Featuring the second set of three books in the New York Times bestselling series, Ivy and Bean Boxed Set 2 continues the story of Ivy and Bean, two spunky friends who never meant to like each other.

Ivy and Bean are very different. Bean is loud and wild and goofy. She loves to be involved in games and poke her nose in other people's business. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. She spends most of her time learning how to be a witch. Each girl thinks the other one is weird. Each girl thinks she could never be friends with the other. Especially because their parents keep nagging them about it. But sometimes opposites can become the best of friends because they're opposites.

Ivy and Bean Boxed Set 2 includes:

• Book 4: Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter: What's the worst babysitter you can imagine? Okay, now multiply by a million. Bean's just found out that Nancy is babysitting for the afternoon. After Ivy rescues her from prison, the two girls turn tragedy into opportunity.
• Book 5: Ivy + Bean: Bound to Be Bad: Ivy has decided to become good. Extra-super-duperly good. Bean figures that's a big waste of time--until Ivy explains that if you're really good, animals and birds follow you around. Wow! Animals and birds! Bean's going to be good, too! They're going to be nice; they're going to be sweet; they're going to be kind and generous and--Wait a second! How did they end up muddy, wet, and in trouble?
• Book 6: Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance: Ooops. Ivy and Bean have made a terrible mistake. They thought that ballet meant leaping, kicking, and cool costumes. Instead, it means they're going to have to be The Two Friendly Squids in a ballet the teacher made up. How embarrassing. As disaster looms, the girls come up with a great escape plan. It's an easy plan, a simple plan, a beautiful plan. It only involves a field trip, a couple of sharks, and some weird animals that glow in the dark.

HEARTWARMING STORIES OF FRIENDSHIP: This charming chapter book box set follows best friends Ivy and Bean as they get themselves into trouble again and again . . . and then help each other out of it as only true friends can. Young girls will love reading about Ivy and Bean's many adventures and learning about the magic of friendship in this laugh-out-loud funny book series.

CRITICS LOVE THE IVY AND BEAN SERIES:
"One of the funniest young chapter book series around."--The Horn Book
"Only a stooge couldn't love Ivy and Bean."--Kirkus Reviews

BESTSELLING AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR TEAM: Annie Barrows is the author of numerous bestselling books for children and adults, including the Ivy & Bean series, The Magic Half, and The Best of Iggy. Sophie Blackall is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the 2016 Caldecott Medal winnerFinding Winnie. She is the author and illustrator of Things to Look Forward To and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner Hello Lighthouse.

Perfect for:

• Fans of the hit Netflix series Ivy + Bean
• Gift-givers looking for entertaining chapter book sets for kids who enjoy stories full of humor and wit
• Readers who love Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House books, and Princess in Black books
• Fans of classic children's literature, from books by Beverly Cleary to the Harry Potter series