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A review by schmoterp
Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter by Annie Barrows
3.0
Finally! This took Kaileigh and I too long to read. Distractions and other books kept getting in the way. But now, at last, we can move on.
I feel as if I liked this better than the original though I'm not a tremendous fan of the series in general. A major theme of the books are Ivy and Bean's (Bean mostly though) semi-conscience appetite for mischief. That's difficult for a parent to accept wholesale. ......And yet.....I do kinda want my kids to be somewhat obstinate and adventurous....and that certainly describes Ivy and Bean.
Like the first one, it was a fun little story and easily digestible for young readers. Reading my review of #1, I didn't care for the sibling drama and while it was present in this book as well, I didn't find it troubling. However, Barrows presentation of Bean's father was off-putting. With a single interaction, the father comes across as callous and uncaring, at least in the eyes of the children who read it. Personally, as a father, I recognize that Bean's daddy is probably just trying to teach his child how to cope with the inevitable unfairness of life - something that can never be taught enough.
I feel as if I liked this better than the original though I'm not a tremendous fan of the series in general. A major theme of the books are Ivy and Bean's (Bean mostly though) semi-conscience appetite for mischief. That's difficult for a parent to accept wholesale. ......And yet.....I do kinda want my kids to be somewhat obstinate and adventurous....and that certainly describes Ivy and Bean.
Like the first one, it was a fun little story and easily digestible for young readers. Reading my review of #1, I didn't care for the sibling drama and while it was present in this book as well, I didn't find it troubling. However, Barrows presentation of Bean's father was off-putting. With a single interaction, the father comes across as callous and uncaring, at least in the eyes of the children who read it. Personally, as a father, I recognize that Bean's daddy is probably just trying to teach his child how to cope with the inevitable unfairness of life - something that can never be taught enough.