Ivy + Bean
Ivy + Bean is a children's book series written by American author Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall, and published by Chronicle Books. Description. In the stories, Ivy (a quiet, intellectual girl) and Bean (a rambunctious, wild girl) become fast friends despite their differences and their initial reluctance to like each other – "two friends who never meant to like each other", as the tagline for the series goes. They are both 7-year-old girls who live on a cul-de-sac in a suburban environment on Pancake Court, in a town of which the name  is unmentioned. In each book, they get into considerable mischief and have wild adventures with the other characters in the neighborhood. The books feature illustrations, but are not picture books; the reading level is suitable for middle-grade school readers. As of 2021, there are twelve books in the series. Books. The books in the series are: Adaptations. The books were planned to have an animated series that would have aired on Universal Kids. However, the series ended up in development hell and Universal Kids eventually ceased developing original content in 2019. In 2020, it was announced Netflix will adapt  the books into a live-action feature film. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch, Sasha Pieterse, Nia Vardalos, Jaycie Dotin, Garfield Wilson, and Marci T. House will star.