A humorous early chapter book for young readers, Ivy and Bean: No News Is Good News follows two inventive friends who decide to earn money by starting a neighborhood newspaper. What begins as a simple plan quickly turns into a lively children’s story about curiosity, friendship, mischief, and the unexpected consequences of reporting on other people’s lives. Blending illustrated chapter book energy with an everyday neighborhood adventure, the story centers on Ivy and Bean’s contrasting personalities as they investigate, observe, and publish more than the people around them may want to see in print. The book speaks to readers drawn to funny friendship stories, children’s fiction about schemes and surprises, and books in which small decisions quickly grow into larger complications.
Author: Annie Barrows
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Publication year: 2012
Pages: 144
Target age: 6–10