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Jory John Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Jory John in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 43 books / 7 series

American author Jory John is best known for his bestselling picture book series, including *The Bad Seed* and *The Food Group* books. His works have sold millions of copies worldwide and earned multiple awards. This page provides the Jory John books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Jory John in Publication Order

2009 Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country POoKLTTOB / 1 Buy
2010 All My Friends are Dead POoAMFB / 1 Buy
2011 I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York POoPB / 1 Buy
2012 All My Friends are Still Dead POoAMFB / 2 Buy
2012 K is for Knifeball POoPB / 2 Buy
2014 Goodnight Already! POoB&DB / 1 Buy
2015 The Terrible Two POoTTTB / 1 Buy
2015 I Love You Already! POoB&DB / 2 Buy
2015 I Will Chomp You! POoPB / 3 Buy
2016 Penguin Problems POoAPB / 1 Buy
2016 The Terrible Two Get Worse POoTTTB / 2 Buy
2016 Quit Calling Me a Monster! POoPB / 4 Buy
2017 The Bad Seed POoTFGB / 1 Buy
2017 Come Home Already! POoB&DB / 3 Buy
2018 Giraffe Problems POoAPB / 2 Buy
2018 I Miss You, Barack Obama POoKLTTOB / 2 Buy
2018 The Terrible Two Go Wild(By: Mac Barnett) POoTTTB / 3 Buy
2018 The Terrible Two's Last Laugh POoTTTB / 4 Buy
2018 All Right Already! POoB&DB / 4 Buy
2018 Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? POoPB / 5 Buy
2019 The Good Egg POoTFGB / 2 Buy
2019 The Cool Bean POoTFGB / 3 Buy
2019 That's What Dinosaurs Do POoPB / 6 Buy
2020 The Couch Potato POoTFGB / 4 Buy
2020 The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! POoPB / 7 Buy
2020 It's Not My Fault! POoPB / 8 Buy
2020 First Day Critter Jitters POoPB / 9 Buy
2020 Probably a Unicorn POoPB / 10 Buy
2021 Cat Problems POoAPB / 3 Buy
2021 The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky POoTFGB / 5 Buy
2021 The Smart Cookie POoTFGB / 6 Buy
2021 Something's Wrong! POoPB / 11 Buy
2021 Summer Camp Critter Jitters POoPB / 12 Buy
2022 The Bad Seed Goes to the Library POoTFGB / 7 Buy
2022 The Good Egg and the Talent Show POoTFGB / 8 Buy
2022 The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets POoTFGB / 9 Buy
2022 The Sour Grape POoTFGB / 10 Buy
2022 This Book Will Get You to Sleep!(With: Olivier Tallec) POoPB / 13 Buy
2022 The Bad Seed Goes to the Library(With: Pete Oswald) POoPB / 14 Buy
2023 The Big Cheese POoTFGB / 11 Buy
2023 Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share(With: Erin Kraan) POoPB / 15 Buy
2024 You're Going to Love This Book! POoPB / 16 Buy
2025 The Humble Pie POoTFGB / 12 Buy

Complete Jory John Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country 2009 Buy
02 I Miss You, Barack Obama 2018 Buy
The Food Group Reading Order 12 books / 2017-2025
01 The Bad Seed 2017 Buy
02 The Good Egg 2019 Buy
03 The Cool Bean 2019 Buy
04 The Couch Potato 2020 Buy
05 The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky 2021 Buy
06 The Smart Cookie 2021 Buy
07 The Bad Seed Goes to the Library 2022 Buy
08 The Good Egg and the Talent Show 2022 Buy
09 The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets 2022 Buy
10 The Sour Grape 2022 Buy
11 The Big Cheese 2023 Buy
12 The Humble Pie 2025 Buy
Picture Reading Order 16 books / 2011-2024
01 I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York 2011 Buy
02 K is for Knifeball 2012 Buy
03 I Will Chomp You! 2015 Buy
04 Quit Calling Me a Monster! 2016 Buy
05 Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? 2018 Buy
06 That's What Dinosaurs Do 2019 Buy
07 The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! 2020 Buy
08 It's Not My Fault! 2020 Buy
09 First Day Critter Jitters 2020 Buy
10 Probably a Unicorn 2020 Buy
11 Something's Wrong! 2021 Buy
12 Summer Camp Critter Jitters 2021 Buy
13 This Book Will Get You to Sleep!(With: Olivier Tallec) 2022 Buy
14 The Bad Seed Goes to the Library(With: Pete Oswald) 2022 Buy
15 Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share(With: Erin Kraan) 2023 Buy
16 You're Going to Love This Book! 2024 Buy
Bear & Duck Reading Order 4 books / 2014-2018
01 Goodnight Already! 2014 Buy
02 I Love You Already! 2015 Buy
03 Come Home Already! 2017 Buy
04 All Right Already! 2018 Buy
All My Friends... Reading Order 2 books / 2010-2012
01 All My Friends are Dead 2010 Buy
02 All My Friends are Still Dead 2012 Buy
The Terrible Two Reading Order 4 books / 2015-2018
01 The Terrible Two 2015 Buy
02 The Terrible Two Get Worse 2016 Buy
03 The Terrible Two Go Wild(By: Mac Barnett) 2018 Buy
04 The Terrible Two's Last Laugh 2018 Buy
Animal Problems Reading Order 3 books / 2016-2021
01 Penguin Problems 2016 Buy
02 Giraffe Problems 2018 Buy
03 Cat Problems 2021 Buy

Where to start with Jory John

What is the best order to read Jory John books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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