The Bad Seed: A Funny Story About Change and Second Chances for Children (Ages 4–8) (The Food Group)

Such a great message! I read this during the first or second week of school in KG to show students that good/bad behavior is all about the choices they are making. Love it!

Pleased with purchase.

Great little book!

I LOVE this book because the "bad seed" reminds me of my son. I don't believe there are any "bad kids" in the world but I'm sure kids look at themselves as bad if that is all they ever hear. I love how this story gives a sympathetic backstory on how he got "so bad" and how he is trying to do better and change his bad ways. Even though my son isn't perfect, he sure does try to do good and his behavior improves when people notice the POSITIVE instead of the negative. I absolutely love the last lines of the book where the other seeds are gossiping (another lesson) saying, "Hey! There goes that bad seed," and another seed sticks up for him and says, "Actually, he isn't that bad anymore." Then the "bad seed" turns around with a smile on his face and says, "I heard that." Moral of the story.....children are always listening. Focus on the positive rather than the negative and a child's self-talk and behavior will drastically improve. My son's 2nd grade year was so negative and he was always getting into trouble. I rarely heard the good and neither did my son. His 3rd grade year was amazing. The teacher really focuses on pointing out his good choices and what a difference that made in my son's attitude toward school. Thank you Jory John for writing this book. I also love the book, "I Love You Already" which teaches readers about friendship, love, patience, loyalty and forgiveness. :)

My son lovesss this book. Well i should say loved because our home flooded here in Asheville due to Helene. Plan to purchase it again when we have a home. He is 9months now but started reading it to him when he was 5month old. Definitely a fav

The best children's book that relates to adults. I work in a prison and have been reading this book to the offenders for years.

My 7 year old is reading all these books. He loves this one the most because of the many lessons he learnt from this short story. 1. We should never allow the bad experiences we have to change us. 2. Changing from bad to good is not a light switch so instead choose happiness first and happiness will encourage us to do good things. 3. When others speak badly about us, allow those words to effect positive change instead of wallowing in negative feelings. 4. It’s always good to look into ourselves and make a decision to fix the things that need work. And 5; Keep doing good, soon enough someone will see the changes and

My child is obsessed with this whole collection. There are good lessons from each one and are fun and entertaining for the kids. I would say ages 5-7 would be the best however my daughter is 9 now and I catch her reading them in her room quite a bit.

A mi hijo de 8 años le encanta! Fue un acierto.

The Bad Seed è un testo bellissimo per la lettura personale e come spunto per formazioni con ragazzi d educatori. Immagini curate e testo semplice. Da non perdere!

Fun book with a good story

I loved all the books in this series, great for class story time as the images are nice and the story is engaging!

Superbe histoire sur la différence. Et sur le fait qu'on ne peut pas être irréprochable H24 : cela dédramatise beaucoup !