Ryan T. Higgins

Higgins graduated from the College of the Atlantic in 2006. He is married and has three children. As of 2021, he lives in Maine. == Influences ==

Higgins was greatly inspired by Calvin and Hobbes comics when he was younger and initially wanted to become a comic writer; however, after seeing Mo Willems's ''Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!'' at a friend's home, he became intrigued by the genre. He was inspired to write ''We Don't Eat Our Classmates'' when his son was preparing for kindergarten. == Awards and honors ==

Mother Bruce was a New York Times bestseller. == Publications ==

Mother Bruce series • Mother Bruce (2015) • Hotel Bruce (2016) • ''Bruce's Big Move'' (2017) • Santa Bruce (2018) • 1 Grumpy Bruce (2019) • ''Bruce's Big Fun Day'' (2019) • ''Bruce's Big Storm'' (2019) • Peek-a-Bruce (2019) • The Bruce Swap (2021) • Thanks for Nothing (2021) • Spring Stinks (2021) • Ballet Bruce (2022) • Hey, Bruce!: An Interactive Book (2022) Penelope Rex series • ''We Don't Eat Our Classmates'' (2018) • We Will Rock Our Classmates (2020) • ''We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish'' (2023) • Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (2024) • “Bundle up, Penelope Rex” (2025) Stand alone books • ''Twaddleton's Cheese'' (2008) • Roger Goes Up (2012) • Wilfred (2013) • This Book Does Not Have Words (2014) • Be Quiet! (2017) • What About Worms!? (2020) • ''Norman Didn't Do It! (Yes He Did)'' (2021) == References ==