The Bad Seed
No. of pages 40
Published: 2019
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This book is part of a book series called The Food Group .
This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.
There are 40 pages in this book.
This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).
This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
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. As a seasoned professional in the animation industry, Pete Oswald's credits include traditional animation, CG, and stop motion. Pete's work as an illustrator and designer includes Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Madagascar 2 , Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , ParaNorman , and Hotel Transylvania . His short film, The Story of Walls (2009), earned him an Annie Award nomination. Pete and his family live in Santa Monica, California.
This book is in the following series:
"The BEST read-aloud book of the year...Seriously." -- Mel Schuit, Let's Talk Picture Books (blog)
"This is kid-book humor at its best, both warmhearted and frisky-the kind that leaves adults, too, cracking up and grateful." -- New York Times Book Review
"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)
"This charmingly illustrated book would be a comical read-aloud and useful for class or family discussions about manners, behavior, and reputation." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Young readers will find the list of all the seed's offenses amusing, and the illustration of the flies and stench surrounding him (he never washes his hands or feet) is sure to elicit laughter." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"Even the very youngest can follow along as the pictures provide evidence of the seed's bad behavior and the reactions of those around him." -- School Library Journal (starred review)
"John gives the seed a sympathetic backstory (packaged as a snack food, he barely escaped being eaten) that, along with his eventual determination to change his stripes, should keep readers engaged." -- Publishers Weekly
"Working in digitized watercolors, Oswald makes this antihero's angst vivid and touching, and the world the seed moves in-a metropolis populated by seeds that include peanuts, coconuts, and corn kernels-adds a playful counterpoint of background detail and comedy." -- Publishers Weekly
"The watercolor illustrations provide plenty of comic effect." -- Booklist
"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
"Oswald's illustrations of seeds, legumes and nuts match John's silly, appealing story." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
