The Good Egg

by Jory John

Other authorsPete Oswald (Illustrator)

Paperback, 2019

Status

Available

Publication

HarperCollins (2019), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

Description

When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.

User reviews

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

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.

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LibraryThing member deldevries

Creative, beautiful illustrations, and a great story.

LibraryThing member villemezbrown

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 sh*t 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.

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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan

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.

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LibraryThing member MickyFine

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.

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LibraryThing member mxa107

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.

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LibraryThing member The_Hibernator

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.

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LibraryThing member SheBayBookNerd

I love these "The Food Group" stories so much! They are fun and funny but teach such valuable mental health lessons. This one follows the Good Egg in his journey to discover that he doesn't have to so "good" or "on" all the time. He can let loose and have fun. Also, he doesn't have to worry about

the other eggs being good all the time either, he can allow everyone, including himself, to make mistakes or risk unpleasantries.

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