The Cool Bean (The Food Group)

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

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 Jory John and Pete Oswald’s funny, bestselling books for kids 4-8 and anyone who wants a laugh:

  • The Bad Seed
  • The Good Egg
  • The Cool Bean
  • The Couch Potato
  • The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!
  • The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, the Spooky!
  • The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets
  • That’s What Dinosaurs Do

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Published Dec 3, 2019

40 pages

Average rating: 8.5

4 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Denise Lauron
May 19, 2024
10/10 stars
This book about fitting in with others would be best read by a child himself. If the child needs to be read to still, he may not be old enough to understand the message in the book.

It was very cute, though. The cool bean thought that his friends had deserted him, but in reality, they were right there for him when he needed them.

At the beginning of the book, I took it to mean that the beans had started middle school, but the maturity level of the book is a little younger than that.
Lauralee🧚‍♀️
Mar 25, 2025
8/10 stars
The things that matter should not and whether we see it or not, it affects others. Making them believe that these temporary fixes are worth sacrificing their authenticity. This is a solid representation of that. We can switch anything into what we want, something positive and make that cool. Things that matter. Great work.

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