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  • Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa

    Nick Bruel

    eBook (Roaring Brook Press, Aug. 20, 2019)
    In Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa, by bestselling author/illustrator Nick Bruel, Kitty's back for another Christmas tale—this time involving Santa and complete with a colorful poster! In this hilarious story, Kitty battles with Santa and loses. Or does she?Kitty wants to write a letter.Actually, she wants to write a letter to Santa. But has Kitty been good this year? Hmmm . . . Kitty’s not so sure.She writes the letter anyway and is soon on her way to meet Santa in real life at the mall! Will she make it in time? Will Santa give Kitty what she’s asking for?
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  • Bad Kitty Scaredy-Cat

    Nick Bruel

    eBook (Roaring Brook Press, Aug. 9, 2016)
    Kitty wasn't always such a scaredy-cat. She used to be brave and lionhearted and nervy. That is, until one late October day a group of terrifying monsters showed up on her doorstop and Kitty became VERY scared. Then she decided to take matters into her own paws.Bad Kitty is back in her first full-length picture book since A Bad Kitty Christmas (over 300,000 copies sold to date), just in time for another holiday! Now she's up against something scary, something creepy, something more frightening than Puppy's good moods: Halloween.
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  • A Bad Kitty Christmas

    Nick Bruel

    eBook (Roaring Brook Press, Sept. 13, 2011)
    A HILARIOUS NEW HOLIDAY PICTURE BOOK ABOUT EVERYONE'S FAVORITE NAUGHTY FELINE"Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city, not a creature was stirring...Except for BAD KITTY."A greedy Bad Kitty didn't get all the presents she wanted for Christmas, but after she goes on a Christmas caper across town and through multiple alphabets, she makes a new friend, finds an old friend, and learns the true meaning of Christmas. Or not. Nick Bruel's first picture book about Bad Kitty since the uproarious Poor Puppy in 2007 is full of rhyming mayhem... and Christmas cheer.
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  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving

    Nick Bruel

    eBook (Roaring Brook Press, July 16, 2019)
    New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Nick Bruel's naughty feline is back in the holiday adventure Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving.Kitty does not like Thanksgiving.Kitty LOVES Thanksgiving.Specifically, Kitty loves turkey . . . and will do anything to get her paws on it.So, Kitty comes up with a plan but in perfect cantankerous cat fashion, can’t quite pull it off and ends up with the turkey (and all the fixins’) on her head.No, Kitty does not like Thanksgiving.
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  • Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, June 7, 2011)
    Kitty's owners are home with a big surprise for Kitty. But what is it? Kitty, reeling in horror, thinks it's a . . . dog. The neighbor cats are convinced it's a cat. But we all know that it's really a BABY! With Nick Bruel's trademark mix of antic humor (this time involving a Kitty game show and the Kitty Olympics―which the baby wins hands down), riotous illustrations, total mayhem, and Uncle Murray Fun Facts, this may be the funniest Kitty book yet, and the one that hits closest to home.Bad Kitty Meets the Baby is the winner of the 2012 Children's Choice Book Awards for Third to Fourth Grade Book of the Year.
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  • Bad Kitty Makes Comics . . . and You Can Too!

    Nick Bruel

    eBook (Square Fish, May 12, 2015)
    Kitty is bored. She is so bored, in fact, that she even considers playing with that slobbering mutt Puppy, who lives in her house. Nah. Instead, she thinks she'll take a nap. That is, until there is a knock on the door . . .Strange Kitty is here to guide both Kitty and Kitty's fans through the world of making comics. Like to draw? Great! Here's your chance to show off your skills! Don't know how to draw? That's okay! Through guided exercises you will learn all about how comics work, including sections on panelling, sound and visual effects, word balloons and so much more!With such fun activities and a hilarious story to boot, this is bound to be a Bad Kitty favorite!
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  • Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 7, 2014)
    In this seventh installment of the New York Times–bestselling series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways―especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way, Nick shows kids how a book is created, despite the frequent interruptions from you-know-who.A Neal Porter Book
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  • Bad Kitty School Daze

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 8, 2013)
    Bad Kitty faces her toughest challenge yet, in Bad Kitty School Daze from Nick Bruel.Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school―obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom? Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!
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  • Drawn To Trouble

    Nick Bruel

    Library Binding (Turtleback, Jan. 6, 2015)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The intrepid Kitty confronts her most formidable adversary in a pencil-wielding artist who shows her how feline manipulation can backfire, in a story that also reveals how a book can be created.
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  • Bad Kitty for President

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, May 31, 2016)
    Learning about elections has never been more fun! Now with election themed stickers.It's time to elect a new president of the Neighborhood Cat Club! Who will win the election? The candidate chosen by the kitties on the right side of the street or the candidate chosen by the kitties on the left side of the street? When election time rolls around, one candidate (guess who?) will discover that she never bothered to register to vote and the entire election will be decided by a surprise, last minute absentee ballot sent by Old Kitty.This revised edition of Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel features a sheet of stickers and some updated backmatter. It's the perfect way to teach kids about the election process in the United States in a fun way.Praise for Bad Kitty for President:"From primaries to debate skills, from the impact of the media to voter registration, Bruel walks young readers through all the steps in the U.S. election process." -Booklist“While there is no doubt that Bad Kitty for President will provide some good-old page-turning enjoyment, readers should come away with some election knowledge to boot.” -School Library Journal“With their trademark wit, Bruel and his bad Kitty are back.” -Booklist
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  • Bad Kitty for President

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 17, 2012)
    Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.The votes are in--it's a Bad Kitty landslide!It's time to elect a new president of the Neighborhood Cat Coalition! Who will win the election? The candidate chosen by the kitties on the right side of the street or the candidate chosen by the kitties on the left side of the street? When election time rolls around, one candidate (guess who?) will discover that she never bothered to register to vote and the entire election will be decided by a surprise, last minute absentee ballot sent by Old Kitty.
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  • Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Aug. 19, 2008)
    BAD KITTY IS BACK (AND BADDER THAN EVER!) when she is forced to take a bath in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers. The following are some items you will need for Kitty's bath: one bathtub, plenty of water, dry towels, a suit of armor, a letter to your loved ones, clean underwear (because stressful situations can cause "accidents"), an ambulance in your driveway with the engine running, and, oh, yeah, you'll also need Kitty…but good luck with that! Since its publication in 2005, BAD KITTY has captured the hearts of cat lovers and haters alike. This time Kitty is at her worst in this riotous how-to guide filled with bad smells, cautionary tales of horror, and hopefully by the end…some soap. The funniest of any of Kitty's adventures, though don't tell her that.
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