The Good Egg
Grandma Diane reads The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald
“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 #1 New York Times bestselling picture book, “The Good Egg,” and the #2 New York Times bestselling picture book, “The Bad Seed.” He is also the author of the popular picture books, “Penguin Problems” and “Giraffe Problems,” the award-winning Goodnight Already! series, the New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, the recent picture books “Quit Calling Me a Monster!” and “Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?” and the international bestseller “All my friends are dead,” among many other books for both children and adults. Jory’s forthcoming picture books, in 2019, include “That’s What Dinosaurs Do!”, illustrated by his frequent collaborator, Pete Oswald.
Jory’s books have won numerous state book awards, most recently the North Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Florida Sunshine State Reading Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award of Vermont, the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award, the Volunteer State Book Award of Tennessee, the North Dakota Library Association Flicker Tale Award, the South Carolina Children’s Book Award, the Oregon Spirit Book Award Honor Prize, and his work was shortlisted for the Texas Bluebonnet Award. His books were also twice-nominated for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in England.”
“About Pete Oswald
Pete Oswald is a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of “The Bad Seed,” “The Good Egg” and “The Cool Bean” all authored by Jory John. His first solo picture book and author debut is “Hike,” which publishes March 2020. He is the co-creator of “Mingo The Flamingo.” Pete has worked as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer on many popular films, including the Oscar-nominated “ParaNorman,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” and “The Angry Birds Movie.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three kids. Visit him at peteoswald.com.”
