Mother Bruce (Mother Bruce, Book 1)

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite. And even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to get the geese to go south, but he can't seem to rid himself of his new companions. What's a bear to do?

Author: Ryan Higgins
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 11/24/2015
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 12.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781484730881
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 178909 / Mother Bruce

Award: Texas 2x2 Reading List - Recommended
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/07/2015
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2015
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 55
Shelf Awareness 11/24/2015
New York Times Book Review 12/20/2015 pg. 15

About the Author
Ryan T. Higgins is an author/illustrator residing in Southern Maine. He lives with his three dogs, three cats, two geckos, one tortoise, one son, one daughter, and one wife. He has wanted to be a cartoonist since as far back as he can remember. (Actually, that's not entirely true--he wanted to be a tiger until he was three, but, sadly, that didn't really pan out.) Ryan's first picturebook, Wilfred, was named a 2013 Wanda Gág Read Aloud Honor Book. Visit Ryan online at ryanthiggins.com.