[LM_NET] BOOK: ELEM: Ivy and Bean and the Ghost that Had to Go by Annie Barrows

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Ivy and Bean and the Ghost that Had to Go by Annie Barrows; illustrated by 
Sophie Blackall (Chronicle, 2006).  ISBN: 0811849104

If you haven't had the distinct and satisfying pleasure of meeting best 
friends Ivy and Bean (now starring in their second book together with a 
third on the way), you absolutely must make their acquaintance.  And if you 
have first through third graders in your school, you'd better lay in a good 
stock of the current two volumes or fire up your reserve list, because once 
your students and teachers connect with this new series, word will spread 
like Maine maple syrup on hot blueberry pancakes.  These books are 
downright delicious, from the apt characterizations that capture two second 
grade girls as different and complementary as purple and pink, to the 
spot-on school setting and the exceptional illustrations that do more than 
decorate the pages and offer new chapter book readers a pause to catch 
their breaths.  These line drawings (many double page spreads) bring the 
story to life with subtlety of facial expression and varying perspectives 
on the changing venues of the story.  There's a genius to the plot of this 
second volume as an imagined ghost in the second grade girl's bathroom 
becomes more real than even the imposing "Yard Duty" herself or the cranky 
high-heeled Mrs. Norton.  It takes the delightful duo to design and execute 
a plan to rid the school of that ghost permanently.  Reading these books 
aloud will only increase the fun, so share them with your classroom 
teachers or save that delectable pleasure for yourself!  [Suggested grades: 
1-3]


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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