Nick Bruel
Nicholas Tung Ming Bruel is an
American author and illustrator of children’s books, most notably the Bad Kitty series. The first book in the series, Bad Kitty, is an alphabet-themed picture book, and the following books are chapter books. His books have been New York Times bestsellers.Works
- Boing!, 2004
- Bad Kitty, 2005
- Who is Melvin Bubble, 2006
- Poor Puppy, 2007
- Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, 2008
- Little Red Bird, 2008
- Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty, 2009
- Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray, 2010
- Bad Kitty Meets the Baby, 2011
- A Bad Kitty Christmas, 2011
- Bad Kitty for President, 2012
- Bad Kitty School Daze, 2013
- Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble, 2014
- Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats, 2014
- Bad Kitty's Very Very Bad Boxed Set , 2014
- Bad Kitty: Puppy's Big Day, 2015
- A Wonderful Year, 2015
- Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy, 2015
- Bad Kitty Does Not Like Dogs, 2015
- Bad Kitty Makes Comics... and You Can Too!, 2015
- Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 2016
- Bad Kitty Scaredy-Cat, 2016
- Bad Kitty Camp Daze, 2018
- Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble, 2018
- Bad Kitty Joins the Team, 2019
- Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving, 2019
- Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa, 2019
Awards
Bad Kitty
- 2007 Buckaroo Book Award -- Children's
- 2007 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
- 2007 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award -- Picture Book
- 2007 Volunteer State Book Award -- Grades K-3
- 2008 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
- 2008 Monarch Award -- Grades K-3
- 2009 Young Hoosier Book Award -- Picture Book
Bad Kitty Gets A Bath
- 2009 Gryphon Award -- Children's Literature
- 2011 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award
- 2011 Golden Archer Award -- Intermediate
- 2012 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Young Readers
- 2012 Third and Fourth Grade Book of the Year -- Children's Book Council
Bad Kitty For President
- 2013 Third and Fourth Grade Book of the Year -- Children's Book Council
Bad Kitty: School Daze
- 2014 Colorado Children's Book Award -- Junior Novel
- 2016 Monarch Award -- Grades K-3
Who Is Melvin Bubble?
- 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Picture Book
- 2008 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award -- Picture Book
- 2009 North Carolina Children's Book Award -- Picture Book
