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  • Bad Kitty Takes the Test

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 3, 2017)
    It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, bestselling Bad Kitty series from author-illustrator Nick Bruel, Bad Kitty takes. . . the test!Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty but a bad cat. In order to redeem her feline status, Kitty must take an aptitude test to determine if she deserves to be a cat. If she fails, she will no longer be able to be a cat. With the help of Chatty Kitty, who is the instructor at Cat School, and Uncle Murray, who thinks he's just there to renew his driver's license, Kitty learns all about being a cat and a little about herself.
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  • Bad Kitty Goes On Vacation

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Dec. 29, 2020)
    Bad Kitty is now in FULL COLOR! In this 14th addition to the Bestselling Bad Kitty series, Kitty's life is still hard. Really, really, really hard. She's always being bothered, Puppy is always in her space (and drooling on her), and her plans for world domination seem to be at a bit of a stand still. So, when she gets the opportunity to go with her very favorite, generous, kind-hearted Uncle Murray to LOVE LOVE ANGEL KITTY WORLD, how on earth could she refuse? Kitty is so excited―this is going to be the adventure of a lifetime! But what she doesn't realize is that it will be an adventure just trying to get there...and when she and Uncle Murray end up in a precarious situation, they will have to rely on their wit and love for each other to get themselves out.Check out Bad Kitty Goes On Vacation, the hilarious original edition to Nick Bruel's New York Times Bestselling Bad Kitty series, now in full color!
  • Poor Puppy and Bad Kitty

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, May 22, 2012)
    PUPPY GETS HIS OWN BOOK. Kitty's best friend stars in this zany companion to the best selling BAD KITTY.Poor, poor Puppy: Kitty isn't interested in playing, so all puppy's left with are: 1 Airplane, 2 Balls, 3 Cars, 4 Dolls... and 22 other toys. When he's done, Puppy's so tired, he takes a nap--and dreams of playing apple bobbing in Antarctica, Baseball in Brazil, Checkers in Canada, Dodgeball in Denmark... and 22 other games. Who else but Nick Bruel could combine the alphabet, a counting game, a whirlwind geography course, and a screamingly funny story... all in 40 pages (previously titled Poor Puppy)?
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  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow: Includes Stickers

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Roaring Brook Press, Sept. 6, 2016)
    It's snowing. Kitty has never seen snow. So Kitty looks it up on the computer.Snow is wet.Snow is cold.Snow is slippery.Okay. Bad Kitty can handle this. She'll just put on her snow gear and try. . .in Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow.
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  • Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Dec. 31, 2018)
    There's terrible news in the neighborhood next to Kitty's! A conflict there is growing worse and worse. It started as an argument and has now turned into a full-fledged fight. Worst of all: The cat shelter has been destroyed.Kitty's family decides it's time to do something to help. They have an idea to foster as many displaced kittens as possible. Kitty won't mind, right?Well . . . not exactly. Kitty does seem to mind.She minds A LOT. Will our favorite bad-tempered friend learn to share her space, her food, and **GASP!** her toys?Find out in Kitten Trouble, this hilarious and poignant addition to the Bad Kitty series from bestselling author and illustrator Nick Bruel.
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  • Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats: A Slide and Find ABC

    Nick Bruel

    Board book (Roaring Brook Press, July 22, 2014)
    Bad Kitty doesn't mean to be bad. Whether she's trying to be a good little kitty and eat her vegetables, or a quiet little kitty and behave, trouble just always find its way to her… Nick Bruel's loveable Bad Kitty gets up to her hilarious antics in this classic Priddy Slide and Find board book.
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  • Bad Kitty Joins the Team

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Dec. 29, 2020)
    See Kitty as you've never seen her before: EXERCISING (reluctantly) in Bad Kitty Joins the Team, the latest installment of Nick Bruel's phenomenally successful New York Times bestselling series.Kitty is terribly out of shape―she can barely torment Puppy without needing a break to huff and puff! When Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, Kitty is told it's time to EXERCISE.It takes some serious convincing, a high-stakes competition, and a little bit of trickery but eventually Kitty gets into the competitive spirit . . . albeit reluctantly. What did you expect?Will our favorite feline friend learn what it means to be a good sport? Find out in this hilarious addition to the Bad Kitty series.
  • A Bad Kitty Christmas: Includes Three Ready-to-Hang Ornaments!

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (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: Puppy's Big Day

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 6, 2015)
    Bad Kitty's in a bad mood . . . a very bad mood, and Puppy is not helping.Enter Uncle Murray, who's tasked with taking care of Puppy for the day, but that's when the trouble begins. When they go on a walk through the park, Uncle Murray almost gets himself arrested while Puppy ends up in the pound, where he meets some very peculiar new pals.
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  • Bad Kitty

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, March 17, 2015)
    From the creator of The New York Times bestseller Boing! comes the riotous story of a cat gone berserk -- four times over an in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy hen she's told that her favorite foods are all gone and all that's left are Asparagus, Beets, Cauliflower, Dill...and 22 other equally unappealing vegetables. So she: Ate my homework, Bit grandma, Clawed the curtains, Damaged the dishes, and so on, through Z. Only when tastier things arrive (An Assortment of Anchovies, Buffalo Burritos, Chicken Cheesecake...) does she Apologize to Grandma.
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  • Bad Kitty Christmas Storytime Set

    Nick Bruel, Vanessa Williams

    Paperback (Macmillan Young Listeners, Oct. 7, 2014)
    '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.This storytime set includes the full-color paperback book and the audiobook read by Vanessa Williams.
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  • Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 5, 2016)
    When Kitty is happy and healthy, everything is perfect. She jumps around, eats everything in sight, and has the energy to keep slobbering puppies in their place. But when she's sick, all she can do is lie in her bed. Looks like it's time for this sick kitty to go...to the vet.When Kitty's family finally manages to get their clawing, angry pet into the doctor's office, it's a wild adventure for Kitty, who has to get the most dreaded thing of all...a shot. Once the shot is administered, Kitty is cast into an ingenious dream within a dream sequence in which she has to make right by Puppy or risk being shut out of PussyCat heaven forever. This ninth installment of the popular Bad Kitty series from Nick Bruel is chock-full of brilliant supporting characters and, of course, the crankiest bad kitty you've ever seen.
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