The Cool Bean (The Food Group #3)
Published December 3rd 2019 by HarperCollins, Hardcover 40 pages
Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool.
And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . .
Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd—until one day the cool beans show him how it’s done.
User Reviews
Rating: really liked it
This story is about cliques and being in one or not in one and feeling alone. Everyone in the school knows the cool beans, they are the coolest beans around. But butterbean just isn’t cool and he used to hang in the same pod with the cool beans only a year ago. Now, he feels lonely and different. But they each show him a kindness and he realizes they are still friends. He begins to find himself.
I am a huge fan of Jory John and his work. I love this book. Super Fun.
The nephew thought this was a cool book too. He loved the cool beans and he thought this was the bees knees.(my phrase) He thought butterbeans tie was cute too. He gave this book 4 stars for being cool.
Rating: really liked it
Read for my daughter’s bedtime. It’s a great book for kids. It’s good when the cool kids help the uncool ones. The cool kids are being looked up to and they earn bonus points for helping others. My toddler likes the beach, swings, sunglasses, etc.
Read from kindle unlimited.
Rating: really liked it
It is cool to be kind...Such a simple message, but soooooo true. I have to admit that I have yet to read the the first two books from Jory John. However, after reading
The Cool Bean , I am definitely going to check out the other two books in the series.
Through relatable language and great illustrations, John manages to instill in our young ones the importance of kindness. Kindness does not dress cool. Kindness does not have a swagger. Kindness often comes out of nowhere and does not seek acknowledgement. Kindness is something that should be shared with all those we come in contact with.
As we grow older, we often forget that kindness is something that we can give freely; something that is always accepted.
Rating: really liked it
What a cute story about kindness.
This is a great way to teach tiny humans how small acts of kindness can make big differences.
Rating: really liked it
Audiobook via BookBeat UK!
I would happily read this to anyone in a heartbeat, whether the physical or audio editions. The quick tale about a bean who wants to be like their friends, however, lots of mishaps happen along the way. Good messages about being kind and acceptance here!
Rating: really liked it
Annual Goodreads Choice Awards reading project: Read all the Picture Book nominees! (5 of 15)
Know what's not cool? A lot of bad and lazy bean puns.
Rating: really liked it
Each year my family reads all the Goodreads-award-nominated picture books. The Cool Bean by Jory John and illustrated by Pete Oswald, is book #5 (of 20) of 2020. This is the third in a series, including The Bad Seed and the Good Egg (one of last year's nominees), all of which have been widely popular.
Hank (14): 5 stars. Unexpected help from Cool Bean. Unexpected coolness from Cool Bean. [Hank was so happy to see this book on the stack, as he immediately recognized it as part of the series, and recalled The Good Egg, which he also loves.]
Harry (15): 3.5 or 4 stars. Being kind can turn someone’s life around and that kindness can be spread. Being kind is to be cool.
Tara: 3 stars. Kind of cute. But why did the Cool Bean wait so long to be nice again? Overall I like it.
Dave: 2.5 stars. I apparently am alone in the world in not being a fan of Oswald’s cute creature digital art, though I do like the amount of white space on the page that lets the characters breathe. The story is not remarkable in the least: To be truly cool is not be nice, and not be a bully. Uh, okay, the typical picture book theme.
Rating: really liked it
Having enjoyed
The Bad Seed and
The Good Egg, I of course wanted to take a look at
The Cool Bean, the latest food-based offering from Jory John and Pete Oswald.
It's a cute story about a bean (a garbanzo, if I'm not mistaken) who thinks his friends have grown up and gotten cool, leaving him as little more than a "has-bean". But he soon realizes that his friends haven't changed in the ways that really matter, and maybe there's room in the pod for a bean who's cool in other ways.
I like the sophistication of the idea here. It isn't that the other beans get cool and snooty. It's all about the little chickpea and his
perception of what's going on. His self-esteem takes a hit because he thinks he's not cool like the other beans. He isolates himself, rather than being ostracized by the others. So it's up to him to shift the way he looks at things for the story to come to its conclusion.
The illustrations are cute, just as they are in the other books in the series. I particularly like the bean's bowtie.
Overall, this is a fairly strong picture book about being yourself... and that's actually how you become a really cool bean.
Quotable moment:
Rating: really liked it
I enjoyed this children’s book from start to finish. The story is engaging. It has a message for young children about self-perception. The illustrations are unique and humorous. I look forward to reading other books from the series, and sharing them with the kiddies in my life.
* I just realized I read this because it was a GoodReads Choice Award Nominee for Picture Books for 2020. I think the book deserves the recognition.
Rating: really liked it
I loved this book about friendship and what is important. Jory John is doing a really good job with these books (The Bad Seed and The Good Egg) and the illustrations are perfect.
Rating: really liked it
"You need a hand?"
"Yes, please"
Now
that's cool.
What a cool little book. I am so happy this series exists.
Rating: really liked it
*read for free with Kindle Unlimited *
Artwork: 4 stars 🌟
Story: 2 stars 🌟
Cute story for the little ones I guess but this was just "okay" *shrugs*
Side note: bit weird that only books 1 and 3 are on kindle Unlimited (as of 5.25.2021).. just giving everyone a heads-up
Rating: really liked it
Featured in grandma reads session.
This little bean teaches about cool versus uncool, and that it may not be all you think. . . .and that the coolest people of all are the kindest ones, the ones who have your back and support you. That the main ingredient of cool is confidence.
An interesting side discussion of "swagger" and what constitutes it was had by all, complete with demonstrations. Worth the cost of the ticket, that!
Rating: really liked it
Okay, the bean related puns and just how cool those cool beans were won me over.
Rating: really liked it
From the same folks who brought us The Bad Seed and The Good Egg comes
The Cool Bean. This addition to the anthropomorphic food books of Jory John falls more in line with the former rather than the latter because, well, it is good. It's a relatable and positive story for kids that has colorful art, the right amount of puns, and a lesson worth learning--even if it is taught by a garbanzo bean.
