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The Bad Seed Audio CD – MP3 Audio, December 3, 2019
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A New York Times bestseller!
An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Monthfrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already! series
This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. How bad? Do you really want to know?
He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be--happy?
With Jory John's charming and endearing text, here is The Bad Seed: a funny yet touching tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will, acceptance, and just being you. Perfect for readers young and old, The Bad Seed proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us.
- Print length1 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level1 - 2
- Dimensions5.25 x 0.55 x 6.5 inches
- PublisherHarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing
- Publication dateDecember 3, 2019
- ISBN-101094087505
- ISBN-13978-1094087504
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"This is a story that opens up dialogue about our reactions to life experiences, the consequences of our choices, and the chance to make a change for the better."
-- "School Library Journal (starred review)""Young readers will enjoy watching the dramatic seed intimidate his nervous neighbors, and might not even realize they're learning a lesson about good behavior in the process."
-- "Booklist""A thoughtful, candid look at self-reflection."
-- "Kirkus Reviews""Readers will be giggling nonstop."
-- "Librarian's Quest on The Good Egg"About the Author
Jory John is a writer, editor, and journalist. He is the coauthor of the bestselling All My Friends Are Dead and the editor of Thanks, and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama.
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Product details
- Publisher : HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing; Unabridged edition (December 3, 2019)
- Language : English
- Audio CD : 1 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1094087505
- ISBN-13 : 978-1094087504
- Reading age : 3 - 7 years, from customers
- Grade level : 1 - 2
- Item Weight : 2.88 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.55 x 6.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #8,467,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4,774 in Children's Manners Books
- #27,950 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books)
- #75,662 in Children's Humor
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About the authors
Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient.
Jory’s work includes the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Good Egg," and the #2 New York Times bestselling picture book, "The Bad Seed." He is also the author of the popular picture books, "Penguin Problems" and "Giraffe Problems," the award-winning Goodnight Already! series, the New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, the recent picture books "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" and "Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?" and the international bestseller "All my friends are dead," among many other books for both children and adults. Jory's forthcoming picture books, in 2019, include "That's What Dinosaurs Do!", illustrated by his frequent collaborator, Pete Oswald.
Jory’s books have won numerous state book awards, most recently the North Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Florida Sunshine State Reading Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award of Vermont, the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award, the Volunteer State Book Award of Tennessee, the North Dakota Library Association Flicker Tale Award, the South Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Prize, and his work was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. His books were also twice-nominated for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in England.
In addition to the books mentioned here, Jory has written for the New York Times, the Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed, among many other publications. His work has also been featured in The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best of McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Reader's Digest, and more.
For more than six years, Jory worked as the programs director at 826 Valencia, a nonprofit writing and educational center in San Francisco's Mission District, founded by Dave Eggers. In that time, he conceptualized and edited, "Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama," which was featured on "This American Life."
Find Jory at www.joryjohn.com or on Twitter @IamJoryJohn
Pete Oswald is a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of "The Bad Seed," "The Good Egg," "The Cool Bean," "The Couch Potato," and "The Smart Cookie" all authored by Jory John. Pete’s author debut, "Hike," was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and received 5 starred reviews. Pete is an Annie Award-nominated animation production designer best known for "The Angry Birds Movie" franchise, Oscar® Nominated "ParaNorman," and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three kids. Visit him at peteoswald.com.
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This book talks all about a bad seed why he’s the bad seed what bad things he does to other people and how they talk about him behind his back. The last couple pages say how he’s trying to make improvements but he still a bad seed just not that bad. Written by someone with no educational or therapeutic background. It would be a great way to give a kid a phobia. This is a review by someone with two masters in education.
In the scary world, we live with school shootings being carried out by teens with complex issues, this book provides food for thought and promotes possibilities of change!
My first-grade students LOVE this book. It is in "Our Favorites" bin to be read over and over.
Thank you Jory John! This is now one of my all time favorites and I will be reading it and promoting it year after year in my classroom! I cannot say enough positive words about this story. Buy it, you won't be disappointed!


As a mom, I like that the books are also educational. They touch on emotions, feelings, how those emotions/behaviors are received and how you can alter change your emotions. It also gives them great life examples of good, bad and cool behaviors which is great with navigating a toddler through all the different emotions that they go through. She also understands that you can be happy, sad, angry. I like that the Cool Beans touches on kindness and acceptance of others. Kids need kindness!
Three Book Series
The Cool Beans (My daughter's second favorite)
The Bad Seed (My daughter's favorite of the set)
The Good Egg (My daughter's third favorite)

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020
As a mom, I like that the books are also educational. They touch on emotions, feelings, how those emotions/behaviors are received and how you can alter change your emotions. It also gives them great life examples of good, bad and cool behaviors which is great with navigating a toddler through all the different emotions that they go through. She also understands that you can be happy, sad, angry. I like that the Cool Beans touches on kindness and acceptance of others. Kids need kindness!
Three Book Series
The Cool Beans (My daughter's second favorite)
The Bad Seed (My daughter's favorite of the set)
The Good Egg (My daughter's third favorite)









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