About the Author

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Ryan T. Higgins (ryanthiggins.com) is the author-illustrator of Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor, and its sequel, Hotel Bruce. He lives in Southern Maine with his family and a menagerie of animals -- none of which are talking mice, but he does have a very chatty tortoise.

Praise For…

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* "[E]ntertainment gold."—<EM>Publishers Weekly</EM>, starred review

* "Higgins has once again drawn up a winner."—<EM>Kirkus Reviews</EM>, starred review

* "This hilarious and fun read-aloud will be a hit at storytime."—<EM>School Library Journal</EM>, starred review

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

—E. B. White Read-Aloud Award

PRAISE FOR MOTHER BRUCE

—Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor