Bad Kitty: The Cat-Nipped Edition
Bad Kitty: The Cat-Nipped Editionby Nick BruelWhile I was on vacation in New Brunswick earlier this week I found this little gem in the children's section of an independent bookstore (they still MAKE those??). This book is not only educational (lots of alphabetical lists) it is HILARIOUS and the art is amusing. My first instinct was to buy it for myself (ha) but then I thought maybe my sister would like this for her little girl (she's only 1 so it would be read to her). However, the publisher wanted $22 Canadian for it, but only $16 US. Heck no! I shouted - so I looked it up on amazon.ca when I returned to my cousin's house and ended up buying it for $15 and free shipping. HA!Unfortunately, my vacation was cut short due to my lack of health and I returned home on Wednesday and there in the mailbox was my book (quick like a bunny since I only bought it Tuesday afternoon!). I read it to my husband, I read it to my parents when they came over to drop off some stuff and I sent them away with the book since they were going to see my sister before I ever will.So, Kitty wasn't always a bad kitty. He used to be a good kitty, but then his humans ran out of kitty food and only had a bunch of HEALTHY things (listed in an alphabetical manner) and so Kitty became a Bad Kitty and did all sorts of amusing and alphabetical things (like Destroy this book). The drawings make you laugh, the antics of the kitty make you laugh and it's just a really terrific book for kids - to be read at bed time, or for older kids to learn to read (and learn about healthy foods - what the heck is a xigua??? Oh! Chinese for watermelon!) .There is apparently a "sequel" called Poor Puppy, but the reviews said it wasn't nearly as humourous or intelligent, so until I can see it for myself and read it and look at it, I wasn't about to buy it.Hopefully my sister will like this book. I think she'll appreciate the humour because we often have similar taste in funny, even if we don't have anything else in common at all. :)Bad Kitty books
- Bad Kitty (either the original or the Cat-Nipped Edition) - picture book
- Poor Puppy - picture book
- Bad Kitty Gets a Bath - chapter book
- Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty - chapter book
- Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray (Hardcover - August 2010)