# Books like Ivy and Bean

**10** books similar to *Ivy and Bean* by Annie Barrows (Early Chapter Book · 580L · grades 2–4), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** friendship, family, humor
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/ivy-and-bean
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Similar books

- [Mercy Watson to the Rescue](https://readinglist.school/book/mercy-watson-to-the-rescue) by Kate DiCamillo _(450L · Grades K–3)_ — Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and a close reading level (450L vs 580L).
- [Geronimo Stilton: Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/geronimo-stilton-lost-treasure-of-the-emerald-eye) by Geronimo Stilton _(530L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and a close reading level (530L vs 580L).
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid](https://readinglist.school/book/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid) by Jeff Kinney _(950L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The 13-Story Treehouse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-13-story-treehouse) by Andy Griffiths _(560L · Grades 2–5)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (560L vs 580L).
- [Flat Stanley](https://readinglist.school/book/flat-stanley) by Jeff Brown _(540L · Grades 1–3)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and a close reading level (540L vs 580L).
- [Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark) by Mary Pope Osborne _(510L · Grades 1–4)_ — Shares themes of family, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and a close reading level (510L vs 580L).
- [The Season of Styx Malone](https://readinglist.school/book/the-season-of-styx-malone) by Kekla Magoon _(510L · Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (510L vs 580L).
- [Big Nate: In a Class by Himself](https://readinglist.school/book/big-nate-in-a-class-by-himself) by Lincoln Peirce _(500L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (500L vs 580L).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (670L vs 580L).
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) by Sharon M. Draper _(700L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (700L vs 580L).

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