When Bean's day gets off on the wrong foot, and she finds herself consigned to doing the breakfast dishes (even though it isn't her turn), as punishment for licking her plate, as well as forced to pay Nancy for the yarn she has taken, she takes off for Ivy's house, hoping for a distraction from her troubles. There she finds her friend determinedly being good, under the impression that the pure of heart will attract the birds and the beasts - specifically, wolves - to her side. Being pure of hear...

I must have suffered from abibiliophobia (fear of running out of things to read) so I picked this book, which has been sitting on my daughter's shelf for ages.Though a children's read, I do enjoy it. The laughter, imagination, childhood stupidity and fun make it super duper exciting. I have to be fair in giving 3 stars because there is no character development in both Ivy and Bean. I was expecting some sort of twist in the plot but to no avail.But that is ok. As long as I complete the book, all

Since our granddaughters enjoyed this delightful series so much, I decided to read the books also. Many of Ivy's and Beans's characteristics remind me of our fun granddaughters.

This is the fifth book in the Ivy + Bean series by Annie Barrows. We've listened to a couple of books in the series on audio CD, but we just never really got into them.I know for sure that I don't like some of the things that the girls do and I would highly discourage our girls from copying them. I really dislike how Bean and her sister treat each other. And while the relationships between the children in the neighborhood seem sincere, it's not exactly model behavior.We owned this book, but I do...

Like I have said about the other four books, I'm not a big fan, but my daughter is! This one is rough for my parenting style - kids being bad on purpose. Geez. I want to put the kibosh on #6, but I guess you have to pick your battles...

i read this book in two days. you know what i didnt like i didnt like crummy matt. i really liked when bean made a volcano out of dirt at sophie's house. nothing else. this is my favorite ivy and bean book that i have read so far.

Loved it! Kid and I rolled laughing!

Bean has turned bad, can Ivy fix her before they both get tied up by Crummy Mat?

This might be my favorite book of the series, because of how much the Ivy and Bean train goes off the rails. It definitely veers away from the realism that the other books have, but it really gets into some insightful observations about the way children try to navigate exactly what it means to be "good" and "bad." The truth is that kids this age CAN get extremely naughty and their ideas can lead them into huge trouble, and that makes the book more realistic than books which tend to portray misch...

I read almost the entirety of this on my lunch break. The print is big, the pages small, the illustrations cute, so I imagine it would be good for a reader just beginning with chapter books.The characters are rather fun to watch (though fairly selfish). The plot is cute—though a bit sparse—and the ending well done. It's not hugely funny, but a few parts had me smiling in amusement.I liked it.. Didn't love it. But I think this series will fit nicely on the "Good chapter books for second graders"

This is book 5 of Ivy and Bean, and it was HILARIOUS! I was laughing and laughing.The title's a pun: Of course, Ivy and Bean are bound to be bad (as in acting out), but in this book they also end up tied up (literally) as a result of their bad behavior.Bean is a wild little girl who plays jokes on people, has a smart mouth, and loves playing outside and getting dirty. Ivy wears dresses, reads tons of books, and is very soft-spoken. They are best friends and have many adventures together.Bean is

This was the best Ivy & Bean since the first one. Both my 5 & 7 year old loved it. My 7 year old, who usually has an aversion to chapter books, even asked to have more read over a picture book. They really loved the concept of kids acting badly on purpose. It was not laugh out loud funny, but I could see they took a gleeful pleasure in the events as Bean tried to be increasingly bad.As a mother, I liked how the stuff they did was never really all that bad, no matter how hard they tried. I also l...

Too naughty. My oldest daughter suggested we read something else (ie: not Ivy and Bean #6) midway through this book. We did vastly enjoy the quiz at the end.

I love all of the Ivy and bean books

I had never heard of this series but I have to say that I think it is precious. The Ivy and Bean books are small in size, chapter books for younger readers, include some pictures and are fun while maintaining realism. I think 2-5 grade girls would have fun reading the Ivy and Bean series. I found the fifth book so it would have been nice to have already read the previous four but nonetheless I was entertained by "Bound to be Bad." Bean is sort of the "bad" girl and Ivy is known to always be good...

Unlikely friends, Ivy and Bean, are attempting to become so "pure of heart" that animals will befriend them due to their innate goodness. Ivy gets the idea after seeing a picture of a man (apparently St Francis of Assisi, though he's never named) who did just the same thing. When goodness doesn't work, the girls think perhaps a dramatic reform from badness will do the trick. Review questions for this book are available in the Nothing But Kids Books store on TpT! TpT | Pinterest | Similar Ti...

This book was surprisingly... boring. Other books that I've read in this series all have a solid plot to drive the story along, but this one just seemed lacking.Ivy was on a mission to be "pure of heart" in order to attract wild animals who would love her for her goodness. It seemed to me that Ivy's inspiration came from having seen a picture of St. Francis of Assisi, and it would have been nice if the book had mentioned him by name, like how Book 3 mentioned Mary Anning by name. Anyway, Ivy dec...