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    Box set features newest book — Ivy & Bean Get To Work

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    By Jessica on August 13, 2022 ages 6 & up, Middle Grade
    Ivy & Bean box set 4IVY & BEAN BOXED SET: BOOKS 10-12 (Ivy + Bean, 10-12), by Sophie Blackall and Annie Barrows, Chronicle Books, Aug. 2, 2022, Paperback, $17.97 (ages 6-9)

    The latest Ivy & Bean box set features Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall’s latest edition, Ivy + Bean Get To Work! which came out Aug. 2.

    Meet Ivy and Bean, two friends who never meant to like each other: Ivy and Bean are very different. Bean is loud and wild and goofy. She loves to be involved in games and poke her nose in other people’s business. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. She spends most of her time learning how to be a witch. Each girl thinks the other one is weird. Each girl thinks she could never be friends with the other. But sometimes opposites can become the best of friends because they’re opposites!

    Ivy + Bean Box Set 4 (Books 10-12) includes:

        • Ivy + Bean Take the Case (Book 10):There’s a new detective on Pancake Court: Bean! She laughs at danger! She solves even the most mysterious mysteries! What? There aren’t any mysteries? Then Bean and her assistant, Ivy, will make some!
        • Ivy + Bean One Big Happy Family (Book 11): Ivy’s worried. She’s read a lot of books about only children, so she knows that they are sometimes spoiled rotten. Ivy doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. That’s why she’s worried. How can she keep from getting spoiled? She needs a baby sister, on the double! Luckily, Ivy and Bean know just where to get one.
        • Ivy + Bean Get to Work! (Book 12): It’s Career Day at Emerson Elementary School, and all the students have to choose what they want to be when they grow up. No problem. Best friends Ivy and Bean already have that all figured out. At least, they thought so, until they met Herman the Treasure Hunter…. —Synopsis provided by Chronicle Books

    Ivy & Bean Get to WorkThere are a lot of reasons this series is so popular — relatable characters, smart writing and illustrations that build on the text are just a few. Readers who have just advanced to chapter books enjoy the shorter chapters that are full of illustrations. But they don’t just appeal to emerging readers. Those who have advanced past them, still get excited for new books because they know the stories will be great.

    This is one of my go-to series for recommendations.

    And for those of you wanting more Ivy & Bean content, you’re in luck. The first of three live action Ivy & Bean Netflix movies based on the bestselling books launches Sept. 2.

     

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    Jessica Harrison is the reviewer behind Cracking the Cover. She loves books and worked as the in-house book critic at a daily newspaper, writing reviews and interviewing authors for two years. When the company cut back, she lost her position covering books, but that doesn't mean she stopped reading. If anything, the whole experience made her more passionate about reading and giving people the tools to make informed decisions in their own book choices. She has been featured on NetGalley's Blogger Spotlight and is on Kindleprenuer's Ultimate List of the Best Book Review Blogs. Contact her at jessica(at)crackingthecover(dot)com and follow Cracking the Cover on Bluesky, Instagram,  Facebook and Twitter (X) @crackingthecovr. You can also read scaled down reviews on Jessica's Goodreads review page. Jessica is also a reviewer on Amazon.

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