Mother Bruce

by Ryan T. Higgins

Higgins, R. (2015). Mother Bruce. Burbank, CA: Disney/Hyperion.

Bruce is a grumpy bear.  He doesn't like rain, sunshine, cute little animals, or anything at all really.  But one thing that Bruce really DOES like is eggs.  He especially enjoys them cooked into gourmet recipes that he finds on the internet.  Bruce pushes his shopping cart around the forest "collecting" or stealing, ingredients for his latest recipe and heads home ready to cook.  However, much to Bruce's surprise his newly acquired goose eggs hatch!  When the adorable goslings immediately cry out MAMA, Bruce, grumpier than ever, insists that he is the "victim of mistaken identity" and does everything he can think of to rid himself of the hatchlings to no avail.  As a reluctant Bruce raises the geese from infancy, to adolescence, to adulthood, readers will delight in their antics and Bruce's new "fur"ever family.  This TLA Texas 2x2 book is recommended for students in grades K-2.

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