Jory John
Jory John is an American author of children's books.
His books have landed on the New York Times bestseller list,[1][2][3][4][5] including the first (The Good Egg) and second positions (The Bad Seed).[6] He has also been an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient twice.[6]
Career
Early in his career, Jory John volunteered, interned, then was hired as the programs director at 826 Valencia, an educational nonprofit in the Mission District of San Francisco, where he worked from 2004 to 2009.[7] During his time there, he ideated, programmed, and created Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama.[6][8]
John left his position at 826 Valencia to focus more on his own writing,[7] publishing All My Friends Are Dead with Avery Monsen the following year.
Beyond books, John has written for the New York Times,[9][10] The Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle,[11][12][13] the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed.
Books
Critter Jitters series
- First Day Critter Jitters (2020)
- Summer Camp Critter Jitters (2021)
The Food Group series
All The Food Group books were illustrated by Pete Oswald and published by HarperCollins.
- The Bad Seed (2017)
- The Good Egg (2019)
- The Cool Bean (2019)
- The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! (2020)
- The Couch Potato (2020)
- The Bad Egg Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (2021)
- The Smart Cookie (2021)
All books were illustrated by Pete Oswald and published by HarperCollins.
Animal Problems series
The Animals Problems books were illustrated by Lane Smith and published by Random House Books for Young Readers.
- Penguin Problems (2016)
- Giraffe Problems (2018)
- Cat Problems (2021)
The Terrible Two series
The Terrible Two books were co-written with Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell, and published by Harry N. Abrams.
- The Terrible Two (2015)
- The Terrible Two Get Worse (2016)
- The Terrible Two Go Wild (2018)
- The Terrible Two's Last Laugh (2018)
Goodnight Already! series
The Goodnight Already! books were illustrated by Benji Davies and published by HarperCollins.
- Goodnight Already! (2014)
- I Love You Already! (2015)
- Come Home Already! (2017)
- All Right Already! (2018)
All My Friends ... series
The All My Friends... books were co-written with Avery Monsen and published by Chronicle Books.
- All My Friends Are Dead (2010)
- All My Friends Are Still Dead (2012)
Standalone books
- Pirate's Log: A Handbook for Aspiring Swashbucklers with Avery Monsen (2008)
- I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York with Avery Monsen (2011)
- K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice with Avery Monsen (2012)
- I Will Chomp You! (2015)
- Quit Calling Me a Monster! (2016)
- Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? (2018)
- I Miss You, Barack Obama: 44 Postcards for All Occasions to Send to Anyone Who Misses the 44th President (2018)
- That's What Dinosaurs Do (2019)
- It's Not My Fault! (2020)
- Something's Wrong!: A Bear, a Hare, and Some Underwear (2021)
- This Book Will Get You to Sleep! (2022)
- Definitely a Unicorn (2022)
Editor
- Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama (2009)
References
- ↑ "The Bad Seed". IndieBound. Archived from the original on October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Cool Bean (The Food Group)". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Cool Bean (The Food Group)". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Couch Potato (The Food Group)". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky (The Food Group)". IndieBound. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "About". Jory John. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Wagner, David (2012-01-08). "Jory John SF hearts: 826 Valencia, Arizmendi". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ "'Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama' Edited by Jory John". The Therapeutic Care Journal. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ John, Jory (2009-01-16). "Opinion | Dear Mr. Obama". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ John, Jory (2009-01-16). "Opinion | Dear Sir Obama: Presidential Advice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ John, Jory (2012-08-18). "'The Lost Prince,' by Selden Edwards". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ Monsen, Avery; John, Jory (2012-02-05). "That's Disgusting!". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ John, Jory (2010-10-24). "'The Man Who Invented the Computer'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
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