Akron Public Library

"Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.

When Jack, a poor boy, trades some of his homemade bean pies for magic beans, they lead him to a strange new world above the clouds where he must rely on his wits and cooking skills to avoid being eaten by giants. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.

After a thief steals Old Granny's beans while she is asleep at night, she gets some surprising help with catching him.

Jasper hopes to grow a beanstalk, but becomes discouraged when the bean he plants doesn't grow after a week.

A young girl must face her least favorite food when a mean gang of green beans kidnaps her parents.

A magic bean and an ordinary boy solve a royal problem for King Blah Blah Blah.

Publisher Annotation: Frank takes the lead in tracking down a very smelly creature as our favorite culinary odd couple embark on their funniest adventure yet. Frank has a book, a map, and a plan to find the Stinky Feet Monster. Bean has new boots, a new hat, and a drum, and is ready to rock—BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! He doesn’t believe in the Stinky Feet Monster, but as the two friends trek through the dark woods, they encounter strange noises, big footprints,...

Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar's bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh...