Higgins, Ryan T. Ballet Bruce. Ryan T. Higgins, Illustrator. Easy Read. World of Reading Series: Level 1. Disney/Hyperion, 07/2022. 32pp. $14.99. 978-1- 368-05960-2. PB. $4.99 978-1-368-08098-9. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES K-1.
Bruce the Bear has been depicted in a variety of picture books and easy readers over the past few years. Each title uses similar illustration styles showing Bruce helping out his friends. This time Bruce helps a group of geese who want to be ballet dancers but lack the needed items. Bruce repeatedly motorcycles into town for various requested items, each trip being more difficult than the last because a new road is being built. A great addition to Higgins’s previous works, the humorous storyline makes this fun to read aloud for small groups.
Joshua Rees, Daly City Public Library
