Hotel Bruce-Mother Bruce Series, Book 2 - by Ryan T Higgins (Hardcover)

About the Book

A reluctant mother to four young geese, grumpy Bruce the bear loses his temper when he migrates home in the spring only to discover that mice have converted his den into a hotel.

Book Synopsis

When Bruce gets home from a southern migration trip with his goslings, he is tired. He is grumpy. And he is definitely not in the mood to share his home with the trio of mice who have turned his den into a hotel.

There's a possum pillow fight wreaking havoc in one room, a fox luring guests into a stew in the kitchen, and a snuggly crew of critters hogging the bed. Bruce growls and grumbles and tries to throw them all out, but the entrepreneurial mice just can't take a hint. Bruce is in a little over his head, especially once the goslings join the staff. Will this grumpy bear ever get his quiet, peaceful den back to himself?Praise for Mother Bruce: *"[W]ry text and marvelously detailed pictures juxtapose uproariously. . .Visually beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny."
--Kirkus, starred review

*"Ryan T. Higgins's illustrations are extraordinary. . . . [A] hilarious, artful picture book with a nod to foodies great and small" --Shelf Awareness, starred review

Kids Indie Next List, Top Ten

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

*"[W]ry text and marvelously detailed pictures juxtapose uproariously. . .Visually beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny."--Kirkus, starred review

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

*"Ryan T. Higgins's illustrations are extraordinary. . . . [A] hilarious, artful picture book with a nod to foodies great and small."--Shelf Awareness, starred review

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

--New York Times Best Seller

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

--E. B. White Read-Aloud Award

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

--Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

--Kids Indie Next List, Top Ten

About the Author

Ryan T. Higgins (ryanthiggins.com) is the author/illustrator of Mother Bruce. He does NOT live with four geese, but he and his family do live with a tortoise and a menagerie of other pets. At one time or another, Ryan has been friends with a porcupine, a raccoon, a beaver, dozens of mice, and a couple of squirrels, but he has never found a moose in his bed. He always peeks under the covers, though.