Beany Books

Beany Goes to Camp (Beany)

Susan Wojciechowski

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Funny, Sensitive and a great read 5 out of 5 stars.
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I recently discovered Susan Wojciechowski's Beany series and I love them! Beany is a believable character, with whom I think many children can identify. Often her worries and troubles remind me of things that bothered me when I was a kid. As a teacher, I plan to use this book (and the other Beany books) with my grade 2 class. It has a great flow, is engaging, and has many lessons on appropriate problem-solving and kind, considerate behavior without that actually being the focus of the story.

Editorial Review:

The lovable worrywart returns in a funny, familiar tale of angst - and unexpected accomplishment - at summer camp.

School’s out, and Beany does not want to go to Camp Onondaga. It doesn’t help that her bossy friend, Carol Ann, is going too - especially after she starts pressuring Beany to learn how to dive, just so they can win the Cabin of the Week Award. It’s all Beany can do not to cry into her bunk pillow, until she notices that her cabin mate Skye is even more miserable than she is, and that Skye doesn’t know how to swim at all. Once again, readers will laugh in recognition as Susan Wojciechowski’s Beany - "the girl everyone wants for a friend" (KIRKUS REVIEWS) - braves a buggy world of morning bugle calls, rowdy mess halls, and scary swim tests, while discovering the true meaning of camp spirit.

Beany and the Magic Crystal

Susan Wojciechowski

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

a quietly exciting story for girls and boys 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a wonderfully wholesome book (as is the series). Bernice (Beany), her brother Philip, Mom, Dad, and her best friend are the main characters. I read this book (over the course of a week)at bedtime to my 4 year old and 6 year old boys. They remained interested throughout - often asking for "just a few more pages..." Beany is a well rounded, believable character. She runs into difficulties and struggles with issues that any young grade schooler might. When Beany recieves a crystal, that she believes to be magic, she looks for exactly the right situation to use it. There are many opportunities for her to use the crystal for herself - but in the end Beany discovers a far more important reason to use the "magic" Beany always seems to do the right thing (without making a show of it). This is a humorous and heartwarming story. If you enjoy this one - read "Beany and the Dreaded Wedding" - it is also fantastic for many of the same reasons.

Editorial Review:

With Susan Wojciechowski's sure-handed touch for capturing the real concerns of a regular kid, this enormously entertaining Beany book will have middle-grade readers laughing with recognition.

In BEANY AND THE MAGIC CRYSTAL, Beany finds a magic wishing crystal — but there's a slight problem. The crystal grants just one wish, and Beany, ever the worrywart, can't decide what to wish for.

Beany and the Meany

Susan Wojciechowski

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Beany Means Well 4 out of 5 stars.
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Two big things happen in Beany's classroom on the same day: a new girl named Stacy joins the class, and everyone teams up to do science projects. Beany's best friend, Carol Ann, pairs up with the new girl; Beany gets stuck with Kevin.

Beany knows what she likes: her family, her teacher, her best friend Carol Ann, and her stuffed moose Jingle Bell, campouts, and her big brother, sometimes. She knows what she doesn't like: Kevin. She think he's a bully and he thinks she's a nuisance. When they finally start working on the experiment, Beany learns that Kevin is smarter than she thought he was, and that he really likes science. Beany and the Meany is a simple, cute story about getting along and working together.

This story could have been heavy on jealousy and misjudging new classmates, but it wasn't, and that was nice to see. Instead of ditching her best friend for the new girl, it is made apparent from the beginning that Carol Ann was the "special helper" in the classroom that week, so she was assigned to help Stacy out. The two naturally became fast friends, as kids that age are so likely to do, and they spend a lot of time working on their own project together, but Carol Ann never outright ignores Beany nor vice-versa. Beany feels left out, but she is more sad than she is jealous. Of course, by the book's close, Beany has two new friends in addition to her best friend, and all is well.

Editorial Review:

In Beany's latest adventure, the lovable worrywart gets stuck with a meany for a science-fair partner but discovers the confidence - and the smarts - to hold her own.

It starts out being a good day, as Beany and her best friend, Carol Ann, sit together on the school bus, happily planning a backyard campout. But that's before Beany learns there's a new kid in class, a fun girl with whom Carol Ann is matched up as guide and welcoming committee. And it's definitely before Ms. Babbitt announces there's going to be a science fair - and suddenly everyone's paired with a partner but Beany and Kevin Gates, the notorious class meany. How can timid Beany work with a bully who bosses her around and calls her names (even if he's surprisingly good at science)? Will she ever work up the nerve to tell him her own great idea for clinching their science project?

Beany and the Dreaded Wedding

Susan Wojciechowski

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Beany's the best! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I loved Beany and the Dreaded Wedding! Children will relate to Beany's worries when she is asked to be a flower girl in her cousin's wedding - will the dress be ugly and frilly, will she trip going down the aisle? The author is always sensitive in handling Beany's worries. Beany's "know it all" friend Carol Ann is always close at hand to "help" Beany solve her problems. The contrast between Beany and Carol Ann adds just the right tension which is so common in childhood friendships. Beany is delightful! The book is sprinkled with humor which will appeal to kids and adults alike. Throughout the story, the reader can sense that Beany will work out her concerns and a happy ending is right around the corner.

Children ages 8-10 will love Beany and will be eager to read more of her stories!

Editorial Review:

With Susan Wojciechowski's sure-handed touch for capturing the real concerns of a regular kid, this enormously entertaining Beany book will have middle-grade readers laughing with recognition.

BEANY AND THE DREADED WEDDING finds Beany invited to be both flower girl and ring bearer at her cousin's wedding. Now Beany has plenty of new reasons for losing sleep!

Don't Call Me Beanhead! (Beany)

Susan Wojciechowski

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great Book for boys, too! 5 out of 5 stars.
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My son (age 7) and I are currently reading this book at bedtime. He loves the book even though the main character is a girl. He identifies with Beany because he, too, is a worrywart. I would recommend this book for both boys and girls.

Beanie is a comical character very much like Ramona Quimby. 4 out of 5 stars.
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My daughter and I read this book as part of our nightly reading ritual. I think that I loved the book as much, or maybe even more than she did. We enjoyed reading about Beany's worries and we laughed at how she solved her problems. This is a must read for any young reader.

Editorial Review:

Meet Bernice Lorraine Sherwin-Hendricks, known as Beany by just about everyone except her older brother who calls her Beanhead. Beany's got 23 freckles, a bossy best friend, and a tendency to worry over just about everything. Like, for example, the time her loose tooth disappears down the drain. Will the tooth fairy still put money under her pillow—and how much? With an unfaltering touch for capturing the real concerns of a regular kid, Susan Wojciechowski presents five enormously entertaining stories about Beany's life at home and at school.

Don't Call Me Beanhead! (Beany)

Susan Wojciechowski

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great Book for boys, too! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

My son (age 7) and I are currently reading this book at bedtime. He loves the book even though the main character is a girl. He identifies with Beany because he, too, is a worrywart. I would recommend this book for both boys and girls.

Beanie is a comical character very much like Ramona Quimby. 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

My daughter and I read this book as part of our nightly reading ritual. I think that I loved the book as much, or maybe even more than she did. We enjoyed reading about Beany's worries and we laughed at how she solved her problems. This is a must read for any young reader.

Editorial Review:

Meet Bernice Lorraine Sherwin-Hendricks, known as Beany by just about everyone except her older brother who calls her Beanhead. Beany's got 23 freckles, a bossy best friend, and a tendency to worry over just about everything. Like, for example, the time her loose tooth disappears down the drain. Will the tooth fairy still put money under her pillow—and how much? With an unfaltering touch for capturing the real concerns of a regular kid, Susan Wojciechowski presents five enormously entertaining stories about Beany's life at home and at school.