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The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (I Can Read Level 1) by [Jory John, Pete Oswald]

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The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald!

The Bad Seed is in a good mood…for once. That’s because there’s a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can’t be read anymore.

But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book? Pick up this really cool book to find out!

The Bad Seed Goes to the Library is a Level 1 I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts of Level One books support success for children eager to start reading on their own.

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4 - 8 years
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32 pages
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English
Grade level

Preschool - 3
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HarperCollins
Publication date

March 29, 2022
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About the Author

Jory John is a New York Times bestselling author and two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient. Jory’s work includes the award-winning Goodnight Already! series; the bestselling Terrible Two series; the popular picture books The Bad Seed, Penguin Problems, and Quit Calling Me a Monster!; and the national bestseller All My Friends Are Dead, among other books. He lives in Oregon. You can visit him online at www.joryjohn.com.

Pete Oswald is an LA-based artist, kid lit author/illustrator, and production designer. He is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo, published in 2017 by HarperCollins. Pete is also the illustrator of The Bad Seed, by Jory John. When Pete is not working on books he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and two sons.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0983N3QJ2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (March 29, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Best Sellers Rank: #163,449 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #78 in Children's Books on Manners
- #116 in Children's Books on Values
- #128 in Children's Imagination & Play Fiction

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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

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J. Moore

I am purchasing this awesome book for all the little ones in my life.

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022

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I preordered The Bad Seed Goes To The Library because I love The Bad Seed (have all his books); I love Jory John & Pete Oswald; and, I love the library. I waited impatiently for it to arrive; it came today - yeah!! It is everything (and more) that I eagerly anticipated.

The cover says it all - that's how I felt reading this new chapter in The Bad Seed's life. What a delightful story about the sheer exuberance of loving books - of going to the library - of being in the library - of reading! The story and the illustrations are perfectly paired. The story is awesome; the illustrations are equally awesome.

After reading it once, I immediately ordered a copy for my 7 month-old grandson who lives far, far away. This will become a favorite of the many books his mother reads to him every day.

My copy is going in this 72-year-old grandmother's home library - along side all my other Jory John books and countless (literally) others.

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Danielle G

bought for grand daughter

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022

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my grand daughter loves to read so this is one of the books I've gotten her..she read the whole book as soon as she opened it..this is one on the series she likes even though her reading level is two levels higher for her age but I love to read and want her to continue to love to read also no matter what they say for the age groups..let them read what the enjoy

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022

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Bought for my 6 year old niece and she read it to me that day no problem, probably too easy for her but still a good book

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Amazon Customer

Good moral to the story.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022

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The plot had a good moral to it. When you really like a book it is hard to return it to the library but it is the right thing to do.

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Jenni R Weese-Choe

Another great Bad Seed Book!

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022

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Great story for the kids. We love this series!

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2022

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My grandbaby loves her books by Jory John plus I work in a library!

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J.M. Northup

Great For New Library-Goers

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2022

I love Jory John's work. Such great illustrations for adorable stories, which kids can easily relate to. Parents/teachers can enjoy them, as well.

This was a fun title to share with my granddaughters. We sat and read it together in a rocket ship bookshelf at our local library. It helped to create a great memory while teaching the girls about the library. It was also a magical part of the day they received their library cards!

The littles loved the story. They told me it was, "a good book." I think I can confidently say they recommend it as much as I do.

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