The Bad Seed
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- Create Date：2021-03-09 22:14:22
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jory John
- ISBN：B07CLNDCFH
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Summary
An Amazon Best Children's Book of the Month from the New York Times bestselling author of the Goodnight Already！ series
This is a book about a bad seed。 A baaaaaaaaaad seed。 How bad？ Do you really want to know？
He has a bad temper， bad manners， and a bad attitude。 He’s been bad since he can remember！ This seed cuts in line every time， stares at everybody and never listens。 But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself， and decides that he wants to be—happy？
With Jory John’s charming and endearing text and bold expressive illustrations by Pete Oswald， here is The Bad Seed: a funny yet touching tale that reminds us of the remarkably transformative power of will， acceptance， and just being you。 Perfect for readers young and old， The Bad Seed proves that positive change is possible for each and every one of us。
Reviews
Grace Lee
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Follows in seriesI thought it was fun。 Good for kids bedtime。 Good lesson。 Hard to review prior to reading。 Thanks Amazon for letting me try it。
Emma DiTommaso
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I like these types of book。 The authors have done an amazing job with the writing and illustrations。 The plot is the story is interesting。 It just shows that someone that is bad can become good。 It is a great book for children to read。 It takes time to learn how to be a good person when you have been a bad seed for a while。 It shows that you can be a bad seed for a long time， and after something happens， you can become good。 This is a great book for everyone to have！
Gabriel Castillo
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If your parents are going to make a big difference I'm going with thatI would give you 5 stars because you are awesome and I love your bookSo do not be bad and I loved the idea😁 If your parents are going to make a big difference I'm going with thatI would give you 5 stars because you are awesome and I love your bookSo do not be bad and I loved the idea😁 。。。more
Robin Audu
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LOVE this picture book。 It’s filled with great illustrations。 It highlights how it’s okay to not be fully good。 It also shows that it’s okay not to always feel happy， but being good and friendly is a choice we can make。 All put in a funny way with brilliant illustration。
Klancy
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All children know someone who is a troublemaker， whether that is them or someone in their class。 The Bad Seed looks at a troublemaker who just wants to make things bad and messy and why he acts this way。 It's a cute book at looking beyond the expectations or thoughts of others and seeing the truth！ All children know someone who is a troublemaker， whether that is them or someone in their class。 The Bad Seed looks at a troublemaker who just wants to make things bad and messy and why he acts this way。 It's a cute book at looking beyond the expectations or thoughts of others and seeing the truth！ 。。。more
Shari
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Good goodPretty good for a children’s book。 Has a good moral to it！！ My son liked the pictures。 It was cute
Adam
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This series is so much fun。 I love the puns！
Jenny
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The good bookIt is the best book ever！ Sooooo fun to read。 It is the best book I read so good to read！
Kristin
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Good bookThis was a cute read。 My children thoroughly enjoyed this book。 The are excited to read the other as well。
Sandra Hansen
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The illustrations are great。 My granddaughter loved the story of seed that changes his ways。
Peyton
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This is my favourite of the series， so far。 I found the story more enjoyable and thought the ending was better than the others。
Dolly
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This is a humorous tale about redemption and trying to be good， even when we fail。 Some of the bad seed's bad deeds hit a bit too close to home。。。"I'm late to everything。" （p。 6）"I tell long jokes with no punch lines。" （p。 6）Ok， so maybe I'm not late to everything and maybe I just tell long， not-entirely-pointless stories to answer a simple question， but I still had to reflect on my own 'bad seed' behavior。The illustrations are cute， and I love that the not-all-that-bad seed is still as imperfec This is a humorous tale about redemption and trying to be good， even when we fail。 Some of the bad seed's bad deeds hit a bit too close to home。。。"I'm late to everything。" （p。 6）"I tell long jokes with no punch lines。" （p。 6）Ok， so maybe I'm not late to everything and maybe I just tell long， not-entirely-pointless stories to answer a simple question， but I still had to reflect on my own 'bad seed' behavior。The illustrations are cute， and I love that the not-all-that-bad seed is still as imperfect as ever。 I cringe when I think about the roasting that he likely endured enroute to his bad beginnings， but I appreciate that the author kindly skipped over that part。 Overall， it was a fun， fast read and will likely appeal to parents and teachers who want to encourage 'good seed' behavior while still acknowledging the imperfections in us all。 。。。more
W。
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FunThe bad Seed has very nice visuals and a fun entertaining story。 Read it together with my nieces， we laughed and liked it a lot。
Ellen Mcgarvey
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Good bookI liked the drawings and when it said I’m a baaaaaad seed it was so funny and good I really enjoyed it。
Ms Bright
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This was funny。 It was fun。 It was cute。 It was exactly what I hoped it would be！I wasn't sure I was a fan of the sexual harassment scene （did we really need a "woman" - another seed， but with lipstick etc。 - being leered at？）。 And I was pretty annoyed the common American grammatical error - spit instead of spat - was included。 I feel like there should be proper grammar in such a short book！Anyway， I'll be looking out for the rest in the series。 Overall， I really liked it。 This was funny。 It was fun。 It was cute。 It was exactly what I hoped it would be！I wasn't sure I was a fan of the sexual harassment scene （did we really need a "woman" - another seed， but with lipstick etc。 - being leered at？）。 And I was pretty annoyed the common American grammatical error - spit instead of spat - was included。 I feel like there should be proper grammar in such a short book！Anyway， I'll be looking out for the rest in the series。 Overall， I really liked it。 。。。more
Carolyn Walker
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I liked reading this book even though it's for childrenCute story。 Showing that you can change your behavior， when though you are considered a bad seed you can grow into something not so bad if you try。 I liked reading this book even though it's for childrenCute story。 Showing that you can change your behavior， when though you are considered a bad seed you can grow into something not so bad if you try。 。。。more
Crystal
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We loved it and the seriesGreat book， content is good my tot asks great questions that opens up awesome topics。 Love the whole series。 Artwork is also five stars。
Lisa
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Cute。 Took me 3 minutes to read。 LOL， now it counts as a book for the reading challenge！
Amanda Schwind
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Tough life circumstances do put roadblocks in our way。 But they don't determine how we react or live our lives。 Tough life circumstances do put roadblocks in our way。 But they don't determine how we react or live our lives。 。。。more
Amanda Wall
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This book is highly relatable for children with trauma。 Often kids behave in a way that they don't intend because they cannot handle their emotions or anxiety。 This book provided a wonderful and humorous example of a seed growing and changing after understanding its past。 This book is highly relatable for children with trauma。 Often kids behave in a way that they don't intend because they cannot handle their emotions or anxiety。 This book provided a wonderful and humorous example of a seed growing and changing after understanding its past。 。。。more
Chelsea Radojcic
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I’m a baaaaaad seedThis is a simple， funny， cute story with a subtle lesson about never giving up。 I loved it！ Can’t wait to share it with friends and family。
Cassie VanGorder
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Sometimes I read books and think， "Wow！ I never would've thought to explain this emotion。" This is how I feel about The Bad Seed。 Sometimes， when children make bad decisions regularly， they begin to think they are naturally bad and everyone just sees them as "bad"。 This honestly happens to my son quite often。 I have to remind him that HE is not bad， but he is just making bad decisions。 This can also cause children to continue making bad decisions because they have it set in their minds that they Sometimes I read books and think， "Wow！ I never would've thought to explain this emotion。" This is how I feel about The Bad Seed。 Sometimes， when children make bad decisions regularly， they begin to think they are naturally bad and everyone just sees them as "bad"。 This honestly happens to my son quite often。 I have to remind him that HE is not bad， but he is just making bad decisions。 This can also cause children to continue making bad decisions because they have it set in their minds that they are bad。 This is what happens to the bad seed。 He continuously makes bad decisions， calls himself a bad seed， and even others say he is bad。 The seed goes on to talk about what caused him to turn into a "bad seed" （a traumatic event）。 This traumatic event changed him for the worse and really effected him negatively。。。made him kind of angry。 Later though， he decides that he doesn't have to be a bad seed。 He can choose to make good choices。 Then he notices even others see he is starting to make better choices and begin to comment that he isn't bad all the time which positively reinforces good behavior。 。。。more
valecia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The book is really good and you Should read it because it's very good and another thing is that it's really good and And it's about this bad seed that turns to be good😘😅😁😋 The book is really good and you Should read it because it's very good and another thing is that it's really good and And it's about this bad seed that turns to be good😘😅😁😋 。。。more
Martin Choo
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Great bookGood proctors kid loves it and the series no complains。Easy to follow along and picture are engaging。Highly recommended。
Akemi G。
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Too predictable and shallow; didactic stories tend to be this way。
Maegan M
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Good but could have been better。 - Olivia， 8Good but could have been better。 - Olivia， 8Cute story and premise， but lacked a little more substance in the middle。 - Mommy
Tiffany Jones
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It is a wonderful bookIt teaches a good lesson I recommend this book for your child。 It is really a wonderful book to read
Anakke V
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I thought that this book had a good message！
Tricia Vold
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I really enjoyed the creativity associated with this book。 The illustrations are adorable and the bad seed is a funny little character。 Jory John does an excellent job of developing the perfect personality for the bad seed， which is a lovable little misfit。
Alicia
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My 6 and 7 year old love this book so much that they asked for the others。 I enjoyed reading this with them （over and over again）。 It's one of those books that my kids are excited to read and not just be read to。 Very colorful and I like the little adventure the Bad Seed goes through。 We find out why he's bad and what he's going to do to be good。 My 6 and 7 year old love this book so much that they asked for the others。 I enjoyed reading this with them （over and over again）。 It's one of those books that my kids are excited to read and not just be read to。 Very colorful and I like the little adventure the Bad Seed goes through。 We find out why he's bad and what he's going to do to be good。 。。。more
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