![]() ![]() As in other books in the series, the story models and celebrates imaginative free play, supportive parents, and a close, loyal, realistic friendship. In this installment, kids at school call Ivy "spoiled" because she's an only child, so she and Bean think up a crazy scheme to get her "unspoiled" - including getting her a baby sister. Parents need to know that Ivy + Bean One Big Happy Family is the 11th book in Annie Barrows' popular Ivy + Bean series about two very different second-grade girls who are classmates, neighbors, and best friends. Bean's mom is understanding, tolerant, even when Bean comes up with a crazy idea - she lets it play out as Bean concludes that her imaginative but flawed scheme won't work. Yet Ivy does give Bean one of her favorite toys out of true friendship. ![]() Her teacher helps her understand that that's not a good idea. Ivy tries to show she's not spoiled by giving away her clothes, toys. Bean tries to help prove Ivy isn't spoiled, and to make her friend feel better when she's down. ![]()
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