 1, 2014
Before Bean met her, Bean thought Ivy was boring. But then one day when Bean was trying to play a trick on her exasperating sister, Bean found out that Ivy is really a fun and interesting girl.
Together the two dress up a witch's wand and cloak, get rid of a ghost in the school bathroom, almost-but-not quite dig up dinosaur bones, and have the biggest playdate ever in this fun-loving book.
Together the two dress up a witch's wand and cloak, get rid of a ghost in the school bathroom, almost-but-not quite dig up dinosaur bones, and have the biggest playdate ever in this fun-loving book.
March 12, 2010
Reading these outloud with Emma. So much fun!
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October 27, 2013It was awsome
January 25, 2014
This is Reagan's favorite book series.
June 15, 2015
I liked the book and the idea of how much books are in it
I like how it works it was good
I like how it works it was good
June 7, 2016
I only read "Ivy + Bean no news is good news." I read the book two times so I couldn't write when I read the books two times.
November 25, 2023
Listen, I don't have the emotional capacity to read anything else rn, so this is the best we're gonna get
June 1, 2021
I decided to read these after seeing some comments from a couple moms saying that they weren't appropriate for young children. The ones they mentioned were actually from the next Bundle Set - books 4-6, but I started at the beginning.
I would not recommend these. Book one introduces Bean, who likes to sneak around and gets into trouble a lot, and Ivy, who we find out wants to be a witch. The relationship between Bean and her older sister Nancy was horrible with lots of name-calling and yelling, and the book focuses on Ivy and Bean becoming friends when Ivy hides Bean so she won't get into trouble. And then the two girls decide to cast a spell from Ivy's magic book on Nancy.
Book two brings a ghost in the girls' bathroom at school, a 'portal to the underworld', and a magic potion to expel the ghost. Just some really odd themes and ideas for a kids' book.
Book three was a bit better when the 2nd grade classes attempts to break some World Records, but not redeeming enough to encourage reading any more of these books. I'm sure there are better books for kids to read. At least I hope so.
I would not recommend these. Book one introduces Bean, who likes to sneak around and gets into trouble a lot, and Ivy, who we find out wants to be a witch. The relationship between Bean and her older sister Nancy was horrible with lots of name-calling and yelling, and the book focuses on Ivy and Bean becoming friends when Ivy hides Bean so she won't get into trouble. And then the two girls decide to cast a spell from Ivy's magic book on Nancy.
Book two brings a ghost in the girls' bathroom at school, a 'portal to the underworld', and a magic potion to expel the ghost. Just some really odd themes and ideas for a kids' book.
Book three was a bit better when the 2nd grade classes attempts to break some World Records, but not redeeming enough to encourage reading any more of these books. I'm sure there are better books for kids to read. At least I hope so.
August 11, 2021
There were cute things about this book, and moments that definitely reminded me of Junie B Jones (my favorite series like this when I was little), but I couldn't get over how exceptionally rude Ivy and Bean were to others especially Bean's sister. Their imaginations are adorable but their rudeness to everyone is not something I enjoy reading, nor would I recommend it to little kids.
May 28, 2023
Great children's book 1
As an adult I enjoyed reading these books and feel that it would be great for children to read. Even I wondered how they would get out of certain situations. The books are adventurous, educational, and ethically inspiring.
As an adult I enjoyed reading these books and feel that it would be great for children to read. Even I wondered how they would get out of certain situations. The books are adventurous, educational, and ethically inspiring.
October 17, 2023
Simple and simply great!
This book is not only entertaining, it's an easy way to introduce kids to reading. This whole series is full of fun to read books, and easy ones too. My rating in emojis would be:😀😂😋😍😆😉
This book is not only entertaining, it's an easy way to introduce kids to reading. This whole series is full of fun to read books, and easy ones too. My rating in emojis would be:😀😂😋😍😆😉
March 31, 2020
Funny. I look forward to more in series.
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March 3, 2022What a joyous thing it is to hang out with Ivy+Bean. More please!
March 23, 2022
Fun to read just need some color for the pictures other than that I like it all .
It was fun to read just need some color for the pictures other than that I like it all .
It was fun to read just need some color for the pictures other than that I like it all .
March 23, 2022
Good books.
My kindergartener loves the stories and asked for more Bean and Ivy. I have recommended the books to a friend. "Can we read another one" is nice to hear from your child!
My kindergartener loves the stories and asked for more Bean and Ivy. I have recommended the books to a friend. "Can we read another one" is nice to hear from your child!
November 30, 2020
Love Annie Barrows! She has such a fun and clever way with words. Ivy and Bean—every book in the series is delightful.
February 9, 2010
Totally cute series - Syd and I both read it.
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