DIVAnna Bean goes to the roof in search of inspiration, and soon her family will follow her into a new world just a few floors above their home/divDIV The Bean children are not allowed to play on the roof of their apartment building. One evening Anna Bean goes up to the roof—not to play, but to be alone so she can write a poem for school. Her poetry writing fever is contagious; one by one, the rest of the Bean family visits the roof to write amongst pigeons and tall buildings—all except George, who can’t think of anything to write about. Beans on the Roof is a wonderful, inspiring story for young readers with a passion for creative writing./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Betsy Byars including rare images from the author’s personal collection. DIVImages from previously published versions of this content have been removed to avoid copyright infringement./div/div

As each of the five members of the Bean family tries to write a "roof" poem, they come to realize just how nice it is to be a Bean.

One by one, the members of the Bean family repair to the roof of their apartment building to compose poetry, an exercise that brings joy to all, except George Bean.

A family of four builds a house, back, away from the road, down a dirt lane, in the middle of an old, weedy field.

The Bean family builds a house, but the roof keeps them from seeing the stars, so each member suggests a zany solution except Baby Bean.