📖 About Ivy & Bean

Ivy & Bean is a series universe written by Annie Barrows. The complete collection runs to 12 books across 1 series, published between 2006 and 2021.

The main series is Publication Order of Ivy & Bean Books with 12 books. It opens with Ivy and Bean (2006) and currently runs to Get to Work! (2021).

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🎯 Where to Start with Ivy & Bean

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Ivy and Bean (2006), book 1 of Publication Order of Ivy & Bean Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Ivy & Bean Books in Order

Publication Order of Ivy & Bean Books
12 books
1
Ivy and Bean book cover1Ivy and Bean2006Buy on Amazon
The Ghost That Had to Go book cover2The Ghost That Had to Go2006Buy on Amazon
Break the Fossil Record book cover3Break the Fossil Record2007Buy on Amazon
Take Care of the Babysitter book cover4Take Care of the Babysitter2008Buy on Amazon
Bound to be Bad book cover5Bound to be Bad2008Buy on Amazon
Doomed to Dance book cover6Doomed to Dance2009Buy on Amazon
What's the Big Idea? book cover7What's the Big Idea?2010Buy on Amazon
No News Is Good News book cover8No News Is Good News2011Buy on Amazon
Make the Rules book cover9Make the Rules2012Buy on Amazon
Take the Case book cover10Take the Case2013Buy on Amazon
One Big Happy Family book cover11One Big Happy Family2018Buy on Amazon
Get to Work! book cover12Get to Work!2021Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Ivy & Bean books are there?
There are 12 books in the Ivy & Bean collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2006 and 2021.
What is the first Ivy & Bean book?
The first book is Ivy and Bean, published in 2006.
What order should I read the Ivy & Bean books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Ivy & Bean books?
The Ivy & Bean books were written by Annie Barrows.
Is the Ivy & Bean series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Ivy & Bean Books, has 12 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Ivy & Bean series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2006, and the most recent in 2021.