Ryan T. Higgins is an American author and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for his Mother Bruce and Penelope Rex series, 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.
Higgins graduated from the College of the Atlantic in 2006. He is married and has three children. As of 2021, he lives in Maine.
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.
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.