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The Good Egg by Jory John, Pete Oswald

reader4evr's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved The Bad Seed and this one didn’t disappoint!

novelette's review against another edition

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3.0

About how wanting perfection in others can cause cracks, so make sure that take time for yourself and accept that you can not change others

calicolavender's review against another edition

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5.0

I always love these books because they manage to break down very complex adulthood/general people problems into incredibly accessible, succinct and beautiful lessons.

sumru's review against another edition

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3.0

It's cute, but the message isn't exactly perfect

misspippireads's review against another edition

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2.0

Social Emotional Intelligence
Self-Care

mbooksbycandlelight's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

musingswithmiranda's review against another edition

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Read with my students for our reading challenge

justinevandale's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.0

Another one down and read by Jory John. The Good Egg is kind of the opposite of some of his other works. We of course enjoyed the illustrations. We liked that he went out on his own to somewhat find himself but my daughter liked when he came back to see all his egg mates. 
We would recommend this read.

bookedoncharity's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

bickie's review against another edition

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2.0

Not sure what to make of this one; it left me wondering, "what?" I don't like binary descriptions of beings as "good" or "bad"; eventually, the nameless good egg (the other eleven eggs have egg-y names or are named "Frank") decides they don't need to be perfect, just like their "friends" aren't. However, at the end, Good Egg decides they're too lonely to be away from the other eleven and returns, even though the others don't seem to treat Good Egg any better than before. Good Egg takes part in the "misbehavior" of the other eggs (caving to peer pressure? having fun without fear?) and learns that they have to take care of themself, taking "me" time, presumably to heal the hurts from the "friends." Some of the hurt is because of stress at others' behavior that doesn't have anything to do with Good Egg, so that's a positive message, but I can't really get behind this one.