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Ivy & Bean Book 1

By: Annie Barrows
Narrated by: Hallie Ricardo
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The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to quickly hide and Ivy comes to the rescue, it proves that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make this a charming and addictive introduction to the Ivy and Bean book series.

From beloved children's book author Annie Barrows, the Ivy & Bean collection has been delighting preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and kids of all ages for nearly two decades. Centered upon messages promoting friendship, empathy, and understanding, each book follows Ivy and Bean on their various adventures through adolescent life.

©2006 Annie Barrows (P)2020 Chronicle Books Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Social & Life Skills Friendship Comedy Fiction Witty

Critic reviews

"Annie Barrows accomplishes the almost impossible task of reflecting the world of second grader, creating the tension and drama of family and friendships in language that can be read easily by child who recently graduated from easy readers to early chapter books." (Lisa Von Drasek, children's librarian, Bank Street College of Education)

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I love how bean and Ivy become friends.Friendship is the best thing. They are best buddies.

How Bean did not like Ivy

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I loved this book because it is very interesting and very funny and super fun

The title was very well okay And I like it better than the other books

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Very entertaining and funny!
Reading this Has been a great experience and I’m glad I listened to it :)

Inspiring

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My son loves these books!!! And I do too! Great for the whole family! They are so hilarious!

Fantastic!!!

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My daughter loves this series. It’s very well performed by the narrator and the stories are fun.

Love this book

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This book was funny, I liked everything about it. This book is good for kids around 9 years old.

The book was funny

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