Nick Bruel
Bruel in 2013
Bruel in 2013
BornNicholas Tung Ming Bruel
(1965-12-13) December 13, 1965
OccupationAuthor and illustrator
Years active2004–present
Signature
Website
www.nickbruel.com

Nicholas Tung Ming Bruel[1] 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,[2] and expanded series includes both picture books and chapter books, as well as a guide to drawing comics. His books have been New York Times bestsellers.[3]

Authored-Illustrated Works

  • Boing!, 2004
  • Who is Melvin Bubble?, 2006
  • Little Red Bird, 2008
  • Bad Kitty Makes Comics . . . and You Can Too!, 2015
  • A Wonderful Year, 2015

Bad Kitty Picture Books

  • Bad Kitty, 2005
  • Poor Puppy, 2007
  • A Bad Kitty Christmas, 2011
  • Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats, 2014
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Dogs, 2015
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy, 2015
  • Bad Kitty Scaredy-Cat, 2016
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Snow, 2016
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Video Games, 2019
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving, 2019
  • Bad Kitty: Searching for Santa, 2019
  • Bedtime for Bad Kitty, 2021
  • Bad Kitty Does Not Like Valentine's Day, 2022

Bad Kitty Chapter Books

  • Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, 2008
  • Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty, 2009
  • Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray, 2010
  • Bad Kitty Meets the Baby, 2011
  • Bad Kitty for President, 2012
  • Bad Kitty School Daze, 2013
  • Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble, 2014
  • Bad Kitty: Puppy's Big Day, 2015
  • Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, 2016
  • Bad Kitty Takes the Test, 2017
  • Bad Kitty Camp Daze, 2018
  • Bad Kitty: Kitten Trouble, 2018
  • Bad Kitty Joins the Team, 2019
  • Bad Kitty Goes on Vacation, 2020
  • Bad Kitty Gets a Phone, 2021
  • Bad Kitty: Supercat, 2022

Awards[4]

Bad Kitty

  • 2007 Buckaroo Book Award—Children's (Winner)
  • 2007 North Carolina Children's Book Award—Picture Book (Nominee)
  • 2007 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award—Picture Book (Nominee)
  • 2007 Volunteer State Book Award—Grades K-3 (Winner)
  • 2008 Colorado Children's Book Award—Picture Book (Runner-Up)
  • 2008 Monarch Award—Grades K-3 (Second Place)
  • 2009 Young Hoosier Book Award—Picture Book (Winner)

Bad Kitty Gets A Bath

  • 2009 Gryphon Award—Children's Literature (Honor Book)
  • 2011 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award (Winner)[5]
  • 2011 Golden Archer Award—Intermediate (Nominee)
  • 2012 Nevada Young Readers' Award—Young Readers (Nominee)

Bad Kitty Meets The Baby

  • 2012 Third and Fourth Grade Book of the Year—Children's Book Council[6]

Bad Kitty For President

  • 2013 Third and Fourth Grade Book of the Year—Children's Book Council[7]

Bad Kitty: School Daze

  • 2014 Colorado Children's Book Award—Junior Novel (Runner-Up)
  • 2016 Monarch Award—Grades K-3 (Nominee)

Who Is Melvin Bubble?

  • 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award—Picture Book (Nominee)
  • 2008 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award—Picture Book (Nominee)
  • 2009 North Carolina Children's Book Award—Picture Book (Winner)

References

  1. "Author Illustrator Spotlight: Nick Bruel". January 2, 2015.
  2. "'Zoopa,' 'Bad Kitty' and 'Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack'". The New York Times. January 15, 2006.
  3. "New York Times Bestseller List, Children's Books". The New York Times. June 2, 2005.
  4. "Awards for Nick Bruel". www.fictiondb.com.
  5. "BCCCA 2011 Winner". www.olaweb.org. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.
  6. "2012 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council".
  7. "2013 Winners and Finalists – Children's Book Council".
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