A review by drewjameson
Ivy + Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go by Annie Barrows

5.0

I finally read one of these to Alice and it is incredible. I really underestimated this series. It does an incredible job of explaining the subtle ins and outs of being a kid, social dynamics between friends, girls, kids and adults, in syntax that is exactly simple enough for kids to read. It's leveled perfectly for second graders, but with deceptively complex ideas. And it explores "being naughty" in a way that is healthy and not annoying for adults. This is the new Ramona, as far as I'm concerned.