The Cool Bean

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

The too-cool-for-school third picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald

Everyone knows the cool beans. Theyre sooooo cool.

And then theres the uncool has-bean . . .

Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowduntil one day the cool beans show him how its done.

With equal measures of humor, wit, and charm, the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald craft another incredible picture book, reminding us that its cooler to be kind.

Check out Jory John and Pete Oswalds funny, bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh:

• The Bad Seed
• The Good Egg
• The Cool Bean
• The Couch Potato
• The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!
• The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky!
• The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets
• Thats What Dinosaurs Do

Reviews

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 Nights 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 theyre kind. Booklist

Author Bio

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 recent picture books Penguin Problems and Quit Calling Me a Monster!, and the national bestseller All my friends are dead, among many other books. He lives and works in Oregon, where he tries to be a very good seed, indeed. 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. You can visit him online at peteoswald.tumblr.com.