Bruce McMillan (born in 1947) is a contemporary American author of children books and a photo-illustrator living in Shapleigh, Maine. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in Bangor, Maine, and Kennebunkport, Maine, and received a degree in biology from the University of Maine. His interest in biology is often reflected in his books' topics.
One of his most noted works is Nights of the Pufflings (1995), set to the Icelandic island of Heimaey. The story introduces a local children tradition of rescuing young birds, pufflings, who take their first flight on August nights, and get accidentally stranded in the village streets. The children then set them free at the beach at daytime.
Several of McMillan's books were translated into other languages, Icelandic, German or Korean.
How the Ladies Stopped the Wind, Houghton Mifflin, 2007 (illustrated by Gunnella)The Problem with Chickens, Houghton Mifflin, Salka, 2005 (illustrated by Gunnella)Going Fishing, Houghton Mifflin, Salka, 2005Days of the Ducklings, Houghton Mifflin, 2001Gletta the Foal, Cavendish, 1998Salmon Summer, Houghton Mifflin, 1998Wild Flamingos, Houghton Mifflin, 1997My Horse of the North, Scholastic, 1997The Picture that Mom Drew, Walker, 1997 - by Mallat and McMillanJelly Beans for Sale, Scholastic, 1996Grandfather's Trolley, Candlewick, 1995Summer Ice: Life along the Antarctic Peninsula, Houghton Mifflin, 1995Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme, Harcourt, 1995Nights of the Pufflings, Houghton Mifflin, 1995Sense Suspense: A Guessing Game for the Five Senses, Scholastic, 1994Penguins at Home: Gentoos of Antarctica, Houghton Mifflin, 1993A Beach for the Birds. Houghton Mifflin, 1993Mouse Views: What the Class Pet Saw , Holiday House, 1993Going on a Whale Watch, Scholastic, 1992Beach Ball - Left Right, Holiday House, 1992 and Apple Island Books, 1998The Baby Zoo, Scholastic, 1992 and Apple Island Books, 1998Eating Fractions, Scholastic, 1991Play Day: A Book of Terse Verse, Holiday House, 1991 and Apple Island Books, 1998The Weather Sky, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1991One Two One Pair!, Scholastic, 1991 and Apple Island BooksMary Had a Little Lamb, Scholastic, 1990 and Apple Island Books, 1998One Sun: A Book of Terse Verse, Holiday House, 1990 and Apple Island Books, 1998Time To..., Scholastic, 1989Everything Grows, Crown, 1989Super, Super, Superwords, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1989Fire Engine Shapes, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988Growing Colors, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988 and Apple Island BooksDry or Wet?, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1988Step by Step, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987 and Apple Island Books, 1995Becca Backward, Becca Frontward: A Book of Concept Pairs, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986Counting Wildflowers, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1986Kitten Can..., Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1984Here a Chick, There a Chick, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1983Ghost Doll, Houghton Mifflin, 1983 and Apple Island Books, 1997Puniddles, Houghton Mifflin, 1982Making Sneakers, Houghton Mifflin, 1980Apples: How They Grow, Houghton Mifflin, 1979 and Apple Island BooksThe Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle, Houghton Mifflin, 1978 and Apple Island Books, 1985The Alphabet Symphony, Greenwillow, 1977 and Apple Island Books, 1984Finestkind o' Day: Lobstering in Maine, Lippincott, 1977 and DownEast, 1988 
