The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

From the #1 New York Times bestselling creators of The Bad Seed; The Good Egg; The Cool Bean; The Couch Potato; and The Smart Cookie comes a 9x9 paper-over-board picture book featuring that ever-popular character, the Cool Bean. Perfect for holiday promotions, this book includes two sticker sheets.

In his second adventure, the Cool Bean learns the true meaning of gift-giving. Every year, each bean picks a name out of a hat to give a present to at the annual gift-exchange. When the Cool Bean picks Beanadette J., the coolest of the cool beans, he’s not feeling very merry or festive—he’s feeling pressure! Beanadette J. is definitely expecting the coolest gift of all. Will the cool bean find the perfect gift in time for the party?You don’t want to miss this hilarious, charming, and thought-provoking continuation of Jory John and Pete Oswald’s bestselling Food Group series.

About the Author

Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient. His books have won numerous state book awards and have been translated into more than twenty languages. Jory’s work includes the New York Times bestselling picture books The Bad Seed; The Good Egg; The Cool Bean; The Couch Potato; The Smart Cookie; the award-winning Goodnight Already! series; That’s What Dinosaurs Do; the popular picture books Penguin Problems and Giraffe Problems; and many other books. He lives in Portland, OR. You can visit him online at www.joryjohn.com.Pete Oswald is the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Cool Bean; The Good Egg; The Bad Seed; The Couch Potato; and The Smart Cookie written by Jory John. The bestselling duo also created That’s What Dinosaurs Do together. Pete is the cocreator of Mingo the Flamingo and works on numerous highly successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and sons. Visit Pete online at www.peteoswald.com.