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Ivy and Bean is a children's book series written by American author Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall and published by Chronicle Books.

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Description

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In the stories, Ivy (a quiet, intellectual child) and Bean (a rambunctious child) become fast friends despite their differences and their initial reluctance to like each other – "two friends who never meant to like each other", as the tagline for the series goes. They are both 7-year-old girls who live on a cul-de-sac in a suburban environment on Pancake Court, in an unnamed town. In each book they get into considerable mischief, and have wild adventures with the other characters in the neighborhood.

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The books feature illustrations, but are not picture books; the reading level is suitable for middle grade school readers. As of 2017, there are ten volumes in the series.

Main Characters

  • Ivy: A quiet, intelligent child who loves reading books. She has fiery orange hair and is always wearing a pink, purple, or blue headband. Ivy can be described as a girly girl since she is always wearing skirts and dresses. Her favorite color is pink.
  • Bean/ Bernice Blue: A girl who is totally different from Ivy. She is very rebellious, rambunctious, and devious. Bean has blackish brown hair and hates wearing any kind of dresses or skirts being a tomboy. She loves the color green.

    • Minor Characters

  • Nancy: Bean's prissy eleven-year-old sister. She is always annoying Bean and attempting to get both girls into trouble.
  • Leo: A boy who attends Ivy and Bean's school. He likes to tease both Ivy and Bean, but mostly Ivy. It is possible that he has a crush on her.
  • ZuZu: One of Ivy and Bean's friends from school who loves pink and is obsessed with penguins.
  • Katrine: Ivy's mother.

    • Books

    The books in the series are:

  • Ivy and Bean (April 2006)
  • Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go (October 2006)
  • Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Record (August 2007)
  • Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter (April 2008)
  • Ivy and Bean: Bound to Be Bad (October 2008)
  • Ivy and Bean: Doomed to Dance (September 2009)
  • Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea? (September 2010)
  • Ivy and Bean: No News Is Good News (October 2011)
  • Ivy and Bean: Make the Rules (August 2012)
  • Ivy and Bean: Take the Case (August 2013)

    • In October 2016, the Ivy & Bean Facebook page announced that Book 11 is coming in Spring 2018.

    References

    Ivy and Bean Wikipedia
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