ANetflixOriginalFilmSeriesANewYorkTimesBestsellingSeriesOver8MillionCopiesSoldTheoriginalbookinthebestsellingseries,IvyandBean:Book1introducesIvyandBean,twospunkyfriendswhonevermeanttolikeeachother.MeetIvy&Bean.Beanhaslotsoffriends,lovesstompinginpuddlesandhatesbeingbored.Ivyhasjustmovedinnextdoor.Ivyseemsnice,wearsdressesandsparklyheadbands--whichmakesBeanthinkshe’stooboringtobefriendswith.ButafterIvycomestoBean’srescue,theybecomethebestoffriendsandbeginaseriesofsilly,sneaky,imaginative,sometimesnaughty,andalwayshilariousadventures.Frombelovedchildren’sbookauthorAnnieBarrows,theIvyandBeancollectionhasbeendelightingpreschool,kindergarten,elementary,andkidsofallagesfornearlytwodecades.Centereduponmessagespromotingfriendship,empathy,andunderstanding,thisacharmingandaddictiveintroductiontotheIvyandBeanchapterbookseriesfilledwithvibrantcharactersandlotsofhumor.HEARTWARMINGSTORYOFFRIENDSHIP:ThischarmingbookfollowsIvyandBeanastheygetthemselvesintotrouble...andthenhelpeachotheroutofitasonlytruefriendscan.YounggirlswilllovereadingaboutIvyandBean’smanyadventuresandlearningaboutthemagicoffriendshipinthislaugh-out-loudfunnybookseries.CRITICS&READERSLOVETHEIVYANDBEANSERIES:“Oneofthefunniestyoungchapterbookseriesaround.“--TheHornBook“Alively,entertainingreadwithheart“--CommonSenseMedia“Onlyastoogecouldn’tloveIvyandBean.“--KirkusReviews“IreadALLofthebooksinthisserieswhenIwasinelementaryschool(Iam17now)andIabsolutelyLOVEDthem.Thisseriestrulytaughtmethejoyinreadingandcreativity,aswellasrealsocialdynamicsyouseeineverydaylife.“--Reader“ThisistheONLYchapterbookseriesthatmydaughterhasfallenforandwillre-readonherown.“--ParentBESTSELLINGAUTHOR-ILLUSTRATORTEAM:AnnieBarrowsistheauthorofnumerousbestsellingbooksforchildrenandadults,includingtheIvyandBeanserieswhichhassoldover8millioncopiesandgarneredmultiplestarredreviewsandBestBookdesignations.SophieBlackallisanaward-winningillustratorofover50booksforchildren,includingtheNewYorkTimesbestsellingIvyandBeanseries,the2016CaldecottMedalwinnerFindingWinnie,andthe2019CaldecottMedalwinnerHelloLighthouse,whichshealsowrote.Sheisalsoafour-timerecipientofTheNewYorkTimesBestIllustratedPictureBookAward.Perfectfor:ReaderswholovedJunieB.Jones,MagicTreeHousebooks,andPrincessinBlackGift-giverslookingforentertainingchapterbooksetsforkidswhoenjoystoriesfullofhumorandwitFansofclassicchildren’sliterature,frombooksbyBeverlyClearytotheHarryPotterseries
