The Bad Seed

Reviewed by: Sarah Cropley - Scarborough Public Library, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: December 12, 2017

Review

The Bad Seed is a sweet picture book that tells the story of a sunflower seed who does bad things because he was nearly eaten. By the end of the story, he decides to change his ways and try to be good. Overall, Jory John created an engaging story that looks at a bad character striving to be good. However, there were moments where the story didn't seem to know where it wanted to go. It wasn't quite funny enough to be a strictly humorous book, but there wasn't much of a storyline for it to be that kind of book. Pete Oswald's illustrations are the highlight of the book, depicting all kinds of nuts and seeds in various situations. This book is recommended for large libraries or as an additional purchase

Overall Book Score: good