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Take Care of the Babysitter (Ivy & Bean, Book 4) Paperback – September 17, 2008

by Annie Barrows (Author), Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
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The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, the two girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst babysitter. Of course plans go awry, but fun ensues!
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    Ivy and Bean
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    122 pages
  4. Language
    English
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    1 - 5
  6. Lexile measure
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  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.38 x 7.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    Chronicle Books
  9. Publication date
    September 17, 2008
  10. ISBN-10
    9780811865845
  11. ISBN-13
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This fourth adventure of the pint-size duo with supersize imaginations is the strongest to date....Portrayed with clear-eyed affection and humor, Ivy and Bean are irresistible. Readers will look forward to the next installment of this series that celebrates the joys and thrills of friendship, unrestricted play and unfettered imagination.



THE HORN BOOK
Text and illustrations in this entry are as fine a match as Ivy and Bean, each offering different strengths that support each other infinitely well.

About the Author


Annie Barrows has written many books for adults, but Ivy and Bean is her first series for kids. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two daughters.

Sophie Blackall is an Australian illustrator whose previous books include Ruby's Wish and Meet Wild Boars. She lives in New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books; 1st edition (September 17, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 122 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780811865845
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811865845
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 570L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 1 - 5
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.38 x 7.25 inches
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Annie Barrows

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Annie Barrows writes for both grownups and children. If you’re a grownup, read this paragraph:

Annie Barrows is the co-author, with her aunt Mary Ann Shaffer, of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, published by the Dial Press in 2008. An international best-seller, translated into 38 languages, the novel was adapted into a feature film in 2018. Her best-selling second novel, The Truth According to Us, was published in 2015. Annie lives in Berkeley, California, with her family.

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Wow! Was that boring or what? Annie has written a bunch of books for kids. In fact, she has written NINETEEN books for kids, and all of them are very very good. Mostly, they’re funny too. She has written the award-winning series Ivy + Bean; the also-award-winning Magic Half and its sequel, Magic in the Mix; Nothing, for young adult readers (that means it has bad words in it); a picture book called What John Marco Saw (don’t worry—she didn’t draw the pictures); and The Best of Iggy, which is the first book in a new series about—you guessed it!—a kid named Iggy who does not play the cello, plant flowers by the side of the road, or learn his lesson and become a better person. Still, he’s a pretty great kid.

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Melanie Nothhelfer
5.0 out of 5 stars Daughters love this series
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I read this everyday to my daughters right before bed. They giggle and relate to the characters so much.
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Harry E Yerkes IV
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved. this book!
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This book was so funny! Since I loved it so much I read it in one day!!!!! I just couldn't stop reading it I was so interested in it.
Ivy and Bean books are so good I have to read all of the books! I hope you never stop coming up with these ideas. There just so funny and good. Also
If I could say one word to describe this book it would be WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
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Margaret H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the Ivy and Bean books!
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My daughter can’t get enough of these books! Definitely recommend any Ivy and Bean books👍🏻
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable book for young readers, some of words are ...
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Enjoyable book for young readers, some of words are a little harsh but it details the reality of young girls and their experiences.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ivy and Bean
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My grand daughter loves these books. Received it very quickly. Very good price.
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M Weidner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012
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My granddaughter and I have started a quest to read all the Ivy and Bean books. She is soon to turn seven and has so enjoyed the spunky girls. She has a school friend that is named Ivy and now my grandaughter has been nicknamed Bean. We will surely read them all.
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Tammy Kwiatkoski
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2013
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It's a great story. It was so good It took me only one hour to read it! I think that ivy and bean should stay friends forever.
And it's funny that they never meant to like each other.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Book.
Reviewed in Canada on March 24, 2022
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Enjoyable book. My grand daughters love these books.
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Minh-Thu
5.0 out of 5 stars Super brilliant book
Reviewed in Germany on January 31, 2021
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My daughter likes this book very much even though this book is quite cheeky.
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chrissieb
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Ivy and Bean book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2017
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This Ivy and Bean book is great fun with a situation most children can relate to and the story of how the two girls get involved in more and more outrageous behaviour is well told and hugely entertaining.
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Alba Toscano
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
Reviewed in Spain on June 15, 2015
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We now have book 1 and book 4 of the series. The children are quite taken with the pair of mischivious girls. I too am enjoying the stories.
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monique will
5.0 out of 5 stars great for kids
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2020
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Fun book
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