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Mother Bruce (Mother Bruce, Book 1) (Mother Bruce Series, 1) Hardcover – Picture Book, November 24, 2015
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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?
- Print length48 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool - Kindergarten
- Lexile measureAD500L
- Dimensions9.35 x 0.45 x 12.5 inches
- PublisherDisney-Hyperion
- Publication dateNovember 24, 2015
- ISBN-101484730887
- ISBN-13978-1484730881
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Meet Bruce.
Everyone's Favorite Grumpy Bear!
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"Higgins turns classic picture-book scenarios upside down, then wrings them for contemporary laughs." —The New York Times |
"Hats off to Ryan T. Higgins." —The Wall Street Journal |
* "Beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny." —Kirkus (starred review) |
Discover More Mother Bruce Adventures by #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author-Illustrator Ryan T. Higgins


Ryan T. Higgins is the author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling We Don't Eat Our Classmates; the New York Times best-selling Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor; Hotel Bruce; BE QUIET!; Bruce's Big Move; and others. He lives in Maine with his wife and kids and a menagerie of pets.
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We Don't Eat Our Classamtes | Norman Didn't Do It | 1 Grumpy Bruce | Spring Stinks | What About Worms!? | World of Reading Bruce's Big Fun Day! | |
Age | 3 Yrs - 5 Yrs | 3 Yrs - 5 Yrs | 0 Yrs - 2 Yrs | 2 Yrs - 5 Yrs | 4 Yrs - 8 Yrs | 3 Yrs - 5 Yrs |
Trim Size | 12 x 9 | 10 x 10 | 7 1/2 x 6 | 7 X 7 | 6 1/2 x 9 | 6 x 9 |
Pages | 48 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
About | Penelope is a T. rex, and she's very good at it. She also likes to rock out on guitar! With the school talent show coming up, Penelope can't wait to perform for her classmates. But sharing who you are can be show-stoppingly scary, especially when… | Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them. But when a surprise pops up, life will never be the same again. | Long-suffering Bruce once again contends with an increasingly crowded household, this time in an original board book where young ones can count the never-ending party guests. Full of fun characters and humor, 1 Grumpy Bruce is just right for our... | Ruth the bunny is excited to share the smelly springtime smells of spring with Bruce! But what will Bruce think of all that stink? This pint-sized LITTLE BRUCE BOOK is perfect for fans of the Mother Bruce board books. | Tigers love flowers and apples and books . . . but it’s hard to love flowers and apples and books when there might be WORMS inside?! | Ryan T. Higgins's Bruce gets a whole new audience in this Level 1 reader. This brand new tale captures the humor of the Mother Bruce picturebook series while helping children transition from listening to books read aloud to reading a story... |
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"The vision and cleverness of Higgins and his delightful illustrations have produced an outrageously funny picture book that will make even the grumpiest readers laugh." -- Indie Kids' Next List (Top 10 Selection)
* "Laugh-out-loud funny story...In Ryan T. Higgins's extraordinary illustrations, the dark purple bear with his perpetually furrowed brow contrasts delightfully with the cute yellow goslings who crawl and tumble all over him...Mother Bruce never cracks a smile as he dutifully raises his new family, but young readers won't be able to hold back." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review
"Higgins turns classic picture-book scenarios upside down, then wrings them for contemporary laughs." -- The New York Times
"Readers will no doubt start giggling as they see Bruce push his shopping cart through the forest...hilarity ensues...Comic illustrations range from full-page paintings to spot illustrations and panels that combine to show Bruce's schemes to rid himself of the geese, culminating in a silly but sweet conclusion. This case of mistaken identity will lend itself to a fun-filled storytime." --Booklist
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- Publisher : Disney-Hyperion; Illustrated edition (November 24, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 48 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1484730887
- ISBN-13 : 978-1484730881
- Reading age : 2 - 5 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : AD500L
- Grade level : Preschool - Kindergarten
- Item Weight : 1.06 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.35 x 0.45 x 12.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #9,751 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #6 in Children's Duck Books (Books)
- #62 in Children's Bear Books (Books)
- #301 in Children's Humor
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Ryan T. Higgins was born in 1983. As a child, he lived on a diet of cartoons, cheese sandwiches, and climbing trees. Until he was four years old, Ryan wanted to grow up to be a tiger. When that didn't work out, he decided to become a cartoonist. He's been making his own cartoons ever since and hasn't grown up yet.
Ryan is the author and illustrator of the #1 New York Times best-selling We Don't Eat Our Classmates; the New York Times best-selling Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor; Hotel Bruce; BE QUIET!; Bruce's Big Move; and others. He lives in Maine with his three children, three dogs, three cats, one gecko, one tortoise, and one wife.
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Ogni mattina "dobbiamo" giocare che io sono Bruce e lui una delle paperette...

My older brothers name is Bruce and my niece his granddaughter is named Hazel. We used to call him Mother Bruce when we were young adults.
Looking forward to hear how she likes the books.
Have fun, be safe.
Cal
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