Bruce Handy is a journalist, critic, humorist, and children's book author. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, among other publications. His book Wild Things: The Joys of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult was published in 2017. He is also the author of five picture books, including The Happiness of a Dog with a Ball in Its Mouth and What If One Day..., both of which were named New York Times Best Children's Books. He began his career as a writer and editor at Spy magazine, and also spent a season (1992-1993) writing for Saturday Night Live.

Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Pub date: 2026-05-19

Length: 384 pages