The Bad Seed
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- Create Date：2021-04-15 13:56:00
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jory John
- ISBN：006246776X
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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
Christie
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This was so cute！Lovely story about how your personality is not set in stone， how you can make the choice to be good。 A speedy read but one I really enjoyed and would be great for children ages 4-7/8。
Tanya m winegard
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Great Fictional Book for People of all age！I would recommend this book to anybody who likes fictional books， and I gave it a five-star review because you could read it for free instead of having to read a small sample。 Therefore I love everything about this book， and nothing will change my opinion from here on out。
Christopher Lepage
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Progression of overcoming being a bit bad。
Alyssa Fraga
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This is a very good book for young children。 It teaches you that you are not always labeled as someone you think you are。 There are chances to change your attitude and how you view others。
Lorin Walls
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This is a great story。 It teaches you that everybody is lovable and that you can turn away from your bad ways。 This will be a great story to have in my classroom。
Emma G
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A story teaching anybody can change at anytime 。 When the bad seed realizes that being bad isn´t him he changes to a good seed and become part of his family again。
Tasnim
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A good story about a bad seed。
Marisa Lightfoot
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Fun children's book about a Bad Seed。 Illustrations are charming。 Text is simple。 Message is accepting and encouraging - how a bad seed might， just might， want to be nice sometimes。 But let's not overdo it， sometimes he still is grumpy。 Fun children's book about a Bad Seed。 Illustrations are charming。 Text is simple。 Message is accepting and encouraging - how a bad seed might， just might， want to be nice sometimes。 But let's not overdo it， sometimes he still is grumpy。 。。。more
SHAWONNA LEAK
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Positive story A positive story that teaches it's okay to make mistakes ， because no-one is perfect ！ Good lesson to teach the kids Positive story A positive story that teaches it's okay to make mistakes ， because no-one is perfect ！ Good lesson to teach the kids 。。。more
Briley Cantrell
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This book is about a bad seed do you really want to know more？ He has a huge temper and get mad pretty easily。 This book reminds us to have power but we should use it wisely。
Erin
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I'm kind of surprised that this book launched the series。 This poor seed is labeled "bad，" which is something teachers and adults avoid doing to kids。 He's a whole bunch of other things besides a seed who does bad things。 And the fact that he says he's "bad" and "I just can't help it" is a cop out。 It seems the book was based on a funny idea for a title and went from there because I think it tries too hard。 First of all， he says he can't help being a bad at the beginning of the story， which he i I'm kind of surprised that this book launched the series。 This poor seed is labeled "bad，" which is something teachers and adults avoid doing to kids。 He's a whole bunch of other things besides a seed who does bad things。 And the fact that he says he's "bad" and "I just can't help it" is a cop out。 It seems the book was based on a funny idea for a title and went from there because I think it tries too hard。 First of all， he says he can't help being a bad at the beginning of the story， which he is narrating in present tense with reflections on the past。 Then at the end he says he decided not to be bad anymore。 This means what he said at the beginning is not true because at the beginning， he's already gone through the process of becoming a better seed。 It is too jumbled up。 I'm not the big fan of this series that others are。 。。。more
Virginia Hertz
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Jory John and Pete Oswald are a magical duo。 I absolutely love all of the Bad Seed books。 The art is cartoonish and funny。 This book is a great way to make light of childrens bad behavior and how to correct it without being too serious。 The bad seed explains how he became bad and can help children understand that there is a root to their behavior and that needs to be healed so they can be happy again。 This book is a must have for a home collection and an elementary classroom。
Candy
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cute illustrations with an important story。
Q
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Great book about how change takes little steps over time。Sometimes life knocks you down and you let your brokenness turn you into someone you really don’t want to be。 This book is about changing for the better。 Keep changing and others will start to see the change in you too。 I really enjoyed reading this and although it is a picture book， I know many adults out there who could use this book too。 Great for children and adults alike。 We all fall short sometimes and end up someone we don’t really Great book about how change takes little steps over time。Sometimes life knocks you down and you let your brokenness turn you into someone you really don’t want to be。 This book is about changing for the better。 Keep changing and others will start to see the change in you too。 I really enjoyed reading this and although it is a picture book， I know many adults out there who could use this book too。 Great for children and adults alike。 We all fall short sometimes and end up someone we don’t really want to be but this book tells us there is still hope out there for each of us if we are willing o start making changes。 。。。more
Megan Gery
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Adorable。
Traci
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Darling illustrations and good story。 I didn’t like the underlying message that what makes us “good” and “bad” is our actions only， as I am always looking for books that separate bad actions with “being bad” and this book really misses that nuance。
Mariah Fuller
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This book is all about the bad seed！ All seeds think that this seed is a baddddd seed！ This seed does some bad things; the seed never puts things back where they belong， late to everything， never wash itself， stares at everybody， and never listens！ Why？ Because its a BADDDD seed！ The seed reflects on the fact that they were not always this BADDD， they fell out of their flower， and became a different seed entirely。 The journey of the seed became negative， but finally the seed realizes they must b This book is all about the bad seed！ All seeds think that this seed is a baddddd seed！ This seed does some bad things; the seed never puts things back where they belong， late to everything， never wash itself， stares at everybody， and never listens！ Why？ Because its a BADDDD seed！ The seed reflects on the fact that they were not always this BADDD， they fell out of their flower， and became a different seed entirely。 The journey of the seed became negative， but finally the seed realizes they must become a better seed， they can't always be BAD！ Now the seed holds doors open for people， says thank you， and begins to think that "maybe they are not a bad seed after all！" This book would be a great book to read to students who are struggling with their behavior in the classroom， and to encourage new better behavior。 It teaches the powerful lesson that even if you're bad， you can choose to become better！ 。。。more
Colby Fitzsimmons
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Pretty goodLots of things you'll probably need to explain to your kids within this book but the overall message is good。 Kind of interesting approach on how life events can make someone worse over time however ultimately it's a choice to be good or bad no matter what happens to you。 Pretty goodLots of things you'll probably need to explain to your kids within this book but the overall message is good。 Kind of interesting approach on how life events can make someone worse over time however ultimately it's a choice to be good or bad no matter what happens to you。 。。。more
Ayla Reyes
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I think this story has a very good message behind it。
Mariah Silinsh
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YayYay very funny and enjoyable for all ages。 Very entertaining for my daughter as well as myself to read。 Okay
Elizabeth Johnson
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Such a cute book！ This book dives into that one person that everyone knows， the one that acts up and not good when they’re supposed to be。 This books talks about why they’re like that。
Michelle
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Bad seeds don't always start out that way but this one shows us that there are ways to change and not be soo bad。 But he stays true to himself。 That is important。 Bad seeds don't always start out that way but this one shows us that there are ways to change and not be soo bad。 But he stays true to himself。 That is important。 。。。more
Genevieve Gunderson
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Awesome bookReally well written thank you！ My 5 year old loved it！ We'll be reading more from this author thanks again Awesome bookReally well written thank you！ My 5 year old loved it！ We'll be reading more from this author thanks again 。。。more
Wetdryvac Wetdryvac
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Ah， moralizing。 How demoralizing。 Well done for all that I can't stand the form。 Neat art， through。 Ah， moralizing。 How demoralizing。 Well done for all that I can't stand the form。 Neat art， through。 。。。more
Shannon Patterson
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Wonderful meaning。This book was perfect for my child。 We read it together and he compared things he does to what the "bad" seed was doing。 The story was very relatable for him and showcased that you can't just change overnight。 All the small steps add up and nobody is perfect all the time。 Great message and wonderful execution。 The illustrations were not too busy either。 Wonderful meaning。This book was perfect for my child。 We read it together and he compared things he does to what the "bad" seed was doing。 The story was very relatable for him and showcased that you can't just change overnight。 All the small steps add up and nobody is perfect all the time。 Great message and wonderful execution。 The illustrations were not too busy either。 。。。more
Alannah Kauenhofen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Loved reading this one for my son！
Monique
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Excellent children's bookI had my 5yr old nephew read it to me and her learned a lot then you。 I recommend this book。👍 Excellent children's bookI had my 5yr old nephew read it to me and her learned a lot then you。 I recommend this book。👍 。。。more
Kelsey Fusak
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I normally don't review children's books but I really enjoyed this story！ This sunflower seed is considered a bad seed because he does bad things like not wash his hands， lies about pointless things， is always late， and doesn't put things back where they should go。 He did use to be a happy seed with his family until his flower wilted and was put into a bag to be eatten by a giant（person）。 But he's not always bad。 This is a extremely cute novel for little children！ LOVED THIS！！！ I normally don't review children's books but I really enjoyed this story！ This sunflower seed is considered a bad seed because he does bad things like not wash his hands， lies about pointless things， is always late， and doesn't put things back where they should go。 He did use to be a happy seed with his family until his flower wilted and was put into a bag to be eatten by a giant（person）。 But he's not always bad。 This is a extremely cute novel for little children！ LOVED THIS！！！ 。。。more
Jesa Burgoyne
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Vaultathon- Ratatouille edition Prompt- Garbage boy: read a book about a character that has to grow
Amanda
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It was fine。 The art is cute
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Bad Seed&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
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