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Jory John Books in Order

Jory John has written 40 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country (2009) and the newest is This Is Not a Christmas Book (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
40
Published
2009–2026
Confirmed
7 of 40 titles
Pages on record
846 in 19 of 40 books
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Jory John is an American author of children's books, known for dark humour and for taking on difficult topics. Jory John titles have reached the New York Times bestseller list, with The Good Egg at number one and The Bad Seed at number two, and John has twice received an E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor. The catalogue lists 40 books from Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country (2009) to This Is Not a Christmas Book (2026). Series include Food Group, Bear & Duck and Animal Problems, and bears, ducks, friendship and kindness appear among the subjects.

How many Jory John books are there?

Jory John has 40 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 5 series and 16 titles listed outside any series.

Jory John Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 40 Jory John books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country by Jory John, book 1 of the Kids' Letters To The Obamas series (2009)
  2. Cover of All My Friends are Dead by Jory John, book 1 of the All My Friends... series (2010)
  3. Cover of All My Friends are Still Dead by Jory John, book 2 of the All My Friends... series (2012)
  4. Cover of K is for Knifeball by Jory John (2012)
  5. Cover of Goodnight Already! by Jory John, book 1 of the Bear & Duck series (2014)
  6. Cover of I Love You Already! by Jory John, book 2 of the Bear & Duck series (2015)
  7. Cover of I Will Chomp You! by Jory John (2015)
  8. Cover of Penguin Problems by Jory John, book 1 of the Animal Problems series (2016)
  9. Cover of The Bad Seed by Jory John, book 1 of the Food Group series (2017)
  10. Cover of Come Home Already! by Jory John, book 3 of the Bear & Duck series (2017)
  11. Cover of Giraffe Problems by Jory John, book 2 of the Animal Problems series (2018)
  12. Cover of All Right Already! by Jory John, book 4 of the Bear & Duck series (2018)
  13. Cover of The Good Egg by Jory John, book 2 of the Food Group series (2019)
  14. Cover of The Cool Bean by Jory John, book 3 of the Food Group series (2019)
  15. Cover of That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John (2019)
  16. Cover of The Couch Potato by Jory John, book 4 of the Food Group series (2020)
  17. Cover of The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! by Jory John (2020)
  18. Cover of It's Not My Fault! by Jory John (2020)
  19. Cover of First Day Critter Jitters by Jory John (2020)
  20. Cover of Cat Problems by Jory John, book 3 of the Animal Problems series (2021)
  21. Cover of The Smart Cookie by Jory John, book 6 of the Food Group series (2021)
  22. Cover of Something's Wrong! by Jory John (2021)
  23. Cover of The Bad Seed Goes to the Library by Jory John, book 7 of the Food Group series (2022)
  24. Cover of The Sour Grape by Jory John, book 10 of the Food Group series (2022)
  1. 1
    Thanks and Have Fun Running the CountryKids' Letters To The Obamas #12009 · 124 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009124
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  2. 2
    All My Friends are DeadAll My Friends... #12010 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201096
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  3. 3
    I Feel Relatively Neutral About New York2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  4. 4
    All My Friends are Still DeadAll My Friends... #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  5. 5
    K is for Knifeball2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Goodnight Already!Bear & Duck #12014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    I Love You Already!Bear & Duck #22015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    I Will Chomp You!2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    Penguin ProblemsAnimal Problems #12016 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201632
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Quit Calling Me a Monster!2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  11. 11
    The Bad SeedFood Group #12017 · 34 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201734
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  12. 12
    Come Home Already!Bear & Duck #32017 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201732
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  13. 13
    Giraffe ProblemsAnimal Problems #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    I Miss You, Barack ObamaKids' Letters To The Obamas #22018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  15. 15
    All Right Already!Bear & Duck #42018 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201832
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  17. 17
    The Good EggFood Group #22019 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201940
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  18. 18
    The Cool BeanFood Group #32019 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201932
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    That's What Dinosaurs Do2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201932
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  20. 20
    The Couch PotatoFood Group #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!2020 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202032
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    It's Not My Fault!2020 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202040
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  23. 23
    First Day Critter Jitters2020 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202040
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  24. 24
    Probably a Unicorn2020 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202040
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  25. 25
    Cat ProblemsAnimal Problems #32021 · 48 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202148
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  26. 26
    The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the SpookyFood Group #52021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  27. 28
    Something's Wrong!2021 · 40 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202140
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 29
    Summer Camp Critter Jitters2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 30
    The Bad Seed Goes to the LibraryFood Group #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  30. 31
    The Good Egg and the Talent ShowFood Group #82022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  31. 32
    The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It GetsFood Group #92022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  32. 33
    The Sour GrapeFood Group #102022 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    202240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  33. 34
    This Book Will Get You to Sleep!2022 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202232
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  34. 35
    The Big CheeseFood Group #112023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  35. 36
    Nothing's Wrong!: A Hare, a Bear, and Some Pie to Share2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  36. 37
    You're Going to Love This Book!2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  37. 38
    The Humble PieFood Group #122025 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    202540
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  38. 39
    The Toast of the TownFood Group #132026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  39. 40
    This Is Not a Christmas Book2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Jory John series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Jory John books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Bear & Duck in order

4 books
  1. 1. Goodnight Already!
  2. 2. I Love You Already!
  3. 3. Come Home Already!
  4. 4. All Right Already!

Animal Problems in order

3 books
  1. 1. Penguin Problems
  2. 2. Giraffe Problems
  3. 3. Cat Problems

Kids' Letters To The Obamas in order

2 books
  1. 1. Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country
  2. 2. I Miss You, Barack Obama

All My Friends... in order

2 books
  1. 1. All My Friends are Dead
  2. 2. All My Friends are Still Dead

Standalone books

16 books

16 Jory John titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Jory John books in order?

You only need to read Jory John books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Jory John

Start with The Bad Seed (2017), the first Food Group book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country (2009).

What is the newest Jory John book?

This Is Not a Christmas Book (2026) is the newest Jory John book released so far.

Is there a new Jory John book coming?

No next Jory John book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Jory John at a glance

Still publishing
Jory John published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Jory John books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
846 pages across the 19 of 40 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Jory John books, 21 of 40, were published in the 2020s.

What the Jory John books are about

27 of the 40 Jory John books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 16 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.