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Ryan T. Higgins

Auteur de Mother Bruce

31 oeuvres 6,540 utilisateurs 207 critiques 2 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

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 bestselling Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack afficher plus Keats New Illustrator Honor. He lives in Maine with his wife and kids... and too many pets. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Ryan T. Higgins

Mother Bruce (2015) 1,687 exemplaires
We Don't Eat Our Classmates (2018) 1,671 exemplaires
Hotel Bruce (2016) 540 exemplaires
We Will Rock Our Classmates (2020) 445 exemplaires
Bruce's Big Move (2017) 351 exemplaires
Santa Bruce (2018) 274 exemplaires
Be Quiet! (2017) 234 exemplaires
What About Worms!? (2020) 163 exemplaires
Spring Stinks (2021) 153 exemplaires
Bruce's Big Storm (2019) 153 exemplaires
Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) (2021) 119 exemplaires
The Bruce Swap (2021) 107 exemplaires
We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (2023) 101 exemplaires
Thanks for Nothing! (2021) 100 exemplaires
Wilfred (2013) 78 exemplaires
Bruce's Big Fun Day (2019) 74 exemplaires
Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (2022) 64 exemplaires
Peek-a-Bruce (2019) 62 exemplaires
1 Grumpy Bruce: A Counting Book (2018) 57 exemplaires
Ballet Bruce (2022) 26 exemplaires
Out Cold (2023) 18 exemplaires
Roger Goes Up (2012) 3 exemplaires
Meanwhile… A Comic Shop Anthology — Directeur de publication — 3 exemplaires
Beach Bummer (2024) 1 exemplaire
Twaddleton's Cheese (2008) 1 exemplaire

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1983
Sexe
male
Nationalité
USA
Lieux de résidence
Kittery Point, Maine, USA
Agent
Paul Rodeen

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Bruce the bear remains true to his grouchy nature in this smaller-format picture book, unimpressed by the smells of spring, as they are presented to him by an eager little bunny named Ruth. The green grass, sweet daisies and woodsy-fresh trees all fail to win him over, but the climax comes when Ruth douses him with honey... something that smells like trouble to our ursine hero!

After debuting in author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins' 2016 Mother Bruce, this eponymous bear's grumpy adventures have been chronicled in six additional full-sized picture books, as well as in two board books, a few early readers, and a number of these smaller, square picture books. Spring Stinks is the first of the latter that I have tracked down, owing to my fondness for the character and his goslings (not to mention the mice!). Unfortunately, while the artwork here was as droll as ever, and while the story itself had that same sense of humor (all tied to Bruce's perpetual gloom), somehow this one didn't work as well for me, as some other titles in the series. There wasn't anything particularly wrong with it, but it felt a little flat to me, in comparison to some of the other books. I'll probably still track down the other titles in this format—as mentioned, the illustrations were enjoyable, elevating this from a two or two-and-a-half-star to three-star read—but I think I would really only recommend this one to devoted fans of the character and his world.… (plus d'informations)
 
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AbigailAdams26 | 4 autres critiques | Mar 11, 2024 |
Mother Bruce and his gosling charges return in this amusing early reader, part of Disney-Hyperion's World of Reading collection. As the goslings decide they want to learn ballet, Bruce finds himself dispatched to town on a series of errands, obtaining ballet slippers, tights and tutus—all with great trouble—only to find that his troublesome flock's attention has moved in, in the end...

Author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins' trademark sense of humor is very much evident in Ballet Bruce, as our long-suffering ursine hero does his best to satisfy his goslings, despite his disinclination to go to such trouble. The repetitive nature of the tale, with Bruce's many errands, lends itself to the early reader purpose of building reading skills, while the accompanying illustrations capture the droll humor. Recommended to Mother Bruce fans who are learning to read.… (plus d'informations)
 
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AbigailAdams26 | 3 autres critiques | Mar 10, 2024 |
That grumpy bear, Mother Bruce, is back in this amusing board book, resisting all efforts to get him to join the fun. As the counting kicks off with "1 grumpy bear," a series of animals appear, all joining the party started by the three mice (naturally). At the end of the book however, the reader still encounters "1 grumpy bear...."

Having enjoyed all eight of the large-format picture books about Bruce and his family of goslings and mice, I picked up 1 Grumpy Bruce: A Counting Book with some anticipation, sure that (if nothing else) I would appreciate author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins' droll artwork. Happily, I can report that this is in fact the case—as always, the visuals here tickle my funny bone, as Bruce resists all efforts at getting him to be less grouchy—but I was also amused by the text itself. I don't think I've seen a counting book before that starts at 1, and ends up at 1 again, at the conclusion. That device allows Higgins to tell a little story, in a simple board book that might otherwise only be about numbers and counting. Recommended to fans of Bruce and his adventures, and to those looking for fun counting books for babies.… (plus d'informations)
 
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 autre critique | Feb 18, 2024 |
A funny and warm-hearted take on facing your fears.
 
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sloth852 | 2 autres critiques | Feb 8, 2024 |

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Œuvres
31
Membres
6,540
Popularité
#3,755
Évaluation
4.2
Critiques
207
ISBN
124
Langues
9
Favoris
2

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