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Food Group Books in Order

Food Group by Jory John contains 13 books, published between 2017 and 2026. The first book is The Bad Seed (2017) and the newest is The Toast of the Town (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2017–2026
Confirmed
7 of 13 titles
Pages on record
226 in 6 of 13 books
See all 13 books in order Printable Food Group checklist

The Food Group is a picture-book series by Jory John in which foods behave like people. The Bad Seed (2017) started it, and The Good Egg (2019), The Cool Bean (2019), The Couch Potato (2020), The Smart Cookie (2021) and The Sour Grape (2022) followed, along with spin-off titles such as The Bad Seed Goes to the Library (2022). Kindness, self-confidence, popularity and good behaviour are the lessons underneath the jokes. Thirteen books are catalogued, reaching The Toast of the Town in 2026.

How many Food Group books are there?

Food Group has 13 books, released between 2017 and 2026.

Food Group Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Food Group 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 The Bad Seed by Jory John, book 1 of the Food Group series (2017)
  2. Cover of The Good Egg by Jory John, book 2 of the Food Group series (2019)
  3. Cover of The Cool Bean by Jory John, book 3 of the Food Group series (2019)
  4. Cover of The Couch Potato by Jory John, book 4 of the Food Group series (2020)
  5. Cover of The Smart Cookie by Jory John, book 6 of the Food Group series (2021)
  6. Cover of The Bad Seed Goes to the Library by Jory John, book 7 of the Food Group series (2022)
  7. Cover of The Sour Grape by Jory John, book 10 of the Food Group series (2022)
  8. Cover of The Big Cheese by Jory John, book 11 of the Food Group series (2023)
  9. Cover of The Humble Pie by Jory John, book 12 of the Food Group series (2025)
  1. 1
    The Bad Seed2017 · 34 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201734
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  2. 2
    The Good Egg2019 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201940
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  3. 3
    The Cool Bean2019 · 32 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201932
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  4. 4
    The Couch Potato2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  5. 5
    The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 7
    The Bad Seed Goes to the Library2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  7. 8
    The Good Egg and the Talent Show2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  8. 9
    The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  9. 10
    The Sour Grape2022 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    202240
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 11
    The Big Cheese2023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 12
    The Humble Pie2025 · 40 pages · confirmed 3/4
    202540
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 13
    The Toast of the Town2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Food Group?

No separate chronological order is on record for Food Group, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Food Group books in order?

You should read the Food Group books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Food Group book also stands alone.

Where to start with Food Group

Start with The Bad Seed (2017), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Food Group book?

The Toast of the Town (2026) is the newest Food Group book released so far.

Is there a new Food Group book coming?

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

Food Group at a glance

Still running
Food Group is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Food Group books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
226 pages across the 6 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 40 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Food Group books, 10 of 13, were published in the 2020s.

What the Food Group books are about

7 of the 13 Food Group 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 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jory John

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.