Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble (paperback black-and-white edition) - Softcover

Bruel, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250056799 ISBN 13: 9781250056795

Publisher: Square Fish, 2015

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author:

Nick Bruel is the author and illustrator of New York Times bestseller Boing and the phenomenally successful Bad Kitty picture books and chapter books, among others. He is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist who received the 2012 CBC Children's Choice Book Award, as well as several major state awards for his work. During his down time, he collects PEZ dispensers and grows tomatoes in the backyard. He lives in Tarrytown, NY with his wife Carina and their lovely cat Esmerelda.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–4—In this seventh installment in the series, readers are introduced to the process of writing and illustrating a book in a fun and humorous way. Bruel employs his signature style of addressing readers directly; he begins the book with a step-by-step demonstration of how to draw Bad Kitty and moves on to describe the necessary ingredients of a successful story. Through the process of describing story elements such as protagonist, antagonist, and conflict, the author creates some scenarios that Kitty finds objectionable (most notably, an all-turnip diet), but eventually she convinces him to rewrite the story in her favor. Many of the usual secondary characters (Uncle Murray, Puppy, Strange Kitty, etc.) make an appearance in this volume, and there are some unexpected additions, including a zombie, a giant octopus, and a talking turnip named Terry. Bruel makes no attempt to hide the fact that the intent of this book is to teach readers how to write stories, but his informal writing style and hilarious illustrations make the lesson seem like a fun opportunity rather than a chore. Fans of the naughty feline will not be disappointed by this new volume, and when they finish reading it, they will have the tools, along with the encouragement of Bruel himself, to create their own Bad Kitty-inspired adventures.—Sarah Reid, Broome County Public Library, Binghamton, NY

About this edition

• Publisher: Square Fish
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1250056799
• ISBN 13: 9781250056795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144