Peek-a-Bruce

by Ryan T. Higgins, Ryan T. Higgins (Illustrator)

Overview

Bruce's goslings want to play with him. But where could that bear be?


This original board book in the best-selling Mother Bruce series will delight young fans of seek-and-find activities as they hunt for Bruce on every spread. Just right for our littlest readers, this book is sure to bring a smile to even the grumpiest face.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368028578
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/23/2019
Series:	Mother Bruce Series
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	110,838
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 2 Years

About the Author

Ryan T. Higgins (ryanthiggins.com) is an author and illustrator who likes the outdoors and cheese sandwiches. He is NOT a grumpy old black bear, but he DOES like making books about one—starting with 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. He also wrote and illustrated Hotel Bruce, BE QUIET!, Bruce's Big Move, We Don't Eat Our Classmates, Santa Bruce, and 1 Grumpy Bruce. Ryan lives in Maine with his wife and kids . . . and too many pets.

Editorial Reviews

"The artwork, as in all the Mother Bruce books, is exquisite, in the same league as any of the great children's classics: rich in detail, deft, smooth, elegant, and expressive. Part Are You My Mother? part The Odd Couple, all delightful."—Kirkus Reviews

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

—Junior Library Guild Selection

PRAISE FOR WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES

—Kids' Indie Next List, Top Ten

PRAISE FOR WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES

—Instant New York Times best-seller

PRAISE FOR WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES

* "[W]ill have readers in stitches!"—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

From the Publisher

2019-07-24
A grumpy bear is a reluctant playmate to a persistent pack of baby goslings in an inescapable game of hide-and-seek.

Lovable, curmudgeonly Bruce, the scowling black bear of the Mother Bruce picture-book series, makes his second board-book appearance for younger readers, following 1 Grumpy Bruce (2018). The setup is simple: "The geese want to play with Bruce today. // Bruce does not want to play. / He's going for a walk alone. Let's join him!" The remainder of the book depicts Bruce's unsuccessful attempts to elude his would-be sidekicks and his hilariously perturbed reactions when his diligent seekers find him at every turn. Bruce hides behind trees, tries to blend in with rocks, attempts to escape in a bubble bath, tries to slip away with a cup of his favorite warm beverage, and finally flees in desperation till he and his pursuers all collapse in exhaustion. The final caption reads, "Good night Bruce. Let's play this game again tomorrow!" Refreshingly, Bruce's grouchiness is not presented as a problem that needs to be fixed. Rather, Bruce plays the long-suffering straight man to the charmingly oblivious baby geese, whose unwavering affection for their disinclined companion is genuinely touching. The artwork, as in all the Mother Bruce books, is exquisite, in the same league as any of the great children's classics: rich in detail, deft, smooth, elegant, and expressive.

Part Are You My Mother? part The Odd Couple, all delightful. (Board book. 1-4)

Kirkus Reviews