This self-taught photographer illustrated his children's books with photographs that were notable for their vivid colors and interesting composition. He grew up in Maine and the tricycle he rescued from the Kinnebunkport dump led to his 1978 book The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle. While many of his books are set in New England, his 1995 book Nights of the Pufflings takes place on the Islandic island of Heimaey. He enjoys playing with words (he coined the term "pufflings" for young puffins) and two of his books use photos to illustrate pairs of words, such as "wet pet," "play day" and "one sun." This is Bruce McMillan, who taught writing and illustrating for 40 years at the University of New Hampshire.
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