The Good Egg

By: Jory John, Pete Oswald (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 19 January 2023

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Paperback
40 Pages

Age
4+

Dimensions(cm)
27.9 x 23 x 0.3

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A #1 New York Times bestseller!

An Amazon Best Books of the Year 2019 selection!

From the bestselling creators of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect!

Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed.

But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol’ rotten.

As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect.

So, he decides enough is enough! It’s time for him to make a change...

Dynamic duo Jory John and Pete Oswald hatch a funny and charming story that reminds us of the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those we love (even if they are sometimes a bit rotten).

Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

About the Authors

Jory John is co-author of the bestselling All My Friends Are Dead and a sequel, among other humour books. This is his second picture book for children. He lives (and sleeps) in San Francisco, USA.

Benji Davies is an animation director and illustrator of children's books. He lives in London with his wife, Nina, where he writes and draws all day long (almost!).

About the Illustrator

Pete Oswald is a painter, illustrator, and filmmaker. He is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo. Pete worked as a character designer and concept artist on the popular films Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and Hotel Transylvania. His short film The Story of Walls earned him an Annie Award nomination. He was the production designer of The Angry Birds Movie. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and two sons.

Industry Reviews

"Eggs-quisitely excellent."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

" [An] earnest counterpart to John and Oswald's hilarious The Bad Seed (2017)"
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Both text and art complement each other perfectly."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"John embeds a seed of a great idea-finding a balance between personal and social responsibility-within a rip-roaring, touching narrative."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Oswald's digitally composed, bright artwork pops with rib-tickling close-ups and character-building moments."
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"[A]nother thought-and laughter-provoking morality tale..."
Booklist (starred review)

"The art, using watercolor textures and digital paint, is filled with comic detail..."
Booklist (starred review)

"An enormously entertaining lesson about the perils of perfectionism."
Booklist (starred review)

"...an organic and locally sourced tale of the importance of self-care."
School Library Journal

"The illustrations are an egg-cellent source of amusement..."
School Library Journal

"Perfect for storytime and one-on-one sharing, hand this to readers seeking comic silliness with a deeper message of self-reflection and kindness."
School Library Journal

"The team behind The Bad Seed presents another humorous picture book about staying true to oneself."
The Horn Book

"[T]he simple lessons in John's lightand-breezy text may be useful regarding everyday encounters."
The Horn Book

"Oswald's textured watercolor and digital illustrations show a guileless, bright-eyed, glasses-wearing, oval-shaped character with a brown speckled shell and spindly little limbs-an egghead personified, and one for whom readers will cheer."
The Horn Book

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