My list of family favorites is skewed toward books or series my wife and I have been able to share and enjoy with our two daughters (ages 9 and 6). We have many other favorites, but unlike the characters in my own books, I’m a notorious rule follower. So here are just five that have had the biggest impact so far.
Browsing: Ivy + Bean
Annie Barrows is the author of many children’s books, including the Ivy + Bean series and The Magic Half, as well as several books for adults, including the bestselling novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
To kick off TCBR’s new column “On the Shelf,” which shines a spotlight on brilliant children’s librarians, April Hayley, MLIS, graciously talked to us about becoming a librarian, among other great topics. Do you think you can guess which is the most checked out children’s book at San Anslemo Public Library in California?
Book Spotlight: Ivy + Bean: What’s the Big Idea?The Children’s Book Review
Ivy and Bean return in book 7 of their series, Ivy + Bean: What’s the Big Idea? All the kids in second grade love science. That is until…
Add these books to your collection: Ivy + Bean series
Ivy and Bean are deliciously-devilish girls all wrapped up in childhood innocence.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 8, 2009 More than 100 bookstores and libraries are planning to…