American author of children's books
Jory John is an American author of children's books. He is known for incorporating dark humor and discussing difficult topics in his books.[ 1]
His books have landed on the New York Times bestseller list,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] including the first (The Good Egg ) and second positions (The Bad Seed ).[ 6] He has also been an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient twice.[ 6]
Career
Early in his career, Jory John volunteered, interned, then was hired as the programs director at 826 Valencia , an educational nonprofit in the Mission District of San Francisco, where he worked from 2004 to 2009.[ 7] During his time there, he ideated, programmed, and created Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama .[ 6] [ 8]
John left his position at 826 Valencia to focus more on his own writing,[ 7] publishing All My Friends Are Dead with Avery Monsen the following year.
Beyond books, John has written for the New York Times ,[ 9] [ 10] The Guardian , the San Francisco Chronicle ,[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] the Believer , McSweeney's Internet Tendency , and BuzzFeed .
Books
Critter Jitters series
First Day Critter Jitters (2020)
Summer Camp Critter Jitters (2021)[ 14] [ 15]
The Food Group series
All The Food Group books were illustrated by Pete Oswald and published by HarperCollins .
The Bad Seed (2017)[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20]
The Good Egg (2019)[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
The Cool Bean (2019)[ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! (2020)
The Couch Potato (2020)[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (2021)
The Smart Cookie (2021)[ 30] [ 31]
The Sour Grape (2022)
The Big Cheese (2023)
Animal Problems series
The Animal Problems books were illustrated by Lane Smith and published by Random House Books for Young Readers .
The Terrible Two series
The Terrible Two books were co-written with Mac Barnett , illustrated by Kevin Cornell, and published by Harry N. Abrams .
The Terrible Two (2015)[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] [ 44]
The Terrible Two Get Worse (2016)[ 45] [ 46]
The Terrible Two Go Wild (2018)
The Terrible Two's Last Laugh (2018)
Goodnight Already! series
The Goodnight Already! books were illustrated by Benji Davies and published by HarperCollins .
All My Friends ... series
The All My Friends... books were co-written with Avery Monsen and published by Chronicle Books .
Standalone books
Editor
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama (2009)
References
^ "Finding the Humor in (Spite of) It All: A Chat with Bestselling Author Jory John" . Brightly . 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Bad Seed" . IndieBound . Retrieved 10 October 2021 .
^ "The Cool Bean (The Food Group)" . IndieBound . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ "The Couch Potato (The Food Group)" . IndieBound . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ "The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (The Food Group)" . IndieBound . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ a b c "About" . Jory John . Retrieved 10 October 2021 .
^ a b Wagner, David (8 January 2012). "Jory John SF hearts: 826 Valencia, Arizmendi" . SFGATE . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ " 'Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama' Edited by Jory John" . The Therapeutic Care Journal . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ John, Jory (16 January 2009). "Opinion | Dear Mr. Obama" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ John, Jory (16 January 2009). "Opinion | Dear Sir Obama: Presidential Advice" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ John, Jory (18 August 2012). " 'The Lost Prince,' by Selden Edwards" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ Monsen, Avery; John, Jory (5 February 2012). "That's Disgusting!" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ John, Jory (24 October 2010). " 'The Man Who Invented the Computer' " . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 11 October 2021 .
^ "Summer Camp Critter Jitters" . Booklist . 15 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Summer Camp Critter Jitters" . Kirkus Reviews . 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Bad Seed" . Kirkus Reviews . 1 May 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Bad Seed" . Booklist . July 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Russo, Maria (8 September 2017). "All Kinds of Outrageous Behavior in These New Picture Books" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Costner, Suzanne (16 June 2017). "The Bad Seed by Jory John" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Costner, Suzanne. "The Bad Seed" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Good Egg" . Kirkus Reviews . 30 September 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Fletcher, Connie (1 January 2019). "The Good Egg" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Hottle, Laken (1 February 2019). "The Good Egg" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Cool Bean" . Kirkus Reviews . 23 October 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Fletcher, Connie (3 January 2020). "The Cool Bean" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Malixi, Kaitlin (1 January 2020). "The Cool Bean" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Couch Potato" . Kirkus Reviews . 13 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Couch Potato" . Booklist . 1 November 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Joan, Kindig (1 December 2020). "The Couch Potato" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Smart Cookie" . Kirkus Reviews . 24 September 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Smart Cookie" . Booklist . 1 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Penguin Problems" . Kirkus Reviews . 22 June 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Hunter, Sarah (August 2016). "Penguin Problems" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Black, Michael Ian (11 November 2016). "Is Life Fair? Four Picture Books Say No" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Fleischacker, Joy. "Penguin Problems" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Giraffe Problems" . Kirkus Reviews . 24 July 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Taylor, Lisa. "Giraffe Problems" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Cat Problems" . Kirkus Reviews . 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Whitehurst, Lucinda (August 2021). "Cat Problems" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Callegari, Catherine. "Cat Problems" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Terrible Two" . Kirkus Reviews . 22 October 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Blau, Amanda (1 June 2015). "The Terrible Two" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Terrible Two" . Booklist . 1 January 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Morefield, Juliet (1 January 2015). "The Terrible Two" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "The Terrible Two Get Worse" . Kirkus Reviews . 16 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "The Terrible Two Get Worse" . Booklist . 15 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Goodnight Already!" . Kirkus Reviews . 14 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Goodnight Already!" . Booklist . 15 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ McLeod, Marian. "Goodnight Already!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "I Love You Already!" . Kirkus Reviews . 21 September 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ McBroom, Kathleen (3 December 2015). "I Love You Already!" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Ludke, Linda. "I Love You Already!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Come Home Already!" . Kirkus Reviews . 27 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Weitz, Susan (1 November 2017). "Come Home Already!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "All Right, Already!" . Kirkus Reviews . 30 July 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Roth, Kelly (1 November 2018). "All Right Already!: A Snowy Story" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Cooper, Ilene (August 2015). "I Will Chomp You!" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "I Will Chomp You!" . Kirkus Reviews . 15 April 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Ludke, Linda. "I Will Chomp You!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" . Booklist . 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Quit Calling Me A Monster!" . Kirkus Reviews . 4 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Newberry, Brooke. "Quit Calling Me a Monster!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Can Someone Please Scratch My Back?" . Booklist . 1 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Can Someone Please Scratch My Back" . Kirkus Reviews . 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Precopio, Jasmine L. (1 February 2018). "Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "That's What Dinosaurs Do" . Booklist . 15 March 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "That's What Dinosaurs Do" . Kirkus Reviews . 13 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Lehmuller, Lisa (1 May 2019). "That's What Dinosaurs Do" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "It's Not My Fault!" . Booklist . 1 May 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "It's Not My Fault!" . Kirkus Reviews . 9 February 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ Joyner, Chance Lee (1 May 2020). "It's Not My Fault!" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Worthington, Becca (20 August 2021). "Something's Wrong!" . Booklist . Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ "Something's Wrong!" . Kirkus Reviews . 25 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2021 .
^ John, Scott (1 April 2021). "Something's Wrong! A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear" . School Library Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
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