Nick Bruel, Author . Roaring Brook/Porter $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-116-4
Bruel (Bad Kitty
) proclaims, "This
is Melvin Bubble," on the opening page, as a huge arrow hangs above the boy hero. Melvin looks friendly and unassuming enough, but according to the unseen narrator, the fellow remains a mystery, and the...
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Nick Bruel, Author . Roaring Brook/Porter $16.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-270-3
The scrawny, supercilious feline from Bad Kitty
is back and—quel surprise!
—has no interest in playing with guileless, gangly Puppy, who appeared at the end of that title and takes center stage here. “Poor Puppy,” Bruel...
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Nick Bruel, Author . Roaring Brook/Porter $13.99 (159p) ISBN 978-1-59643-342-7
In the second early chapter book starring this perennial sourpuss, Bad Kitty's day starts off with a special alphabetical “Birthday Breakfast” that includes Aardvark Bagels, Clam Doughnuts and Eel Fritters. Each chapter focuses on a
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Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook/Porter, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-668-8
“ ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city/ Not a creature was stirring... except for Bad Kitty.” Riffing on Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” Bruel takes readers through the alphabet as his crazy-comical cat...
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Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook/Porter, $13.99 (160p) ISBN 978-1-59643-670-1
Bad Kitty (and her attitude) are back in her sixth illustrated chapter book, and roughhousing has earned both her and Puppy a trip to Diabla Von Gloom's School for Wayward Pets. Throughout, Bruel has fun defying readers' expectations: despite the...
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Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook/Porter, $17.99 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-611-4
Bad Kitty creator Bruel alternates between goofy humor and gentle reflection in four seasonal episodes starring an unnamed girl in a small town. “Winter Wear” hams it up as family members, pets, and even household objects remind the girl to dress...
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Nick Bruel. Roaring Brook/Porter, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-978-8
Bruel’s Bad Kitty is no shrinking violet, but Halloween has left her on edge: an alphabetical parade of frightening trick-or-treaters includes “an intimidating invisible man, a jarring jack-o-lantern, a killer kraken, [and] a loathsome lion.” In a...
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Nick Bruel, read by Vanessa Williams. Macmillan Audio, unabridged, one CD, 24 mins., $9.99 ISBN 978-1-4272-1362-4
Bruel’s picture book—which is included with the audiobook—cycles through the alphabet four times, telling the story of an angry cat exacting revenge on her owners for feeding her vegetables. This audio version works well when paired with the print...
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Nick Bruel, Author, Nick Bruel, Illustrator . Roaring Brook/Porter $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-1-59643-002-0
A mother kangaroo tries to teach her joey how to hop by example in Bruel's debut children's book. Mama demonstrates her kinetic prowess, leaping in giant arcs (a dotted line traces her path) to the delight of her child as well as other...
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Nick Bruel, Author, Nick Bruel, Illustrator . Roaring Brook/Porter $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-1-59643-069-3
With the alphabet as his jumping off point, Bruel (Boing!
) recounts just how far things can go awry when cats go bad. After Kitty discovers that the only food in the house consists of 26 kinds of vegetables (asparagus, beets, cauliflower and on...
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