Books like Ivy and Bean

Looking for books like Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows (Early Chapter Book · 580L · grades 2–4)? It’s most often read for its themes of friendship, family, and humor. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 2–4 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to Ivy and Bean

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Why each is a match

Mercy Watson to the Rescue450L
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 Eye530L
Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and a close reading level (530L vs 580L).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid950L
Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and overlapping grades (3–7).
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It Allgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and overlapping grades (3–6).
Sal and Gabi Break the Universegrades 4–7
Shares themes of friendship, family, and humor and overlapping grades (4–7).
Scare School Diaries: Welcome to Scare Schoolgrades 3–6
Shares themes of friendship and humor, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and overlapping grades (3–6).
The 13-Story Treehouse560L
Shares themes of friendship and humor and a close reading level (560L vs 580L).
Flat Stanley540L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and a close reading level (540L vs 580L).
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)510L
Shares themes of family, same genre (Early Chapter Book), and a close reading level (510L vs 580L).
The Season of Styx Malone510L
Shares themes of friendship and family and a close reading level (510L vs 580L).

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