Ivy & Bean – Book 1

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This story starts out with Bean, your typical tomboy who is very satisfied to have fun. Her mother tries to get her to be friends with Ivy, who to Bean seems to be your typical Goodie-Two-Shoes and thus dismisses her. One day however while attempting to play a prank on her older sister Bean finds out that perhaps Ivy is far more mischief-filled than she had first thought. The reader is then taken on a wild neighborhood adventure with a humorous conclusion. Bean already knows she wants to be an arborist since they get to climb trees while Ivy wants to be a witch. Unfortunately, neither of these are represented at the fair. However, there is Herman, the Treasure Hunter, who entrances everybody in second grade. Soon everybody hunts for hidden treasure with some success, except for Ivy and Bean who hurry to get their shovels and improvise.

This is a cute children’s story characterized by humor, vibrant colors, and an intriguing storyline. The girls’ characters are done so well, and you cannot help but marvel at their creativity. Bean is the wild and restless one, while Ivy has an overactive mind. The girls easily build their worlds and enjoy getting their hands dirty like other children their age. Their silly pranks will land them in trouble but leave you with a smile on your face. The illustrations are well distributed throughout the book and add a lot to the story. You will love interacting with Bean with her wild nature and all the mischief. Ivy is also such a joy with her big dreams and all kinds of imaginations. Are you looking your next feel-good friendship book series? Are you six years old (or older)? Do you LOVE adventure? Then let us introduce you to the dynamic (and ultra naughty) duo, Ivy and Bean! Ivy and Bean make a plan to be so good and pure of heart that birds will come to them. They are starting with birds and not wolves because birds are stupider. They think nice thoughts about everyone - even Crummy Matt who lives down the street and tells kids that chocolate milk is brown because there is poop in it. Maybe the birds felt sorry for her, but they didn't think she was one of them," said Ivy. "Anyway, I don't want to be like Snow White. I want to be like the guy in the picture. I want a wolf to follow me because I'm pure of heart." Because his heart was so pure and kind that they saw that he was the same as an animal on the inside. They loved him," Ivy said.

Bean is a wild little girl who plays jokes on people, has a smart mouth, and loves playing outside and getting dirty. Ivy wears dresses, reads tons of books, and is very soft-spoken. They are best friends and have many adventures together. One of the big problems of being a kid is that your parents often try to make you play with people you don’t really like. My parents were forever trying to get me to like the kids of their friends. These kids were often weird. I didn’t want to play with them. It was a problem. When this "good thoughts" thing doesn't work, they decide to stop reform something bad, namely Crummy Matt, and therefore they would be doing something very good. Bean says that "that would mean we were so good that we could infect other people with our goodness."

Ivy and Bean approach Crummy Matt on their mission to "infect people with good." He's standing in front of a bunch of kids, holding his pet rat, Blister, by the tail. It's very cruel, and this part makes me anxious. Once again, Ivy and Bean try very hard to be good. But it isn't working. Then Ivy has a wonderful idea. What if Bean was bad? Very, very bad? Then Ivy, the good and pure of heart, could reform Bean. Surely that would be good enough to get all the little animals to love them. The books feature illustrations, but are not picture books. The reading level is suitable for grades three and above. As of 2021, there are twelve books in the series. [1] Books [ edit ]

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They walked towards the living room. Ivy's mom was lying on the couch with cucumbers all over her face. By now Bean was so good she didn't even laugh. Ivy's arms were trembling. She must have been holding them up for a while. "Are you sure about this?" asked Bean.