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Bad Kitty Books in Order

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Explore Nick Bruel’s Bad Kitty books in order, with summaries of the cat’s adventures and help choosing where to start reading this children’s series.

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Bad Kitty books in publication order

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32 books

1

Bad Kitty

by Nick Bruel

2005

When her favorite foods run out and only vegetables remain, Kitty responds with an alphabet's worth of destructive behavior. The picture book follows her escalating mischief and changing appetite through lists organized from A to Z.

2

Poor Puppy

by Nick Bruel

2007

Puppy wants to play with Kitty, who is decidedly uninterested. Left to entertain himself, he explores an alphabet of toys and dreams of games around the world, combining a lonely puppy's wishes with counting and geography.

3

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

by Nick Bruel

2009

Kitty needs washing, but getting her into the bathtub requires more than soap and towels. A mock instruction manual follows the preparations for bathing a fiercely resistant cat, blending household chaos with information about feline behavior.

4

Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty

by Nick Bruel

2009

Kitty's birthday brings an unusual gathering of feline friends and a puzzling disappearance of presents. As the celebration unfolds, her mood swings and the guests' peculiar behavior complicate a party that should have been straightforward.

5

Kitty's owners leave her and Puppy with Uncle Murray while they take a week away. Despite his supposed knowledge of cats, the overwhelmed petsitter soon discovers that managing this household requires surviving an escalating succession of mischief.

6

A Bad Kitty Christmas

by Nick Bruel

2011

Disappointed by her Christmas presents, Kitty embarks on a caper across town. Encounters with new and familiar friends interrupt her greedy plans, placing her holiday complaints against a broader question of what Christmas should mean.

7

Bad Kitty Meets the Baby

by Nick Bruel

2011

Kitty's owners bring home a mysterious new arrival, and Kitty thinks it must be a dog. The neighborhood cats disagree, triggering confusion, competitive games and household turmoil as everyone tries to understand the unfamiliar baby.

8

Bad Kitty for President

by Nick Bruel

2012

The neighborhood cats must choose a new president, and Bad Kitty enters the contest. Rival candidates from opposite sides of the street campaign for support in a feline election that introduces readers to voting and political competition.

9

Bad Kitty School Daze

by Nick Bruel

2012

Kitty and Puppy's fighting disrupts the household and upsets Baby, prompting their owners to send them to obedience school. New classmates and classroom activities test whether Kitty can follow rules and get along with other pets.

10

Kitty confronts the person who controls her adventures: author and illustrator Nick Bruel. As she interrupts his explanations, readers learn how stories and pictures become books while watching a stubborn character challenge the creator holding the pencil.

11

Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats

by Nick Bruel

2014

Kitty tries to behave and eat her vegetables, but trouble keeps interrupting her efforts. This interactive board book combines her familiar food-related antics with alphabet activities and sliding panels that invite young readers to explore the pictures.

12

Puppy's Big Day

by Nick Bruel

2014

Uncle Murray takes Puppy out for the day to escape Kitty's bad mood, but their park visit goes awry. Puppy ends up in the pound among unusual companions while Murray faces problems of his own.

13

Dinner is ready, but Kitty rejects fish, beef and other foods in favor of candy. Determined to get sweets instead of a proper meal, she turns an ordinary feeding time into another contest of stubborn wills.

14

Kitty wants a nap, while Puppy keeps proposing games. Baseball, football and other activities fail to interest the sleepy cat, leaving the energetic dog searching for a way to play that Kitty might actually accept.

15

Bored Kitty receives a visit from Strange Kitty, who introduces the art of making comics. Guided activities explain panels, speech balloons and visual effects while a running story encourages readers to create drawings of their own.

16

Kitty encounters snow for the first time and researches it on the computer. Learning that it is wet, cold and slippery, she prepares to venture outside, uncertain whether winter will offer anything she wants to experience.

17

Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet

by Nick Bruel

2016

An unwell Kitty has lost her usual appetite and energy, making a veterinary visit necessary. Her family struggles to get her into the doctor's office, where the prospect of treatment presents an entirely new set of objections.

18

Bad Kitty Scaredy-Cat

by Nick Bruel

2016

Kitty considers herself brave until frightening visitors appear at her door on a late October day. Confronted with Halloween's monsters, she decides to respond on her own terms in an alphabet-based story about fear and mischief.

19

Bad Kitty Takes the Test

by Nick Bruel

2017

The Society of Cat Aptitude questions whether Kitty deserves her feline status after repeated bad behavior. With assistance from Chatty Kitty and Uncle Murray, she must prepare for an examination that challenges her understanding of being a cat.

20

Camp Daze

by Nick Bruel

2018

After a bump on the head, Kitty starts behaving like a dog and exhausts Puppy. When Puppy goes to Uncle Murray's camp for stressed dogs, Kitty stows away, creating an unexpected problem at the dogs-only retreat.

21

Kitten Trouble

by Nick Bruel

2018

A neighborhood conflict destroys a cat shelter, and Kitty's family decides to foster displaced kittens. Kitty objects fiercely to sharing her home, food and toys, turning an effort to help vulnerable newcomers into a household challenge.

22

Kitty eagerly anticipates Thanksgiving turkey and devises a plan to get her paws on it. Her appetite and impatience threaten to disrupt the holiday meal as she attempts to claim the food she considers most important.

23

Kitty wants to keep playing her favorite video game after five hours, but her family insists on other activities. Faced with drawing, reading or going outside, she resists discovering what entertainment might exist beyond the screen.

24

Kitty writes to Santa despite doubts about whether she has behaved well enough for presents. A trip to meet him at the mall brings new obstacles as she tries to secure the Christmas gifts she wants.

25

Kitty joins Uncle Murray on a trip to Love Love Angel Kitty World, expecting a welcome escape from home. Trouble begins before they arrive, and an unexpected predicament demands cooperation from the mismatched traveling companions.

26

Bad Kitty Joins the Team

by Nick Bruel

2020

Kitty is so out of shape that tormenting Puppy leaves her breathless. Her owner insists on exercise, prompting a reluctant introduction to physical activity and competition that tests whether this cantankerous cat can become a good sport.

27

Bad Kitty Gets a Phone

by Nick Bruel

2021

Kitty decides that a phone is the one thing missing from her otherwise comfortable life. Her owners offer a deal requiring chores without complaints, challenging her to demonstrate responsibility before obtaining the device she desperately wants.

28

Bedtime for Bad Kitty

by Nick Bruel

2021

Kitty would rather play and sing than brush her teeth, use the potty or put on pajamas. The promise of a bedtime story becomes the bargaining tool in a nightly struggle to complete the routine.

29

Kitty dislikes Valentine's Day because nobody has given her a card. Trying to make one herself proves harder than expected, and Puppy's attention creates a chance to reconsider a holiday she initially finds deeply unfair.

30

Bad Kitty: Supercat

by Nick Bruel

2022

A playdate transforms Kitty and Strange Kitty into superheroes on a scavenger hunt through the house and yard. To defeat Dr. Lagomorph's imagined scheme, they must recover special orbs before their pretend universes become cheese.

31

Kitty wants a golden Easter egg and refuses to settle for the ordinary colored eggs she finds. Her determined hunt for the prize turns a holiday celebration into another test of patience for everyone around her.

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Bad Kitty Gets a Job

by Nick Bruel

2026

Kitty wants a new video game, but buying it means getting a job. Reluctant to work and easily distracted, she tries to find a shortcut, discovering that earning money takes more effort than she expected.

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