Ryan T. Higgins

Ryan T. Higgins is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his Mother Bruce and Penelope Rex books, both of which have had a book on The New York Times Best Seller List and have won the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Picture Books.

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

Inspiration
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. Later, he was inspired to write We Don't Eat Our Classmates when his son was preparing for kindergarten. His son was nervous about the new experience, and he and his wife were nervous about entering this new life stage; these feelings eventually resulted in Higgins writing the book.

Awards and honors
Mother Bruce was a New York Times bestseller. Kirkus Reviews included it on their list of the best children's books of 2015.

We Don't Eat Our Classmates was a New York Times and IndieBound bestseller. Kirkus Reviews included it on their list of the best children's books of 2018.

What About Worms?! was a 2021 ALSC Notable Children's Book for Younger Readers.

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)
 * PeekaBruce (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)

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)