Children’s Book Characters Named Ivy
Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Ivy. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!
Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows
Ivy and Bean are very different. Bean is loud and wild and goofy. She loves to be involved in games and poke her nose in other people’s business. Ivy is quiet and full of ideas. She spends most of her time learning how to be a witch. Each girl thinks the other one is weird. Each girl thinks she could never be friends with the other. But sometimes opposites can become the best of friends because they’re opposites!
- Includes character: Nancy
- Ratings- Amazon: 4.6 Goodreads: 4.0
- 6-8 year olds or 1st-5th grade
- Lexile Measure: 580L
Good Luck, Ivy by Lisa Yee
When Ivy Ling, a young, Chinese-American girl growing up in San Francisco during the 1970s, has to choose between attending a gymnastics tournament or a family reunion, her brother helps her find a solution to her dilemma.
- Includes characaters: Julie Albright, Coach Gloria, Andrew, Susie, Karen, Jennifer, Missy, & Roary
- Ratings- Amazon: 4.6 Goodreads: 3.95
- 8-10 years old
Ivy by Katherine Coville
Ivy’s grandmother is a healer—to mostly four-legged patients of the forest. Although the woodland creatures love her, the residents of Broomsweep grumble about Grandmother’s unkempt garden. When a kingdom-wide contest is announced to proclaim the tidiest town in the land, the people of Broomsweep are determined to win. That is, if they can get Ivy’s grandmother to clean up her ways. Ivy is determined to lend a hand, but the task proves more challenging when a series of unexpected refugees descends on Grandmother’s cottage. Before the week is over, an injured griffin, a dragon with a cold, and a tiny flock of temperamental pixies will cause a most untidy uproar in Broomsweep . . . and brighten Ivy’s days in ways she never could have dreamed.
- Includes characters: Meg, Cedric, Jacob, Peter, & Edwina
- Ratings- Amazon: 4.8 Goodreads: 4.0
- 7-10 years old
Ivy Takes Care by Rosemary Wells
Brokenhearted after her best friend leaves for the entire summer, Ivy rallies and finds herself something new and exciting to do: she hires herself out to look after people’s farm animals and pets while they’re away. So begins a summer of discovery and definition for tenderhearted but sensible Ivy, who must win over the stubborn pony Chestnut, take on the training of a puppy named Inca, and patiently court the trust of the magnificent but scarred racehorse, Andromeda. All this while tending to her own private hurts and hopes, and managing the hapless tagalong Billy Joe, who has a knack for trouble and accidents like nobody else.
- Includes characters: Billy Joe, Annie, Mrs. Evans, Cora Butterworth, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Blanc, Bob Rinaldi, Ruben, Mr. Velez,
- Rating- Amazon: 4.4 Goodreads: 3.9
- 8-12 year olds
The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumor Godden
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she’s sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true?
- Includes characters: Mr. Blossom, Miss Shepherd, Barnabas, Albert Jones, and Peter
- Ratings- Amazon: 4.8 Goodreads: 4.2
- 5-10 years old
Unicorn Academy Treasure Hunt #3: Ivy and Flame by Julie Sykes
Ivy is having the best time at Unicorn Academy. She loves hanging out with her friends and especially her brave and adventurous unicorn, Flame. Bravery comes in handy when you’re looking for treasure! And they are so close to finding the final piece of the treasure map. But then Flame’s new magic begins to cause trouble. Can Ivy help Flame master his new powers? Or will the treasure be lost forever?
- Includes characters: Sienna, Sam, Lyra, Evie, Misty, Hazel, Reuben, Archie, Solomon, & Dr. Briar
- Ratings: Amazon-4.9 Goodreads-4.7
- 6-9 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile measure: 650L
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