The Cool Bean
What's The Cool Bean About
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! AN AMAZON BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH (DECEMBER 2019) SELECTION! The “too-cool-for-school” third picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans show him how it’s done. With equal measures of humor, wit, and charm, the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald craft another incredible picture book, reminding us that it’s cooler to be kind. Check out John and Oswald’s other books for children: The Bad Seed The Good Egg That’s What Dinosaurs Do
What Kind of Book is The Cool Bean
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It's not the storyline you expect, and the approach that's taken is neat—sometimes it's our own insecurities holding us back, rather than actually being excluded. Sweet, encouraging message.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
JORY JOHN is the author of multiple books for children and adults, including the New York Times bestsellers The Terrible Two and All My Friends Are Dead, as well as the popular Penguin Problems and E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor book Goodnight Already. He lives in Oregon with his wife.
As a seasoned professional in the animation industry, Pete Oswald’s credits include traditional animation, CG, and stop motion. Pete’s work as an illustrator and designer includes Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Madagascar 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, ParaNorman, and Hotel Transylvania. His short film, The Story of Walls (2009), earned him an Annie Award nomination. Pete and his family live in Santa Monica, California.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780062954527
- Publication Date
- December 3, 2019
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 18
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 1151402461
- Lexile® Level
- 530L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~N
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 505496
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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