Ivy and Bean
by Annie Barrows
Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows is assigned in US schools at grades 2–4, with a Lexile measure of 580L. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Ivy and Bean is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Lexile
- 580L
- Grade range
- Grades 2–4
- Difficulty for grade
- Within the grade 2–3 band (420–820L)
- Age range
- Ages 6–9
- Pages
- 128
- Reading time
- about 2h 20m (est.)
- First published
- 2006
- Genre
- Early Chapter Book
- ISBN-13
- 9780811849098
Reading difficulty: At 580L, Ivy and Bean falls within the typical 420–820L text-complexity range for 2nd grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.
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About this book
Bean is sure she'll never be friends with prissy-looking Ivy across the street — until a scheme to prank Bean's big sister throws them together and reveals Ivy is secretly training to be a witch. Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall's funny, illustrated first Ivy + Bean book is a grades 2-4 early-chapter staple.
Why widely assigned
This Early Chapter Book title, reads at early-reader complexity, typically at grades 2–4. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on friendship and family.
Themes
friendship · family · humor
Where this book is assigned
No curriculum assignments on file yet.
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Common questions
- What grade level is Ivy and Bean?
- Ivy and Bean is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 2–4, with a Lexile measure of 580L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- What is the Lexile level of Ivy and Bean?
- Ivy and Bean has a Lexile measure of 580L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
- How long does it take to read Ivy and Bean?
- It takes about 2h 20m to read Ivy and Bean (128 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 140 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- Is Ivy and Bean hard to read for 2nd grade?
- At 580L, Ivy and Bean falls within the typical 420–820L text-complexity range for 2nd grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
- Is Ivy and Bean banned in schools?
- Ivy and Bean does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
Why this book is on this list
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- 580L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
- Grade band
- Grades 2–4 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Not yet documented in any tracked curriculum.
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- No seasonal or program-specific tags on this book.