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  • Published: 8 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9781368059589
  • Imprint: Disney Publishing
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $39.99

Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow




Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce.

Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce.

Bruce is a bear who does not like holidays, and he really doesn’t like Halloween. His family of mice and geese decides the only way to get Bruce excited about Halloween is to tell a scary story. 

But their campfire tale takes a turn when a ghostly visitor appears. Will Bruce get in the Halloween spirit? Or will the Halloween spirit get Bruce?

Read all the Mother Bruce books!

Picture Books:

  • Mother Bruce
  • Hotel Bruce
  • Bruce's Big Move
  • Be Quiet!
  • Santa Bruce
  • Bruce's Big Storm
  • The Bruce Swap
  • Hey, Bruce!
  • Bruce Saves the Planet

Board Books:
  • 1 Grumpy Bruce
  • Peek-a-Bruce

Little Bruce Books:

  • Spring Stinks
  • Thanks for Nothing!
  • Out Cold

Early Readers:
  • Bruce's Big Fun Day
  • Ballet Bruce
  • Published: 8 August 2023
  • ISBN: 9781368059589
  • Imprint: Disney Publishing
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 48
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Ryan T. Higgins

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 wife and kids and a menagerie of pets.

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Praise for Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow

Praise for The Bruce Swap
"A gentle, silly picture book about balancing fun and responsibility."—Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Hotel Bruce
“As cheekily funny as the illustrations are, even funnier is their juxtaposition with the often understated narration. . . . A merry, witty celebration of chaos and grumpiness.” —Kirkus Reviews

“The illustrations are delightful, with lots of visual humor for those who pay attention to details. . . . This latest installment is sure to enchant a wide audience.” —School Library Journal