Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bad Seed | 2017 | Jory John | Buy |
| 2 | The Cool Bean | 2019 | Jory John | Buy |
| 3 | The Good Egg | 2019 | Jory John | Buy |
| 4 | The Couch Potato | 2020 | Jory John | Buy |
| 5 | The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky | 2021 | Jory John | Buy |
| 6 | The Smart Cookie | 2021 | Jory John | Buy |
| 7 | The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets | 2022 | Jory John | Buy |
| 8 | The Sour Grape | 2022 | Jory John | Buy |
| 9 | The Big Cheese | 2023 | Jory John | Buy |
The Bad Seed series by Jory John started in 2017 and grew steadily through 2023, reaching nine books with The Big Cheese. Each title in the series follows a different food character — The Good Egg, The Cool Bean, The Couch Potato, The Smart Cookie, The Sour Grape — giving readers a fresh personality to spend time with while keeping the same playful tone throughout.
The series also includes crossover and companion entries like The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (2021) and The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets (2022), which revisit earlier characters. Reading from The Bad Seed forward gives the fullest picture of how the world and its cast expand over time.