One big happy family : Ivy + Bean #11 / written by Annie Barrows ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

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Author:

Barrows, Annie

Blackall, Sophie

ISBN:

9781452164007

Physical Description:

116 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Series:

Ivy + Bean #11

Abstract:

When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents)--but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister.

Subject Term:

Ivy (Fictitious character : Barrows) -- Juvenile fiction.

Bean (Fictitious character : Barrows) -- Juvenile fiction.

Only child -- Juvenile fiction.

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Family life -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Added Author:

Blackall, Sophie

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Status
Searching... Avon-Washington Township Public Library	Juvenile Intermediate Book Hardback	120791002724493	J I BAR	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Annie Barrows' bestselling chapter book series, Ivy & Bean , is a classroom favourite and has been keeping kids laughing - and reading-for more than a decade! With more than 5 million copies in print, Ivy & Bean return with a brand-new book for a new generation!

Ivy & Bean are back...and they are funnier than ever! Ivy's worried. She's read a lot of books about only children, so she knows that they are sometimes spoiled rotten. They don't share their toys. They never do any work. They scream and cry when they don't get their way. Spoiler alert! Ivy doesn't have any brothers or sisters. That's why she's worried. How can she keep from getting spoiled? She could give away all her clothes, but she'd probably get in trouble. She could give away all her toys, but she likes her toys. There's really only one solution she needs a baby sister, on the double! Luckily, Ivy and Bean know just where to get one.

where to get one.where to get one.where to get one.

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

The second-grade best friends of Pancake Court, Ivy and Bean, return for an eleventh installment in which they consider what it means to be a spoiled child. Opinionated classmate Vanessa points out that Ivy is an only child and asserts that such children are usually spoiled. Though Bean defends Ivy (Bean could have bitten Vanessa on the ankle, but she didnt. She just said, Ivys not spoiled), Ivy takes the remark to heart. She tries many corrective measures, including giving away her clothes and asking her mom for a baby sister. At last, Bean helps Ivy see that though she is an only child, she is consistently unselfish and thoughtfulthe opposite of spoiled. The imaginative and somewhat rash problem-solving tactics of these two otherwise earnest, emotionally mature friends offer readers characters to love as well as energetic plot details and gags to laugh at. Blackalls black-and-white spot art deftly captures and builds on the characters distinct personalities and the storys humor while also creating breaks in the text for pausing and reflecting. This long-awaited (its been five years since the last installment) addition to the series has much to recommend for both longtime Ivy and Bean fans and new initiates. julie roach (c) Copyright 2018. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Kirkus Review

Irresistible 7-year-old protagonists Ivy and Bean are back for their 11th outing after a long break.The girls take up where they left off years ago, still participating in the type of childhood adventures that are both realistic and yet so whimsical that storytellers often overlook them. Ivy, the (slightly) quieter of the pair, decides that because she's an only child, she's in great danger of becoming spoiled. Extreme generositytrying to give away lots of her clothesbackfires. Instead, she and ever ebullient Bean decide to try to bring to life a baby doll after Ivy's mom pointedly refuses to provide a needed sister. When a cellphone charger they plug into the doll's mouth doesn't succeed in galvanizing her (but hilariously mimics the Frankenstein story), they try dancing and calling to the gods in the parkalso not quite a success but surely a spectacle. Blackall's numerous amusing black-and-white illustrations on nearly every page match perfectly with the spare, winsome text to make for an inviting presentation with plenty of good-humored action. Ivy and Bean present white, and their classmates are diverse. Short chapters, ample white space, and smart, interesting dialogue all combine to make this an easy choice for those newly transitioned to chapter books.Welcome back, Ivy and Bean! (Fiction. 6-9) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.