While there are some funny moments in Santa Bruce (one little girls Christmas gift wish is very amusing but makes me a little more a little bit scared! And I am nervous especially of her enthusiasm at the end when she gets something slightly different than what was asked for). But if I was Bruce? I would eat my “family.” If you know the Bruce books by Ryan T. Higgins you know this book. It just has a Christmas theme attached to it. When Bruce […]
If We Don’t Eat Our Classmates, what is a poor Dino to Do?
We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Penelope is told in Ryan T. Higgins latest book. But that is a very hard thing to not do, as she is a dinosaur and her classmates are all children. And children are ever so tasty! Higgins creates a new first day of school story with an absurd twist. As we are informed at the start (oddly enough by Penelope) dinosaurs are extinct and we will not get eaten by one, so we do not have to worry about that. […]
Grumpy Love
There are three main things to consider when evaluating a children’s book. First, is it teaching your child the right kind of lesson. Second, how is the art? Third, will you get sick of this book after reading it ten times per day for weeks or months? Bestseller Mother Bruce meets all three criteria for a great children’s book. That’s probably why it’s an NYT bestseller and has a five-star rating on Amazon. As the title and cover give away, Bruce the bear is not happy […]