Hotel Bruce
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2016 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Hotel Bruce

By Ryan T. Higgins

Book #2 in the Mother Bruce series

A bear's home is taken over by a group of mice who turn it into a hotel.

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38 pages· 421 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Bruce, a weary bear, returns from migration to find his den transformed into a bustling hotel by three mischievous mice. Chaos reigns with pillow-fighting possums and a fox cooking up trouble. As Bruce struggles to reclaim his peace, his goslings join the fray, complicating matters further. Can Bruce restore order and tranquility to his home, or will the critters' antics prove too much for this grumpy bear?

From the publisher

When Bruce gets home from a southern migration trip with his goslings, he is tired. He is grumpy. And he is definitely not in the mood to share his home with the trio of mice who have turned his den into a hotel. There’s a possum pillow fight wreaking havoc in one room, a fox luring guests into a stew in the kitchen, and a snuggly crew of critters hogging the bed. Bruce growls and grumbles and tries to throw them all out, but the entrepreneurial mice just can’t take a hint. Bruce is in a little over his head, especially once the goslings join the staff. Will this grumpy bear ever get his quiet, peaceful den back to himself? Praise for Mother Bruce “[W]ry text and marvelously detailed pictures juxtapose uproariously. . .Visually beautiful, clever, edgy, and very funny.” -Kirkus, starred review “Ryan T. Higgins’s illustrations are extraordinary. . . . [A] hilarious, artful picture book with a nod to foodies great and small” –Shelf Awareness, starred review Kids Indie Next List, Top Ten

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
38
Words
421
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
510L
Themes & topics
Books about forest animalsBooks about hotels and motelsBooks about bearsBooks about hotelsBooks about home invasions
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This one is kind of funny and has a sweet ending, but it bothered me that the problem wasn't resolve sooner, so the plot felt a little unnecessary to me.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
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Publication
Published
October 18, 2016
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781484743621

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