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  • Bad Kitty Camp Daze

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 2, 2018)
    Kitty’s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she get it? No. And when Puppy and Baby get a little rambunctious during her naptime, Kitty gets bonked on the head and starts to believe she’s . . . a dog.This new dynamic freaks out Puppy, so he’s sent away to Uncle Murray’s Camp for Stressed-Out Dogs to relax with other canine campers. But guess who sneaks along?Still believing she’s a dog, Kitty fits right in. That is until she and Uncle Murray encounter a bear, and then the feline claws come out.Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty Camp Daze is perfect for any kid with or without camping experience.
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  • Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

    NICK BRUEL

    Paperback (Square Fish, Jan. 3, 2017)
    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 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. Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, the 9th installment of the popular Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel is chock full of brilliant supporting characters and of course, the crankiest bad kitty you've ever seen.
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  • Bad Kitty Camp Daze

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Dec. 31, 2018)
    Bad Kitty is headed for a camp experience like no other in the eleventh installment of Nick Bruel's bestselling Bad Kitty chapter book series.Kitty’s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she get it? No. And when Puppy and Baby get a little rambunctious during her naptime, Kitty gets bonked on the head and starts to believe she’s . . . a dog.This new dynamic freaks out Puppy, so he’s sent away to Uncle Murray’s Camp for Stressed-Out Dogs to relax with other canine campers. But guess who sneaks along?Still believing she’s a dog, Kitty fits right in. That is until she and Uncle Murray encounter a bear, and then the feline claws come out.Bad Kitty Camp Daze is perfect for any kid with or without camping experience."Will satisfy [Bad Kitty's] millions of fans with plenty of cat-titude and feline foolishness." ―Kirkus Reviews"A must-have for early chapter book readers." ―School Library Journal
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  • Bad Kitty's Very Bad Boxed Set Number 1: Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, Happy Birthday Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Oct. 16, 2012)
    Hack up those fur balls, sharpen those claws because we've got three Bad Kitty adventures coming your way in the Bad Kitty's Very Bad Boxed Set from bestselling children's book author Nick Bruel!In Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, Kitty has to, well . . . take a bath. But she absolutely, positively doesn't want to! Young readers will be cracking up at the antics that ensue, and at the lively line art of frantic, bad Bad Kitty as she desperately, at times crazily, tries NOT to take a bath. In Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty is back again and badder than ever. But it's party time now, and a new cast of kitties is coming over to celebrate in her second illustrated novel for young readers. And lastly, in Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray, Bad Kitty's antics continue as she prepares for a battle royale when Uncle Murray steps into the role of petsitter.But wait, there's more! Included in the boxed set is a full size poster featuring the cover of Bad Kitty for President. So put your paws up and vote!
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  • Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Dec. 31, 2019)
    Bad Kitty has a visit from some young feline frenemies in this twelfth installment of the New York Times bestselling chapter book series.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 Bad Kitty: 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: Puppy's Big Day

    NICK BRUEL

    Paperback (Square Fish, Jan. 5, 2016)
    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's Complete Purrfect Boxed Set Seven Chapter Books Plus the Bad Kitty Keep Your Paws Off My Journal Journal by Nick Bruel by Nick Bruel

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Aug. 16, 2015)
    Seven Nick Bruel "Bad Kitty" chapter books, plus the "Bad Kitty Keep Your Paws Off My Journal". Includes: Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, Happy Birthday Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray, Bad Kitty Meets the Baby, Bad Kitty for President, Bad Kitty School Daze, Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble, and the Bad Kitty Journal. All with a decorative slipcase and a bookmark.
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  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, May 12, 2015)
    Kitty's back in two brand new stories, complete with a sheet of colorful stickers in an 8x8 format―in this hilarious story, it's time to feed Kitty but all she wants is candy. Will Kitty prevail and get what she wants?It's dinnertime and Bad Kitty is hungry. What should she eat for dinner? Fish? Nope!Beef? Ew!Octopus? Gross! Bad Kitty knows exactly what she wants. Candy! And nothing will stand in her way.Find out what will stop Kitty from eating all the candy in the world in this bright, hilarious picture book from New York Times bestselling author Nick Bruel's beloved Bad Kitty series. Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy is purrr-fect for young readers who love kitties, candy, and a little bit of chaos!
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  • Bad Kitty Takes the Test

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Jan. 2, 2018)
    It's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series by Nick Bruel, Bad Kitty faces . . . a test!Kitty is a BAD kitty, but is Kitty a bad cat?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.Praise for Bad Kitty Takes the Test:“Bad Kitty fans will love the offbeat humor and bizarre situations in Bruel’s newest book.” ―Booklist"Standardized-test companies may want to hurl hairballs, but the loopy humor and silly kitty cast will have fans purring with laughter." ―Kirkus Reviews
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  • Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (Square Fish, Jan. 17, 2012)
    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 Joins the Team

    Nick Bruel

    Hardcover (Roaring Brook Press, Jan. 7, 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.
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  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving

    Nick Bruel

    Paperback (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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