title: Ivy + Bean + Me: A Fill-in-the-Blank Book
author:  Annie Barrows 
description: Annie Barrows is also the author of <em>The Magic Half</em> and its forthcoming sequel, <em>Magic in the Mix</em>. Her adult books include the bestselling <em>The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society</em>. She lives in Northern California.<br /><br />Sophie Blackall has drawn Ivy and Bean over 700 times. She has illustrated 20 picture books and written a few too. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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  **IVY + BEAN**
  
  
  **BOOK 5**
  
  
  ### **IVY + BEAN BOOK 1**
  
  
  “The deliciousness is in the details here, with both girls drawn distinctly
  and with flair.” —![Image](../images/star.jpg) _Booklist,_ starred review
  
  
  “. . . illustrations deftly capture the girls’ personalities and the tale’s
  humor. . . . Barrows’s narrative brims with sprightly dialogue.”
  —![Image](../images/star.jpg) _Publishers Weekly,_ starred review
  
  
  “Readers are bound to embrace this spunky twosome.” — _Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  ### **IVY + BEAN AND THE GHOST THAT HAD TO GO BOOK 2**
  
  
  “The series’ strong suits are humor and the spot-on take on relationships.” —
  _Booklist_
  
  
  “This story defies expectations of what an early chapter book can be.” —
  _School Library Journal_
  
  
  ### **IVY + BEAN BREAK THE FOSSIL RECORD BOOK 3**
  
  
  “This is a great chapter book for students who have recently crossed the
  independent reader bridge.” — _School Library Journal_
  
  
  “Just right.” — _Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  ### **IVY 