Celebrate all things spooky with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce.
Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn’t like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decides the only way to get Bruce excited about Halloween is to tell a spooky story.
But their campfire tale takes a turn when a ghostly visitor appears. Will Bruce get in the Halloween spirit? Or will the Halloween spirit get Bruce?---from the publisher
48 pages 978-1368059589 Ages 3-5
Keywords: bear, Halloween, humor, theater, mice, 3 year old, 4 year old, 5 year old
Also in this series: Picture Books:
- Mother Bruce
- Hotel Bruce
- Bruce's Big Move
- Santa Bruce
- Bruce's Big Storm
- The Bruce Swap
- Hey, Bruce!
- Be Quiet
- Board Books:
- 1 Grumpy Bruce
- Peek-a-Bruce
Little Bruce Books:
- Spring Stinks
- Thanks for Nothing!
- Out Cold
Early Readers:
- Bruce's Big Fun Day
- Ballet Bruce
*****
Bruce, our friend from many adventures and life lessons, is about to confront something he truly despises .... a holiday. Our Bruce it turns out is a hater. He hates Easter, He hates Christmas. He hates Thanksgiving. This curmudgeon is filled with hatred as each holiday rolls around and this year ...oh this spectacular year...the mice have decided our Bruce should play a part in the Halloween performance of The Legend of Soggy Hollow. For the non-literary members of our readership this is a serious play on words around The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Hence, Bruce is costumed and bedecked. Bruce is expected to kiss a moose. In short dear readers, Bruce is about to experience another holiday nightmare and we can all predict with pretty great accuracy just how hilarious that might turn out to be. And we are correct.
Bruce is in way over his head and clearly, Ryan T. Higgins had a whale of a time writing this one. The crotchety old bear and the exuberant director/producer mouse team are at serious odds and when they bust out the amorous moose ...well what can we say... a moose in love.... her man.....yes, will there be a first kiss?
Glorious hilarity, building suspense, a moose on the loose... it's truly awesome.
Recommended by: Barb Langridge, abookandahug.com
