Nick Bruel
1) Bad kitty
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 390L
Language
English
Description
When a kitty discovers there is no cat food in the house, she decides to become very, very bad. From the creator of the New York Times bestseller Boing! comes the riotous story of a cat gone berserk; four times over and in alphabetical order each time. Kitty is not happy when 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,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Uncle Murray takes Puppy on a walk on a day that Bad Kitty is being unusually difficult, but has several unpleasant encounters with a police officer and one mean dog along the way. Text is interspersed with information about dog behavior, pet care, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Author/illustrator Nick Bruel tries to explain to the reader how to write a story, but Bad Kitty is not at all happy about the plot, which has her going on a turnip diet to lose weight. Includes a recipe for roasted turnips.
7) Camp Daze
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 490L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Kitty is terribly out of shape and when Kitty's owner catches her wheezing, she is told that it is time to exercise, but it will take a lot of convincing and a bit of trickery to get Kitty into the competitive spirit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"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."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 390L
Language
English
Description
It's been a long time since Kitty has had a play date. So, her owners decide it's about time she interacts with some friends. But the play date takes a turn when Kitty and her friend, Strange Kitty, don their armor and become...Super Cat and Captain FantastiCat! Together, they must go on a scavenger hunt across the world (their house and yard) and recover the Orbs of Destiny (some dog balls) in order to prevent the 92 universes from being turned into...
Author
Series
Bad Kitty volume 6
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 570L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When Kitty's owners have finally had enough of her bad behavior, it's time to ship her off to obedience school"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Kitty gets sick, her family drags her to the vet. A shot induces a dream sequence in which Kitty must make amends for all the bad things she has done to Puppy if she hopes to get into PussyCat heaven one day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Get ready to party! It's Bad Kitty's birthday, and guess who's on the guest list? Chatty Kitty, Strange Kitty, Stinky Kitty, and her other neighborhood "pals". Join the fun in this riotous companion to Bad Kitty and Bad Kitty Gets a Bath!"--Page 4 cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Kitty's owners are taking a week off and leaving Kitty and Puppy at home with Uncle Murray. It isn't long before Uncle Murray is driven to near madness by shenanigans of epic proportions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Because of a recent string of embarrassing behavior, Kitty's cat license has been revoked and she must take a test to get it back so she can still be a cat.
17) Poor Puppy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Bad Kitty won't play with him, Poor Puppy has to amuse himself with an alphabetical list of toys and dreams of playing in an alphabetical list of countries.
18) Kitten trouble
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 560L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When a nearby cat shelter is destroyed, Bad Kitty's family decides to foster some of the displaced kittens.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
470L
Language
English
Description
Bad Kitty is frightened by the creatures on Halloween, but when she sees all the holiday treats she decides to be a very bad kitty and chases the scary creatures away.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
520L
Language
English
Description
After destroying all of the gifts and decorations at home, Bad Kitty escapes from the car on Christmas Eve and finds a new friend, who helps her learn the true meaning of Christmas.