布魯斯帶著小雁們完成南方遷徙後回到家,早已疲憊不堪,心情也十分暴躁,完全不想和任何人分享自己的住處。
然而,他的巢穴早已被三隻老鼠改造成「旅館」,裡面一片混亂:有負鼠在房間裡大玩枕頭大戰,有狐狸在廚房試圖用湯吸引客人,還有一群動物擠在床上呼呼大睡。
布魯斯不停咆哮、嘟囔,想把所有「住客」趕走,但這群充滿「創業精神」的老鼠完全不理會他的抗議。更糟的是,小雁們還加入了「員工行列」,讓情況更加失控。
布魯斯陷入前所未有的混亂之中——他還能順利奪回屬於自己的安靜家園嗎?
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
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