Beanie (Not Beanhead) and the Magic Crystal

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.

Great book, beany is out in the store gets lost and alredy had experience with this problem so she goes up to the store clerk and asks for her mommy, the store cleark sends her to Rosie, Rosie tells her she will give her a candy bar if she helps her so she does looking up she sees a box and couriusly asks what's in there she pulls them down and tells her some of the crystals are magic and Beany asks her how do you no if there magic later on her mom comes and Rosie gives her a choise and Beany chooses the crystal read the book to find out what happens......