The Cool Bean

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

Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient. Jorys 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 LA-based artist, kid lit author/illustrator, and production designer. Pete is the illustrator of the 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 two sons.