Is there anything more difficult in the world than raising a baby? If so, it is to raise two, and three... take care of three naughty kids full-time, which is the daily life of Ryan T. Higgins, the best-selling children's book author of " New York Times ".
New York Times bestseller Ryan T. Higgins
· Dad is in a hurry to take care of his baby, which unexpectedly stimulates creative inspiration
Higgins has become a full-time dad since his eldest son was born, and spends most of his time playing with his children every day. With the birth of Erbao and Sanbao one after another, he had to take care of the three children's food, drink, defecation, sleep, and endure their noisy and cries. It is not difficult to imagine the "exciting" level of life...
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He painted his life on paper while taking care of his child and created the picture book "Mom Goose Blues". Unexpectedly, he became famous in one fell swoop. From then on, his life was like a cheat, and he soared 90,000 miles on the road of picture book creation.
daddy's happy moments
Higgins liked drawing comics since he was a child, but because he was worried that drawing comics would not support himself, he chose human ecology major in college and went to study wild animals. His biology professor once said that he really liked Higgins' research papers, but he shouldn't have written them so funny. But humor was engraved in Higgins' genes. He could not regard biology as a serious and serious thing. He liked to draw animals to do human things and couldn't help but make fun of it. I can only say that some people and heavenly beings are artists...
Don't let pigeons drive the bus! Mo Williams/Ajia/Translation
When he received the "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" from his friend Mo Williams (yes, that's the famous picture book painter), he suddenly realized that he could become a painter without drawing comics. Higgins' comic techniques and humorous talent finally found a place to be used in children's picture books.
upgraded and became a dad, Higgins worked under the "supervision" of his children every day, which made him feel very good. He was with the children and could learn from them at any time and get inspiration.
Daily work while taking care of your child
Based on his parenting experience and insights, Higgins chose his favorite animal, the bear, as the protagonist, borrowing the name of the classic English children's book "My Goose" (Mother Goose) to create the picture book "My Goose Bruce" (Mother Bruce).
Goose Mother Bruce Ryan T. Higgins/Written by Chang Li/Translation
"Goose Mother Bruce" became very popular once it was released in 2015 and became the best-selling children's book on the New York Times and Amazon website . Higgins also won the E.B. White Reading Award and the Azra Jack Tyz Medal Illustration Newcomer Award.
When accepting the E.B. White reading award, Higgins said that it all felt too surreal, and that Bruce was just a bear that broke into his head not long ago.
Versailles master Higgins
Uh... let's just pretend that this is being modest.
· The funny daily transformation of crappy parents and naughty children bestsellers
"Mom Goose Blues" has captured many friends and big friends with humorous and hilarious stories. Even readers with bad tempers can laugh after reading it. The protagonist of the book
is a bad-tempered "home bear". He likes to be alone, hates noisy, has few interests, but only focuses on making delicious food.
But it was a coincidence that a cooking accident changed Bruce's life - the delicious goose egg he was about to enjoy actually hatched four little gooses. Because of the sealing behavior, the goose regarded the first living creature (Bruce) they saw after birth as their mother.
Although Bruce was afraid of society, he also had a warm heart. In the voices of "mothers" of the goose, he finally rushed the "bear" and accepted the identity of "mothers goose".
So, the funny story of this crappy parent and naughty child kicked off.
The New York Times praised Higgins for subverting the plot of traditional picture books and integrating the current humor into it. Higgins himself did not hesitate to say that the prototype of Bruce in the book was himself. The experience of raising children and the deep understanding of children not only triggered his creative inspiration, but also made him write the story vividly and vividly. Whether adults or children read it, they will resonate with each other and can’t help laughing. After
, Higgins seemed to have opened the gate of creation, and stories about "Mom Goose Blues" continued to emerge. "Bruce Hotel" "Quiet! 《Bruce Moving", "Santa Claus Bruce", "Bruce Meets a Heavy Rain", "Fake Bruce" has been published almost at a rate of one book a year, and the story of each book is fascinating and full of humor.
Bruce's parenting journey can be described as twists and turns, full of hardships. First, the four little gooses have a scattered daily life ("Mom Goose Bruce"); second, the three rats who broke into life without authorization ("Bruce Hotel"); in a difficult situation, Bruce took the little gooses to move ("Bruce Move"). As a result, it is ridiculous that after Bruce went through hardships to move to his new home, the mouse actually followed him and became Bruce's family with the gooses.
As a irritable and often impatient "mom", Bruce can be said to be a true portrayal of dad Higgins and most parents. Although there were many difficulties and difficulties on the road to parenting, Bruce also wanted to escape for a while, his love and responsibility prompted him to still try to tolerate the children in his fatigue and let the gossip grow up freely.
Higgins believes that life is composed of the stories we tell ourselves. But when we tell stories to each other, we have the opportunity to connect, grow, learn, laugh and be inspired. For him, telling stories is about making people laugh, so even though the "Mom Goose Blues Series" is full of humor and joy.
What’s more interesting is that after laughing, young readers can feel the warmth of home and the tolerance of dealing with people from the story of “Mom Goose Blues”.
· Dad upgraded to fight monsters, and his creation continued to improve
Higgins said that when he first wrote "Mom Goose Blues", he did not plan to make a series. But after writing, he found that more stories were emerging in his mind, and Bruce was very close to him, and he had to spend more time with the bad-tempered old bear Bruce. He said that every book after that can be regarded as a portrayal of a life of Bruce.
Just like children and parents growing up together in reality, the lives of blues, gooses and mice are becoming increasingly colorful, full of unexpected surprises. Because just like exploring in life, Higgins also likes exploring in creation. He always finds ways to explore new ideas of the plot and new possibilities of narrative methods, which makes readers feel new surprises every time they read his new work.
Starting from "Santa Claus", the main characters in the story begin to increase. In addition to Bruce's family members, many small animals in the forest appeared. Bruce accidentally hit her and was "forced to dress up as" Santa Claus, giving gifts to all neighbors and children climbing the chimney.
Children's social strength training picture book: "Bruce Meets a Thunderstorm" Children's social strength training picture book Let children unite, friendship, mutual assistance and cooperation
Higgins' new work "Bruce Meets a Thunderstorm" focuses on the wetland community where Bruce lives, telling the interesting stories between Bruce, his family and neighbors. There are constant surprises and jokes. Through the joyful and humorous rescue in the rain and the reconstruction of his home after the rain, we will tell the importance of unity, friendship, and mutual help.
This book allows children to fully feel the atmosphere of friendship and mutual assistance, and cultivate the ability to unite, friendship, and cooperate with each other in the group.
Child safety education story picture book. Play happily, pay attention to safety
When we arrive at the latest book "Fake Blues", a new protagonist appears - Bruce's cousin Kevin. He looks almost exactly the same as Bruce, but his personality is completely different. While Bruce was fishing, the lively and active Kevin came to visit and was treated as Bruce by the Goose and the Mouse, making a big joke.
"Fake Blues" is unique in the narrative, laying the foundation layer by layer, and the plot is full of twists and turns. Through humorous and hilarious stories, Higgins cleverly reminds children: When playing happily, you should also pay attention to safety and abide by safety rules!
The "Mom Goose Blues Series" that has won many honors for Higgins was created by Higgins in a small wooden house in the woods of his backyard. It was his studio where he wrote, painted, played with the children and told stories to them.
Someone asked the super dad Higgins: What happened in life that completely changed your mind?
He replied: "Become a father. When you go from the protagonist in your life to the supporting role in your child's life, it is a magical and terrible thing... For children, the world is full of possibilities. Helping children explore the world is the most meaningful experience in my life."
This is the story of super dad Higgins, his life is as wonderful as the story he wrote, and vice versa. Being a father has changed Higgins' life trajectory forever, and thus allows us to enjoy the joy of reading "Mom Goose Blues". From this point of view, we may be as tolerant as Bruce and find a different kind of fun in it like Higgins.
