The Humble Pie: A Funny and Empowering Food Group Story about Finding your Voice for Kids 4–8 (The Food Group) - Hardcover

John, Jory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0063469731 ISBN 13: 9780063469730

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2025

Synopsis

Serve up the eighth picture book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Food Group series from Jory John and Pete Oswald!

The Humble Pie likes to give others the spotlight. Aw, shucks!—they deserve it!

But when he’s paired with his best friend, Jake the Cake, for a school project, he soon realizes that staying in the shadows isn’t always as sweet as pie. Readers of all ages will laugh along as their new pie pal discovers that letting your voice be heard always takes the cake!

Jory John and Pete Oswald serve up another heaping plate of laughs and lessons with this empowering, witty, and charming addition to their #1 New York Times bestselling series!

Check out Jory John and Pete Oswald’s other funny bestselling books for kids ages four to eight and anyone who wants a laugh:

• The Bad Seed
• The Good Egg
• The Cool Bean
• The Couch Potato
• The Smart Cookie
• The Sour Grape
• The Big Cheese
• The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!
• The Bad Seed Presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky!
• The Cool Bean Presents: As Cool as It Gets!
• The Big Cheese Presents: Have Yourself a Cheesy Little Christmas
• The Bad Seed Goes to the Library
• The Good Egg and the Talent Show
• The Cool Bean Makes a Splash
• That’s What Dinosaurs Do

About this title

About the Authors

Jory John is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and two-time E. B. White Read Aloud Honor recipient. Jory’s work includes the award-winning Goodnight Already! series; the bestselling Food Group series, including The Bad Seed, The Good Egg, and more; the national bestseller All My Friends Are Dead; and many more popular picture books. You can visit him online at joryjohn.com.

Pete Oswald is an artist, picture book creator, and production designer. Pete is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Food Group series by Jory John and the Cranky series by Phuc Tran as well as many other picture books. When Pete is not working on books, he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and three sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063469731
• ISBN 13: 9780063469730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Oswald Pete
• Number of pages: 40