All My Friends… Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| All My Friends are Dead |
2010 |
Buy |
| All My Friends are Still Dead |
2012 |
Buy |
Animal Problems Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Penguin Problems |
2016 |
Buy |
| Giraffe Problems |
2018 |
Buy |
| Cat Problems |
2021 |
Buy |
| Matou blues |
2021 |
N/A |
Bad Seed Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bad Seed |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Cool Bean |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Good Egg |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Couch Potato |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Smart Cookie |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Sour Grape |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Big Cheese |
2023 |
Buy |
Bear & Duck Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Goodnight Already! |
2014 |
Buy |
| I Love You Already! |
2015 |
Buy |
| Come Home Already! |
2017 |
Buy |
| All Right Already! |
2018 |
Buy |
| All Right Already!: A Snowy Story |
2018 |
N/A |
Kids’ Letters To The Obamas Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country |
2009 |
Buy |
| I Miss You, Barack Obama |
2018 |
Buy |
Picture Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York |
2011 |
Buy |
| K is for Knifeball |
2012 |
Buy |
| I Will Chomp You! |
2015 |
Buy |
| Quit Calling Me a Monster! |
2016 |
Buy |
| Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? |
2018 |
Buy |
| That’s What Dinosaurs Do |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! |
2020 |
Buy |
| It’s Not My Fault! |
2020 |
Buy |
| First Day Critter Jitters |
2020 |
Buy |
| Probably a Unicorn |
2020 |
Buy |
| Something’s Wrong! |
2021 |
Buy |
| Summer Camp Critter Jitters |
2021 |
Buy |
| This Book Will Get You to Sleep! |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Bad Seed Goes to the Library |
2022 |
Buy |
| Nothing’s Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share |
2023 |
Buy |
| You’re Going to Love This Book! |
2024 |
Buy |
The Food Group Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bad Seed |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Bad Seed Goes to the Library |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky |
2021 |
N/A |
| The Good Egg |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Good Egg and the Talent Show |
2022 |
Buy |
| he Great Eggscape! |
2020 |
N/A |
| The Cool Bean |
2019 |
Buy |
| As Cool as It Gets |
- |
N/A |
| The Cool Bean Makes a Splash |
2024 |
N/A |
| The Couch Potato |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Smart Cookie |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Sour Grape |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Big Cheese |
2023 |
Buy |
| Have Yourself a Cheesy Little Christmas |
2025 |
N/A |
| The Humble Pie |
2025 |
Buy |
| The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets |
2022 |
Buy |
The Terrible Two Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Terrible Two |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Terrible Two Get Worse |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Terrible Two Go Wild |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Terrible Two’s Last Laugh |
2018 |
Buy |
Jory John is one of the most prolific authors in children’s picture books, with close to 60 titles published since 2009. His best-known work is The Food Group series, which started with The Bad Seed in 2017 and has grown into a large franchise that includes The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, The Sour Grape, The Big Cheese, and The Humble Pie, among others. The series has spawned spin-off stories and holiday specials, and new entries are still arriving as of 2025.
Beyond the food-themed books, John has several other running series. The Animal Problems books (Penguin Problems, Giraffe Problems, Cat Problems) give animals relatable complaints, while the Bear & Duck series began with Goodnight Already! in 2014 and ran for four installments. The Terrible Two, co-authored, is a chapter book series about pranks. His picture book catalog also includes standalone titles like That’s What Dinosaurs Do, Probably a Unicorn, and This Book Will Get You to Sleep!, along with the earlier All My Friends are Dead humor books. With eight active series and a long list of individual titles, John has built a wide-ranging catalog aimed at young readers.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Jory John written?
Jory John has written 59 books across eight series.
What was Jory John's first book?
Jory John’s first book is Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country, published in 2009.
What genres does Jory John write in?
Jory John writes fiction. Their best-known work includes the All My Friends… series.