Jory John

Author of The Bad Seed

47+ Works 17,129 Members 409 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Jory John is a New York Times bestselling author of books and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor Recipient. Jory's books include the New York Times bestselling novel "The Terrible Two," the award-winning picture book "Goodnight Already!" and the national bestseller "All my friends are dead" and a show more sequel, "All my friends are still dead," which received the 2013 ALA Reluctant Young Readers Award. Jory's forthcoming picture books include "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" and "Penguin Problems". (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Series

Works by Jory John

Popular Recent

The Bad Seed (2017) 2,844 copies, 116 reviews

The Good Egg: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food Group) (2019) 2,311 copies, 44 reviews

The Cool Bean (The Food Group) (2019) 1,725 copies, 19 reviews

The Couch Potato (The Food Group) (2020) 1,234 copies, 14 reviews

The Smart Cookie (2021) 1,155 copies, 19 reviews

The Sour Grape (2022) 768 copies, 16 reviews

The Terrible Two (2015) 736 copies, 24 reviews

The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky: Over 150 Spooky Stickers Inside. A Halloween Book for Kids… (2021) 712 copies, 8 reviews

Penguin Problems (2016) 580 copies, 21 reviews

The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!: Over 150 Stickers Inside: An Easter And Springtime Book For Kids (The Food… (2020) 571 copies, 8 reviews

Giraffe Problems (Animal Problems) (2018) 490 copies, 16 reviews

Goodnight Already! (2014) 435 copies, 12 reviews

The Big Cheese (The Food Group) (2023) 361 copies, 8 reviews

The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) (2022) 357 copies, 5 reviews

The Terrible Two Get Worse (2016) 300 copies, 7 reviews

I Love You Already! (2015) 285 copies, 7 reviews

The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets: Over 150 Stickers Inside! A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids (The Food… (2022) 244 copies

The Good Egg and the Talent Show (I Can Read Level 1) (2022) 243 copies

First Day Critter Jitters (2020) 177 copies, 5 reviews

The Terrible Two Go Wild (2017) 170 copies, 1 review

Cat Problems (Animal Problems) (2021) 145 copies, 6 reviews

Quit Calling Me a Monster! (2016) 142 copies, 10 reviews

Something's Wrong!: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear (2021) 137 copies, 6 reviews

Come Home Already! (2017) 133 copies, 3 reviews

I Will Chomp You! (2015) 118 copies, 8 reviews

All Right Already!: A Snowy Story (2018) 117 copies, 2 reviews

The Terrible Two's Last Laugh (2018) 110 copies, 1 review

K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice (2012) 104 copies, 3 reviews

Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? (2018) 65 copies, 6 reviews

That's What Dinosaurs Do (2019) 61 copies, 1 review

Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama (2009) 60 copies, 3 reviews

The Cool Bean Makes a Splash (2024) 49 copies

This Book Will Get You to Sleep! (2022) 39 copies, 1 review

You're Going to Love This Book! (2024) 32 copies, 4 reviews

Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share (2023) 28 copies, 1 review

The Good Egg and The Bad Seed 2-Book Set (2019) 26 copies

Summer Camp Critter Jitters (2021) 23 copies, 2 reviews

It's Not My Fault! (2020) 17 copies, 1 review

Pirate's Log: A Handbook for Aspiring Swashbucklers (2008) 8 copies, 1 review

The Food Group The Bad Seed Series 6 Books Collection Set By Jory John(The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The… (2023) 7 copies

The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Couch Potato, and The Cool Bean (4 Book Set) by Jory John (Paperback) 2022 (2022) 3 copies

I Miss You, Barack Obama: 44 Postcards for All Occasions to Send to Anyone Who Misses the 44th President (2018) 2 copies

eed, The Good Egg, and The Cool Bean #5w (2020) 1 copy

Jory John Set 7 Books: Great Eggscape, Good Egg, Bad Seed, Cool Bean, Couch Potato, Smart Cookie, Sour Grape (2023) 1 copy

Jory John 7 Books Collection Set (The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, The… (2023) 1 copy

The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets: The Food Group 1 copy

Jory John’s The Food Group 3 Books Collection - The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!; The Bad Seed… 1 copy

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Associated Works

All My Friends Are Dead (2010) — Illustrator — 1,175 copies, 46 reviews

All My Friends Are Still Dead (2012) — Illustrator — 306 copies, 10 reviews

The Best of McSweeney's Internet Tendency (2014) — Contributor — 49 copies, 2 reviews

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Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Country (for map): USA
Agent: Kirsten Hall (Catbird Productions)

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Reviews

The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the… by Jory John

The Good, The Bad, and The Spooky is a great book! It brings anticipation and excitement for Halloween and the fun activities that come along with the holiday.

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