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
award-winning Goodnight Already! series; the bestselling Food Group
series, including The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and more; the
national bestseller All My Friends Are Dead; and many more popular
picture books. You can visit him online at joryjohn.com.
Pete Oswald is an artist, picture book creator, and production
designer. Pete is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling
Food Group series by Jory John and the Cranky series by Phuc Tran
as well as many other picture books. 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 Los Angeles, California, with his wife and
three sons.
This is a gentle, sweet story of how generosity and kindness are
the true qualities to champion, and offers a great example for
young readers and an important reminder for older readers. A strong
addition to any collection. — School Library Journal (starred
review)
Witty wordplay (“I was officially a has-bean”) and silly gags in
the digital and watercolor illustrations (The Great Gatsbean, A
Midsummer Night’s Bean, Leguma Beach) help downplay the didacticism
and up the cool factor. — Horn Book Magazine
Cool beans indeed. — Kirkus Reviews
Oswald's pipe-stemmed limbs, googly eyes, and accessories give
these anthropomorphic legumes lots of personality. — Kirkus
Reviews
John's good-hearted text makes [hay] with the bean puns... — Kirkus
Reviews
as character-driven, pun-filled, and hilariously illustrated as its
predecessors. — Booklist
The last line [drives] the message home: all kids can be cool if
they’re kind. — Booklist
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