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 expanded series includes both picture books and chapter books, as well as a guide to drawing comics. His books have been ''

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'' bestsellers.

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 Wants a Phone'', 2021 *''Bad Kitty: Supercat'', 2022

Awards

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) * 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

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 (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

External links

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Publisher's Author Page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruel, Nick 1978 births Living people American children's writers American illustrators