THE COUCH POTATO

The fourth picture book in the Food Group series created by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo, Jory John and Pete Oswald.

Meet the Couch Potato! Here to join the Bad Seed, the Good Egg, and the Cool Bean, is a laidback potato who realizes there is much more to life than slouching on the couch. The Couch Potato has everything he wants within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out and his dog's treadmill is fried, Couch Potato is forced to peel himself away from the comforts of his living room and venture outside. And when he does, he realizes fresh air and sunshine could be just the things he needs...Children of all ages will laugh along as they learn alongside their new favorite spud that balancing activity and inactivity is the root to true happiness.


Jory John, a New York Times bestselling author of books for both children and adults, is a two-time E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor Recipient. He is the author of Goodnight Already!; I Love You Already; Come Home Already; The Bad Seed; The Good Egg. Other notable titles include, Penguin Problems and All My Friends Are Still Dead. In addition to the books listed above, Jory has written for the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Believer, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and BuzzFeed, among many other publications.
Pete Oswald is an artist, animator, kid lit author & illustrator. As a character designer and concept artist, Pete has helped to uplift many successful animated franchises. Among other projects, Pete has worked on Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatball 1 & 2; and Hotel Transylvania; Oscar® Nominated ParaNorman; and the Angry Birds Movie 2. Pete is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo - a picture book about a migrating flamingo who crash-lands in Siberia and does not know who he is - published in 2017 by HarperCollins.