Ivy and Bean Book 1: Book 1 (Ivy & Bean) | 
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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 hide quick Ivy comes to the rescue, proving 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 Ivy and Bean.
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Customer Reviews:
• Finally Excited About Reading 01 May, 2008
My daughter loves to read Ivy and Bean(She is on the third book) and I am thrilled. I have tried soooo many different books to get her excited to want to read on her own, and it has finally happened. She is disappointed that there are only 4 books. I read the first one with her and I can see why she likes them. They are humorous, have good word flow, and have interesting plots. I would definitely recommend Ivy and Bean.
- Reviewed by customer ID: ANJ7WV6PQ7L92
• An Amazing Story 13 December, 2007
Ivy and Bean is a book by Annie Barrow. It's a story about two girls who weren't even supposed to be friends. Bean is an active girl who loves to be barefoot and bounce a ball. Ivy, on the other hand, always has her nose in a book and wants to become a witch. When they meet, Ivy takes Bean to her secret hiding place. They both try to invent something so amazing they can't believe it. This book is set in
a little town in California.
My favorite part is when they first meet. It's sort of funny. I think a good age to read this book is 9 to 11.
by Isobel
- Reviewed by customer ID: A27TX6AE8UUHBI
• Extremely Bad Behavior Applauded 05 January, 2008
To begin with, Bean is rotten to her older sister. Then, when she steals her sister's money, lies about her ankle, runs away, and is rude some more, she ends up being the glorified character because she gets away with it. She wants to be rotten to her sister some more, she and Ivy come up with a plan, they trespass on other people's yards, and they end up getting worms all over Bean's sister. Oh yeah, no dessert, no videos for a week, but her mom thinks it's funny. Ivy is celebrated because she doesn't turn out to be the nice girl Bean thought she would be. The only grown-up character with any common sense is made out to be a meanie just because she is the only one who tells Bean to do what's right.
This is a terrible children's book. Extremely disappointing.
So in summary, Bean is perpetually rude, to her mother and sister, lies, steals, runs away, trespasses, and is applauded for it. Ivy helps her and is another glorified character. Oh, they are cute, and the way they do everything is cute, and that makes it all okay, right?
- Reviewed by customer ID: A23ZFTFDJGYH1O
• What This Book Teaches... 20 January, 2008
As a parent trying to instill good values and upstanding behavior, it is extremely disappointing to come across a book like this that teaches "nice is boring", and glorifies meanness, mistreatment to others, and laughter at another's expense. I cannot imagine how a book like this gets published. This author should be ashamed of herself as a writer, a person, and a mother. Do yourself a favor and read 'The Hundred Dresses' or any other number of quality children's books. This book is disgusting.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AVS5NYYK6JJME
• Cute Story - Bad Message 21 May, 2008
This book was a mix for me. The characters were entertaining and the story was cute, but the message was all wrong. As I was reading it to my girls (age 5 & 7), I had to keep telling them, "Now you aren't allowed to do this, right?" The other reviewers have summarized the bad message this book sends. Because of this message, I can't recommend this book. It's unfortunate too, this is a well-written book.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2J2BNN1NUJ8N5
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