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

by Nick Bruel

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596436718
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Series:	Bad Kitty Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 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.

Editorial Reviews

* Surprisingly (and sneakily) instructional, totally hilarious…and worth every penny.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Bruel's sky's-the-limit attitude will encourage boys and girls to use their imaginations and get writing.” —Booklist

“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.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

★ 2013-10-20
Bad Kitty takes on her greatest foe: Sillier than Puppy, mightier than Uncle Murray, scarier than a bath…it's her creator! For her seventh chapter-book outing (and her 10th appearance overall), Bad Kitty ups the meta-hybrid ante by telling a story that includes her author/illustrator while it also teaches its audience some fundamentals about the writer's craft. At the outset, Bruel introduces himself and invites readers to smell the paper (or download a paper-smelling app if they are reading electronically) and then draws a mirror so that readers can see how handsome he is. He teaches them to draw Bad Kitty, leaving white space so that they can follow along (unless they are reading a library book, but it's OK to draw on the screen). What follows is the nuttiest writing guide ever. Bruel uses Bad Kitty (who's obviously reluctant to play along) to explain the concepts of character, plot, theme and conflict. Uncle Murray helps out with a few definitions. Poor Puppy and giant octopuses (or is that octopi…?) pop in as antagonists. When Strange Kitty (Bad Kitty's fellow feline) points out similarities between this and the Looney Tunes cartoons Rabbit Rampage and Duck Amuck, Bruel admits they inspired him and hopes Bad Kitty will inspire the audience to write their own stories. Surprisingly (and sneakily) instructional, totally hilarious…and worth every penny. (glossary, recipe) (Graphic/nonfiction hybrid. 7-10)

Kirkus Reviews