Meet Ivy & Bean, two girls who never meant to like each other. Ivy wears a dress every day. Bean doesn't even own a dress. Bean likes to zip around and yell. Ivy likes to read big books. But one day the girls find themselves in the middle of an adventure, one that involves face paint, mud, and worms, and before they know it they are forever friends. The hit series is a favorite with kids, parents and teachers and now with Box Set young readers won't have to wait to start reading the next Ivy and Bean adventure! The set includes all eight books in the Ivy and Bean series, including the just-released Book 8, No News is Good News. Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 11/22/2011 Pages: 1096 Reading Level: Age 6 and Up Brand New