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Jory John
Jory John is an American author of children's books. He is known for incorporating dark humor and discussing difficult topics in his books.
His books have landed on the New York Times bestseller list, including the first (The Good Egg) and second positions (The Bad Seed). He has also been an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient twice.
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. During his time there, he ideated, programmed, and created Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama.
John left his position at 826 Valencia to focus more on his own writing, publishing All My Friends Are Dead with Avery Monsen the following year.
Beyond books, John has written for the New York Times, The Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed.
All The Food Group books were illustrated by Pete Oswald and published by HarperCollins.
The Animal Problems books were illustrated by Lane Smith and published by Random House Books for Young Readers.
The Terrible Two books were co-written with Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell, and published by Harry N. Abrams.
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Jory John
Jory John is an American author of children's books. He is known for incorporating dark humor and discussing difficult topics in his books.
His books have landed on the New York Times bestseller list, including the first (The Good Egg) and second positions (The Bad Seed). He has also been an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor recipient twice.
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. During his time there, he ideated, programmed, and created Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama.
John left his position at 826 Valencia to focus more on his own writing, publishing All My Friends Are Dead with Avery Monsen the following year.
Beyond books, John has written for the New York Times, The Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed.
All The Food Group books were illustrated by Pete Oswald and published by HarperCollins.
The Animal Problems books were illustrated by Lane Smith and published by Random House Books for Young Readers.
The Terrible Two books were co-written with Mac Barnett, illustrated by Kevin Cornell, and published by Harry N. Abrams.