A Bad Kitty Christmas

by Nick Bruel

Overview

A hilarious holiday picture book about everyone's favorite naughty feline, Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty!

"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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466807907
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	09/13/2011
Series:	Bad Kitty Series
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	83 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nick Bruel is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series. He lives with his family in Pleasantville, New York along with their sometimes-good-sometimes-bad cats Rose and Noodles.

Nick Bruel is the creator of the New York Times bestselling Bad Kitty series. He lives with his family in Pleasantville, New York along with their sometimes-good-sometimes-bad cats Rose and Noodles.

Editorial Reviews

It's a good story for teaching kids about the true meaning of the holiday.” —Parents Magazine

“Bruel slyly adapts the familiar poetic structure; Kitty's over-the-top expressions make her bad behavior even funnier.” —Horn Book Magazine

“Kitty's zany antics, three romps through the alphabet, and a warm reunion make this a gift indeed for Bad Kitty fans.” —Publishers Weekly

“If madcap destruction and comic antics are dear to your Kitty fans, recommend this title.” —School Library Journal

“A witty and original take on the old Christmas Eve chestnut, with a sweet twist to season the fun.” —Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

Bruel continues the hilarious adventures of Bad Kitty with a "Night Before Christmas" theme in this latest entry in his successful series about the alphabet-obsessed pet.

Bad Kitty exhibits her customary bad-to-the-bone behavior as she tears through presents and decorations in alphabetical order, from ambushing an angel to zapping the narrator's zeal. But all that chaos isn't enough for the fearless feline, because she also dreams of an improbable Christmas banquet, enumerated in another alphabetical litany of hypothetical treats such as fried yak with zebra tail. After a scolding, Bad Kitty runs away from home, and as darkness falls on Christmas Eve, she is rescued by a tiny, elderly woman. The lady shares her family photos with the cat, launching another amusing alphabetical list of her extended family. Though the rhyming text is humorous, the kindly woman also makes some gentle comments about the important aspects of celebrating Christmas with family, and her kindness is repaid when Bad Kitty takes her home for Christmas. The cartoon-style illustrations and multiple-panel format will draw in reluctant readers who might resist a Christmas story, but, really, who can resist Bad Kitty, with all her funny faces and amusing antics?

A witty and original take on the old Christmas Eve chestnut, with a sweet twist to season the fun.(Picture book. 3-8)

Kirkus Reviews