The Good Egg

Written by Jory John

Narrated by Dan Bittner

A #1 New York Times bestseller!

An Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2019 Selection!

From the bestselling creator of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect!

Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed.

But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol’ rotten.

As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect.

So, he decides enough is enough! It’s time for him to make a change…

Jory John hatches a funny and charming story that reminds us of the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those who we love (even if they are sometimes a bit rotten).

Perfect for shared story time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Dec 3, 2019
• ISBN: 9780062993809

Jory John

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 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.

Reviews for The Good Egg

[Jordan and Brandy Nation · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The reading of the book is good. Quality of the content of the book…not so good.

[Fidelina Feliz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I’m not going to change the way I love it!!!

[Robin Rasumov-Rahe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My son loves it - he listens to it and turns the pages in the paper version. We play this one on repeat.

[Cherry · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was great and it was so lovely. I love the good egg.

[Edgar BA · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

!!!Amazing book!!! wow!!! love it love it love it!!! wow!!!

[Rica Oquias · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved the music, and the story line as amazing! It taught me great lesson indeed!

[Ren Arnold · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Super cute message about self love weird ending tho honestly

[Shruti Khurana · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I like the main character, The good egg. Not the other characters

[Lauren Isaac · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

it was a nice book and i learned no one has to be perfect! thank you Jory John

[izzie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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[Ashlyn Forstall · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good ?? job I love it ?⭐️✨it’s so good!!!?awesome .

[Julie Costello · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It would have been nice to see the illustrations in this book but other than that very good plot line. This was a message to kids about having a sense of belonging regardless of what your character is like.

[hilary scott · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

All of the Egg should not have been a good

[Sarah Donnelly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

i loved that the good egg said that they don't need to be perfect... and that in the story the writer chose that he was cracking up litterlay it's a inside joke.. hahahaahahahahhahaha!

[Alwin Mascarenhas · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I Liked it but it was a little bit short I prefer longer books but apart from that it was okay.??

[pcjoy2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Short - but very good moral for kids ( ages 7 to 9 ) ...younger or older kids also enjoy listening.

[the_hibernator · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

In this delightful story, an egg is busy trying to encourage his fellow eggs to be good. Then he starts to crack under all the pressure of paying attention to what everyone else is doing. It’s a good moral about worrying about yourself and not what other people are doing. Great for many adults in today’s society, as well as my older two kids.

[mxa107 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The main character is a very good egg who is constantly worried about his peers. Since the very good egg spends a lot time worrying about the rest of the eggs, he found himself doing more for others than for himself. He learned to focus on himself and take actions that benefit him. I would recommend this book to elementary and middle school students because children are constantly making friends and can get caught up worrying about their peers too much. This book has many good take aways and amazing illustrations.

[mickyfine · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A story about a good egg. A gooooooood egg. Our egg takes pleasure in being good and works hard to make everyone around it be good too, even the other eggs in its carton, who are definitely not good eggs. But being so good is a lot of pressure. Can our egg hold up?A tale that subtly teaches kids the dangers of perfectionism and the importance of self-care. Plenty of puns and jokes for grown-ups to enjoy and a cute story that's great for everyone.

[librarianryan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Hummmmm. I see why this book shows up on so many best of lists. It uses an egg and cracking as a way to illustrate feeling under pressure because you are trying to be good in a world of people not trying as hard. How do you deal. You take time for yourself and learn what you need to do to keep your shell intact in a crazy world.

[villemezbrown · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Goodreads Choice Awards Project: Read as many of the opening round Best Picture Book nominees as possible. 11 to go!I thought Humpty Dumpty already proved that eggs make lousy protagonists. Our ovoid hero has fallen in with a carton of bad eggs. He goes on a quest to become okay with the fact that you cannot change other eggs, only your attitude toward them. He then returns to the carton to eat their shit for the rest of his life. End of story.Abusive relationships are okay? Not a moral I'd want my child to take away from any book.

[deldevries · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Creative, beautiful illustrations, and a great story.

[abigailadams26 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Author Jory John and illustrator Pete Oswald, who previously collaborated on The Bad Seed, join forces again in this entertaining new picture-book. The eponymous Good Egg, having been virtuous and well-meaning from the first moment of his existence, finds life with the other eleven eggs in his carton rather rough. Eventually going off on his own, when his efforts to make the other eggs be good lead only to stress, and the development of cracks in his shell, he learns to decompress and take care of himself. Eventually he returns to his dozen, willing to relax and live and let live...Like its predecessor, The Good Egg pairs a narrative that is both humorous and insightful with cute and appealing artwork. The central message here - that one should look to one's own personal welfare, and not take it upon oneself to police the behavior of one's peers - is a good one, and works quite well with the story structure of an individual leaving the group for a time, in order to clarify matters for himself. The idea that we have very little control over the actions of others, and should therefore not waste our time or efforts on attempting it, is an important one, and communicated here with humor. The artwork is expressive, accentuating that humor, and capturing the various emotional states through which the egg passes. Recommended to worry-wort good eggs who spend too much time thinking about what the other eggs are getting up to.