Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book

by Ryan T. Higgins

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Bruce is everyone's favorite grumpy bear, and Rupert, Thistle, and Nibbs are a chaotic trio bursting with charm. In Hey, Bruce: An Interactive Book, Bruce's grumpiness gets taken to a whole new level as we, the readers, help influence how the story flows. Ryan Higgins' multi-layered comedy in Hey, Bruce! is right in line with his award-winning Mother Bruce series and perfect for fans of his other bestsellers like We Don't Eat Our Classmates and Norman Didn't Do It!.

In Hey, Bruce!, Bruce the bear experiences . . . well, whatever readers want him to.

Rupert, Thistle, and Nibbs, the fun-loving mice in Bruce's begrudgingly expansive family, guide readers on a quest for a fun reading experience, with Bruce the ever-reluctant star. As readers turn the page, flip the book, and follow the mice's increasingly silly instructions, Bruce is sent flying and tumbling—all as he looks right up the reader's nose! How will you interact with Bruce?

Bruce's life is what YOU, the reader, make it in this special interactive addition to the award-winning Mother Bruce series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781368084116
Publisher:	Disney Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/20/2022
Series:	Mother Bruce Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	95,006
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Ryan T. Higgins (ryanthiggins.com) is the author and illustrator of the New York Times best-selling Mother Bruce, which received the E. B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor. In addition to the Mother Bruce series, Ryan is also the author and illustrator of Norman Didn’t Do It!, We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, We Will Rock Our Classmates, BE QUIET!, and What About Worms!?, an Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! book. He lives in Maine with his three children, three dogs, three cats, one gecko, one tortoise, and one wife.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2022

K-Gr 2—Thistle, Rupert, and Nibbs explain what an interactive book is and then tell the reader in speech bubbles to tap Bruce, a large curmudgeonly sleeping blue bear, on the shoulder, or rock the book, or find him a couch. Waking up Bruce is a challenge, so the three mice constantly break the fourth wall and ask the reader to take an active part in their scheme. Fans of Bruce's other picture books will not be disappointed with this volume. Bruce and his adorable mouse friends are engaging and giggle-provoking with the turn of every page; the fanciful illustrations, created using graphite, ink and Photoshop, will keep readers engaged throughout this kinetic text. VERDICT Children will relate to the anthropomorphized characters and enjoy every mishap in this laughter-inducing tale that will surely entertain energetic young animal enthusiasts.—Elena Schuck

School Library Journal

2022-05-25
Sleeping is never the solution when your friends are around!

Rupert, Thistle, and Nibbs are three enthusiastic, toddlerlike mice who are full of questions and ready to continue their story, this time by breaking the fourth wall and leading their audience through an interactive (hyperactive?) reading experience. But first they want advice from Bruce, a blue bear who has been “in lots of books,” not coincidentally, those created by the tale’s celebrated author/illustrator, Higgins. The last thing Bruce wants to do is interact, however—he just wants to sleep! Readers and listeners are invited to close their eyes and tap, rock, tilt, shake, lift, and wobble the book and sketch on it with their fingers in order to move Bruce around and wake him up, though poor Bruce fights his friends at every turn, hoping only for some decent shut-eye. While adults will likely identify with the sleepy bear, kids will love the relentless energy of the mice, the accessible humor and wordplay, the very comical illustrations of the poor beleaguered Bruce, and the opportunity to move the book itself around and try to wake Bruce. Perfect for active and curious kids, this is sure to be a hit with young listeners and early readers alike. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A pun-filled, laugh-out-loud treat. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews