I don’t think that’s entirely fair though. Some people compare Bean to Ramona Quimby. But why? Is it because they get a kick out of a kid doing bad things and getting away with it? In conclusion It is very distressing to see the bad behavior coming from Bean not being dealt with very well by her parents. For all the trouble she caused, Bean is hardly punished at all. Eventually their mother comes and tries to find out what happened. The girls then begin chasing each other around the yard. In the end, Bean just throws the worms at Nancy face, some of them landing in her mouth, down her shirt, in her hair, and everywhere else. This spell requires worms from the garden. They want to cast a spell that will make her dance in a most undignified way. Ivy then reveals that she is learning how to be a witch, and is practicing different spells.Īfter talking for a bit, and becoming friends, the girls decide to try out a spell on Nancy. Ivy steps in and helps her hide from her family. But, after stealing her sister’s money, then trying to trip and scare her, Bean decides to run away instead of facing consequences. She talks very rudely to her mother, she does not respect the neighbors, and she is especially mean to her older sister Nancy.īean comes across as a saucy, pranking, pestering, rude little girl, and that is not a good example for children.Īt first Bean does not even want to meet Ivy because she looks too nice, she looks like a good girl, who behaves herself. Here’s how it got differentīean, whose real name is Bernice, is, well to put it nicely, a brat. However, though it started out very similar, both girls live on the same street, they see each other, but don’t meet right away, it quickly got very different. I thought it might be a little like Betsy-Tacy ,which by the way I really enjoyed. It was supposed to be a story about this little girl, named Bean who meets another girl named and Ivy, and they become fast friends. I remember having read the book before, when I was much younger, but I couldn’t seem to remember what it was about, if it was good or bad, I just knew I’d read it before. I recently read Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows.

Ivy and bean the book