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* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the chapter books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray'' and had prominent appearances in most books since then.
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* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the chapter books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray'' and has had prominent appearances in most books since then.
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* HumanDisguise: To get her into the no-cats theme park in ''Goes on Vacation,'' Murray dresses Kitty up as his "son," Murray Jr. [[spoiler:He removes her disguise while on trial so he can shock the courtroom by claiming humans are turning into cats.]]
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* RadioContest: ''Goes on Vacation'' begins with Uncle Murray scrambling to phone in to a radio contest asking [[CallBack why cats hate baths]]. It takes him a while to get to a phone, but he does win the prize.
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* TakeThat: ''Goes on Vacation'' uses the Love Love Angel Kitty World theme park to take potshots at the Ride/DisneyThemeParks. Despite being billed as "the most super incredibly happy place on Earth," Uncle Murray spends most of his time waiting in line, buying overpriced food and merchandise, and going on the same SickeninglySweet repetitive musical ride (a clear parody of Ride/ItsASmallWorld).
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* VacationEpisode: ''Goes on Vacation'' has Uncle Murray and Kitty go to a theme park after Murray wins a RadioContest. Murray has a miserable time due to issues with traveling, finding a good hotel, and actually going on any good rides, and he ends up in jail after blowing his money on theme park merchandise.
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* ''Bad Kitty Gets a Phone'' (2021)
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* TheFaceless: We never see the face of Kitty and Puppy's owner; usually it's just his body and hands.
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* TheFaceless: We never see the face of JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kitty and Puppy's owner; is usually it's just his body lazy, grumpy, and hands.petty, but in several books, she shows compassion to somebody else, particularly after learning AnAesop about acceptance and selflessness. She grows to love her owner's baby and protects her from getting a bath, and in ''Kitten Trouble'', she accepts the kittens into her home and ends her feud with the paperboy. She also has a major soft spot for her biological mother.
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* BigBadWannabe: Dr. Lagomorph tries to be a diabolical supervillain, but he's really just a cute little bunny wearing a helmet made from a plastic bottle.
* BlandNameProduct: In ''School Daze'', there's a cutesy stationary character called ''[[Franchise/HelloKitty Love Love Angel Kitten]]'' who has a lot of merchandise, such as school supplies.
* CardCarryingVillain: Dr. Lagomorph believes that he is a mutant supervillain and never stops talking about how "evil" he is.
* CardCarryingVillain: Dr. Lagomorph believes that he is a mutant supervillain and never stops talking about how "evil" he is.
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* ADogNamedDog: We have a cat named Kitty and a dog named Puppy.
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* ADogNamedDog: We have a cat named Kitty and a dog named Puppy. Plus an infant named Baby.
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* FantasticRacism: In ''School Daze'', Petunia the bulldog hates cats.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Kitty is a girl and Puppy is a boy.
* FirstDayOfSchoolEpisode: ''School Daze'' has Kitty and Puppy being sent to school to curb their bad habits (Kitty's sour attitude and Puppy's drooling).
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: Kitty is a girl and Puppy is a boy.
* FirstDayOfSchoolEpisode: ''School Daze'' has Kitty and Puppy being sent to school to curb their bad habits (Kitty's sour attitude and Puppy's drooling).
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* ApatheticPet: Kitty is often indifferent to her owner (the narrator) and isn't afraid to attack him for any perceived slight. In ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'', it's revealed that this is because she [[UsedToBeASweetKid used to be a kind kitten]] until he adopted her. [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas She was furious that she had to leave her mother]] and became the [[CatsAreMean crabby cat]] that we all know today.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' shows Kitty's life as a kitten, where she was extremely kind and generous. It was only after she was taken away from her mother than she became the crabby kitty she is today.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' shows Kitty's life as a kitten, where she was extremely kind and generous. It was only after she was taken away from her mother than that she became the crabby kitty she is today.
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* NewBabyEpisode: ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby'' is about Kitty's owner bringing home a new baby. Kitty initially hates the baby because she thinks it's a dog, but when her cat friends come over, they believe the baby is another cat and put her through the "Kitty Olympics." The baby turns out to be better at acting like a cat than the cats. At the end of the book, Kitty's owner reveals that the baby is [[spoiler:[[HappilyAdopted adopted]]]] just like Kitty, which leads Kitty to understand that she and the baby are NotSoDifferent and become protective of her.
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* NewBabyEpisode: ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby'' is about Kitty's owner bringing home a new baby. Kitty initially hates the baby because she thinks it's a dog, but when her cat friends come over, they believe the baby is another cat and put her through the "Kitty Olympics." The baby turns out to be better at acting like a cat than the cats. At the end of the book, Kitty's owner reveals that the baby is [[spoiler:[[HappilyAdopted adopted]]]] just like Kitty, which leads Kitty to understand that she and the baby are NotSoDifferent aren't so different and become protective of her.
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* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the picture books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.''
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* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the picture chapter books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.''Murray'' and had prominent appearances in most books since then.
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* GratuitousFrench: The Strange Kitty lookalike in ''Kitten Trouble'' speaks a few French phrases throughout the book, which are translated in a glossary.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: ''Kitten Trouble'' is an allegory about the 2010s refugee crisis, as confirmed by Nick Bruel himself. It features several kittens living with Kitty after their neighborhood is destroyed in a vague conflict, and Kitty and Uncle Murry have to learn to trust the kittens and share their space with them as their neighborhood is rebuilt. Strange Kitty also mentions the "United Neighborhoods" is working to resolve the conflict, a parallel to the United Nations.
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* EnemyMine: Kitty and Uncle Murray, who usually fight each other constantly, briefly team up during ''Kitten Trouble'' as neither of them want to share their space with the neighborhood kittens. Ironic, since Kitty is the entire reason Murray hates cats.
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* UnexpectedKindness: In "Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray", Murray talks about when he used to have a dog named Sam. He mentions that he thought Sam would "go crazy" when he put a leash[[note]]Actually a belt that he was using as a makeshift leash[[/note]] on him, but Sam turned out to be quite obedient about it and he even licked young Murray's hand.
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* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: The last present Kitty gets for her birthday is one of these, rather than the expensive cat toy she wanted. [[RageBreakingPoint This results in her screaming temper tantrum that ruins the party.]]
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* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: The last present Kitty gets for her birthday is one of these, a hideous sweater, rather than the expensive cat toy she wanted. [[RageBreakingPoint This results in her screaming temper tantrum that ruins the party.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: Kitty and the baby in ''Meets the Baby.'' The narrator points out how they're both loud, destructive {{Big Eater}}s, and most heartwarmingly they're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
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* NotSoDifferent: NotSoDifferentRemark: Kitty and the baby in ''Meets the Baby.'' The narrator points out how they're both loud, destructive {{Big Eater}}s, and most heartwarmingly they're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
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* ModernMajorGeneral: Uncle Murray is recruited to provide "Fun Facts" about cats, but he doesn't actually know anything, forcing the narrator to do this instead. However, he is much more knowledgeable about other subjects, most notably US politics, and happily provides the fun facts in ''Runs for President'' when political fun facts are needed.
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* AnthropomorphicPersonification: The "What the Heck is That Thing?!" chapter in ''Meets the Baby'' has Kitty's basic emotions -- panic, hunger, and lazy -- represented by cats who compete on a game show trying to figure out how to react to the new baby.
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* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Uncle Murray often babysits Kitty and Puppy and ends up far worse off than he started. For example, in ''Meets the Baby,'' he not only has to get Kitty and Puppy down from a tree, but he ends up stuck in the tree himself, and [[NoodleIncident somehow]] a refrigerator ends up there too. By the end of the week, he needs a new tree.
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* CatUpATree: In the first chapter of ''Meets the Baby,'' Uncle Murray's week babysitting Kitty begins with her getting stuck in a tree, then [[ExaggeratedTrope escalates]] to Puppy getting up there, Uncle Murray being stuck there for two days, a ''fridge'' getting stuck in the tree (Uncle Murray has no idea how that happened), and eventually Murray has to just order a new tree. After this section, there's a "Fun Facts" section that provides the scientific context behind the trope, while Uncle Murray keeps cursing about how crazy cats are.
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* IAmNotWeasel: A variant with animals mistaking a ''human'' for another species. In ''Meets the Baby,'' Kitty thinks the new baby is another dog because she's big, drooly, and smelly. However, all of her cat friends think she's another cat since she shares characteristics with each one of them, leading to the baby beating all the other cats in the "Kitty Olympics."
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* SymbolSwearing:
** Uncle Murray refers to cats as "#%&*@ crazy!" in one of the "Fun Facts" chapters in ''Meets the Baby.''
** The third chapter of ''Meets the Baby'' is titled "Another [five symbols] Dog!" after Kitty "realizes" that the new baby is another annoying dog.
** Uncle Murray refers to cats as "#%&*@ crazy!" in one of the "Fun Facts" chapters in ''Meets the Baby.''
** The third chapter of ''Meets the Baby'' is titled "Another [five symbols] Dog!" after Kitty "realizes" that the new baby is another annoying dog.
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* IntentionalMessMaking:
** The original picture book is about Kitty's mischief, during which she causes several messes (including, but not limited to flooding the bathroom, knocking dishes off the table, and tipping her litter box over).
** In "Bad Kitty for President", the narrator tells Kitty that she can do a grassroots campaign, saying that it means "[they] dig hard to find the roots of what voters care about and then try to leave something of [themselves] behind for them to ponder". Kitty [[LiteralMinded then digs a hole in a neighbor's yard]] and it's subsequently implied that she crapped in the hole.
** The original picture book is about Kitty's mischief, during which she causes several messes (including, but not limited to flooding the bathroom, knocking dishes off the table, and tipping her litter box over).
** In "Bad Kitty for President", the narrator tells Kitty that she can do a grassroots campaign, saying that it means "[they] dig hard to find the roots of what voters care about and then try to leave something of [themselves] behind for them to ponder". Kitty [[LiteralMinded then digs a hole in a neighbor's yard]] and it's subsequently implied that she crapped in the hole.
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* NewBabyEpisode: ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby'' is about Kitty's owner bringing home a new baby. Kitty initially hates the baby because she thinks it's a dog, but when her cat friends come over, they believe the baby is another cat and put her through the "Kitty Olympics." The baby turns out to be better at acting like a cat than the cats. At the end of the book, Kitty's owner reveals that the baby is [[spoiler:[[HappilyAdopted adopted]]]] just like Kitty, which leads Kitty to understand that she and the baby are NotSoDifferent and become protective of her.
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* {{Facepalm}}: In ''Kitten Trouble'', Kitty facepalms at the idea of bringing a group of kittens into the house to temporarily shelter them during a neighborhood conflict.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''Kitten Trouble'', Kitty is tired of constantly being whacked by the newspaper delivered by the newspaper delivery kid. She sets up a trap for him, except she labels it with signs reading "Free baseball cards for horrible kids!", "Yes- free!" and most notably, "Not a trap."
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''Kitten Trouble'', Kitty is tired of constantly being whacked by the newspaper delivered by the newspaper delivery kid. She sets up a trap for him, except she labels it with signs reading "Free baseball cards for horrible kids!", "Yes- free!" and most notably, "Not a trap."" Unsurprisingly, it doesn't work.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''Kitten Trouble'', Kitty is tired of constantly being whacked by the newspaper delivered by the newspaper delivery kid. She sets up a trap for him, except she labels it with signs reading "Free baseball cards for horrible kids!", "Yes- free!" and most notably, "Not a trap."
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* IronicHell: In ''Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet'', Bad Kitty has a [[AllJustADream dream]] in which she learns that kitty hell is puppy heaven. Bad kitties that don't qualify for Pussycat Paradise are cast down into Puppydog Paradise because they're always looking for more cats to chase there.
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* BigEater: One of Kitty's signature traits. She eats twenty-six giant meals in the first book alone and continues to eat towers of food for dinner in subsequent books.
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** One of Kitty's signature traits. She eats twenty-six giant meals in the first book alone and continues to eat towers of food for dinner in subsequent books.
** One of Kitty's signature traits. She eats twenty-six giant meals in the first book alone and continues to eat towers of food for dinner in subsequent books.
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* SuddenlyVoiced: During a chapter in ''Takes a Bath,'' when the owner is preparing Kitty for her bath by gently caressing Kitty and telling her he loves her, she suddenly tells him she loves him as well. This is explained when it's revealed she's actually [[spoiler:a magical princess kitty]]! ...And then it's explained much better when [[spoiler:we come back to reality and see it was [[AllJustADream a fantasy the owner had while knocked out]], and Kitty still won't take her bath]].
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* SuddenlyVoiced: SuddenlySpeaking: During a chapter in ''Takes a Bath,'' when the owner is preparing Kitty for her bath by gently caressing Kitty and telling her he loves her, she suddenly tells him she loves him as well. This is explained when it's revealed she's actually [[spoiler:a magical princess kitty]]! ...And then it's explained much better when [[spoiler:we come back to reality and see it was [[AllJustADream a fantasy the owner had while knocked out]], and Kitty still won't take her bath]].
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* SuddenlyVoiced: During a chapter in ''Takes a Bath,'' when the owner is preparing Kitty for her bath by gently caressing Kitty and telling her he loves her, she suddenly tells him she loves him as well. This is explained when it's revealed she's actually [[spoiler:a magical princess kitty]]! ...And then it's explained much better when [[spoiler:we come back to reality and see it was [[AllJustADream a fantasy the owner had while knocked out]], and Kitty still won't take her bath]].
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* NoNameGiven: Kitty's owner/the narrator doesn't have a name. Oddly, he never refers to his baby by a name either.
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* BigEater: One of Kitty's signature traits. She eats twenty-six giant meals in the first book alone and continues to eat towers of food for dinner in subsequent books.
** The baby is just as ravenous as Kitty; she's not only fed the same amount of food (though unlike Kitty's BizarreTasteInFood, the baby eats things like apples, bananas, and cereal), [[spoiler:she cleans her plate before Kitty can take a bite of her own food]].
** The baby is just as ravenous as Kitty; she's not only fed the same amount of food (though unlike Kitty's BizarreTasteInFood, the baby eats things like apples, bananas, and cereal), [[spoiler:she cleans her plate before Kitty can take a bite of her own food]].
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* CatsAreLazy: Several books begin with Kitty lying in her bed sleeping, not caring about the antics of her owner or Puppy...unless it involves something that catches her interest, like food or an amazing cat toy.
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* BizarreTasteInFood: Some of the foods Kitty eats in the first book are penguin pizza,
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* BizarreTasteInFood: Some of the foods Kitty eats in the first book are include penguin pizza,pizza, quail quiche, and a ''Tyrannosaurus rex.''
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''Bad Kitty'' is a series of children's books written by Nick Bruel, beginning with the picture book ''Bad Kitty'' in 2005. The series follows the titular bad Kitty, a black cat who is extremely prone to temper tantrums, ''especially'' when she doesn't get her favorite foods. She shares her dwelling the the drooling simpleton dog Puppy, who got a sequel picture book in ''Poor Puppy.''
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''Bad Kitty'' is a series of children's books written by Nick Bruel, beginning with the picture book ''Bad Kitty'' in 2005. The series follows the titular bad Kitty, a black cat who is extremely prone to temper tantrums, ''especially'' when she doesn't get her favorite foods. She shares her dwelling the with the drooling simpleton dog Puppy, who got a stars in the sequel picture book in ''Poor Puppy.''
Puppy''.
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The book was widely popular, and received a more fleshed-out sequel in ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath.'' This spun off into a franchise of chapter books, which introduced more characters, such as several other neighborhood cats and a new human baby in Kitty's family. The chapter books, originally printed in black-and-white, would later be re-released in full color. There is also a series of shorter paperback picture books.
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The book was widely popular, and received a more fleshed-out sequel in ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath.'' This spun off into a franchise of black-and-white illustrated chapter books, which introduced more characters, such as several other neighborhood cats and a new human baby in Kitty's family. The chapter books, originally printed in black-and-white, would later be re-released in full color. There is also a series of shorter paperback picture books.
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''Bad Kitty'' is a series of children's books written by Nick Bruel, beginning with the picture book ''Bad Kitty'' in 2005. The series follows the titular bad Kitty, a black cat who is extremely prone to temper tantrums, ''especially'' when she doesn't get her favorite foods. She shares her dwelling the the drooling simpleton dog Puppy, who got a sequel picture book in ''Poor Puppy.''
The book was widely popular, and received a more fleshed-out sequel in ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath.'' This spun off into a franchise of chapter books, which introduced more characters, such as several other neighborhood cats and a new human baby in Kitty's family. The chapter books, originally printed in black-and-white, would later be re-released in full color. There is also a series of shorter paperback picture books.
[[folder:List of ''Bad Kitty'' books]]
[[AC:Full-Length Picture Books]]
* ''Bad Kitty'' (2005)
* ''Poor Puppy'' (2007)
* ''A Bad Kitty Christmas'' (2011)
* ''Bad Kitty Searching for Santa''
* ''Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats'' (Board book for younger readers)
* ''Bad Kitty Scaredy Cat''
[[AC:Chapter Books]]
* ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath'' (2008)
* ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' (2009)
* ''Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door'' (a.k.a. ''Bad Kitty Vs. The Babysitter'') (2010)
* ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby'' (2011)
* ''Bad Kitty for President'' (2012)
* ''Bad Kitty Joins the Team''
* ''Bad Kitty School Daze'' (2013)
* ''Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble'' (2014)
* ''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 Goes on Vacation''
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* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Thanksgiving''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Candy''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Dogs''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Snow''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Video Games''
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!!Tropes seen in the series include:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The foods Kitty likes in the first book are listed alphabetically and all have alliterative names, like rhino ravioli or shark sushi.
* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the picture books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.''
* BizarreTasteInFood: Some of the foods Kitty eats in the first book are penguin pizza,
* CatsAreMean: If the title didn't clue you in, Kitty isn't exactly a ray of sunshine. She turns into a hissing, scratching, yowling mess when she doesn't get her way.
* CatStereotype:
** The titular Kitty is a stubborn black cat who brings misfortune to anybody who slights her.
** Big Kitty is a Maine coon and a GentleGiant.
** Pretty Kitty is a white Turkish Angora and a beautiful upper-class priss.
** Chatty Kitty is a Siamese, and while not particularly mean, she's pretty self-centered and won't stop talking about her daily life.
** Strange Kitty is a Sphynx and a CloudCuckooLander.
* ADogNamedDog: We have a cat named Kitty and a dog named Puppy.
* DogsAreDumb: Puppy doesn't do much but eat, slobber, and annoy the heck out of Kitty.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Bad Kitty'' and ''Poor Puppy'' were not chapter books, but picture books structured around alphabetical sequences. Kitty also had smaller eyes and was generally much less expressive than she is in later books.
* GentleGiant: Big Kitty is the biggest kitty around, but he's also pretty cuddly.
* HairTriggerTemper: Kitty gets extremely destructive if she doesn't get exactly what she wants, and even slight annoyances can set her entire mood off.
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:The narrator's baby.]] The narrator relates her to Kitty, who was adopted from a shelter, and it gets Kitty to finally accept [[spoiler:the baby]] into her life.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: The last present Kitty gets for her birthday is one of these, rather than the expensive cat toy she wanted. [[RageBreakingPoint This results in her screaming temper tantrum that ruins the party.]]
* TheFaceless: We never see the face of Kitty and Puppy's owner; usually it's just his body and hands.
* MotorMouth: Chatty Kitty is constantly meowing. The translated text of her meows makes it even more inane.
* NotSoDifferent: Kitty and the baby in ''Meets the Baby.'' The narrator points out how they're both loud, destructive {{Big Eater}}s, and most heartwarmingly they're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
* ThePigPen: Stinky Kitty is constantly dirty and smelly, and proud of it.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Uncle Murray is named after Nick Bruel's own uncle named Murray.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' shows Kitty's life as a kitten, where she was extremely kind and generous. It was only after she was taken away from her mother than she became the crabby kitty she is today.
* TheVoiceless: None of the animals speak in English, barring Kitty in a few dream sequences and Strange Kitty and his mouse friend. Chatty Kitty is the only cat whose meows are actually translated into English.
* WhamLine: Near the end of ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby,'' when the narrator finally gets Kitty to connect to the baby. The last line gets its own page.
-->The two of you have so much in common. You both like to scratch things. You both like to chew on things you shouldn't. You obviously both like to eat a lot.
-->And you're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
''Bad Kitty'' is a series of children's books written by Nick Bruel, beginning with the picture book ''Bad Kitty'' in 2005. The series follows the titular bad Kitty, a black cat who is extremely prone to temper tantrums, ''especially'' when she doesn't get her favorite foods. She shares her dwelling the the drooling simpleton dog Puppy, who got a sequel picture book in ''Poor Puppy.''
The book was widely popular, and received a more fleshed-out sequel in ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath.'' This spun off into a franchise of chapter books, which introduced more characters, such as several other neighborhood cats and a new human baby in Kitty's family. The chapter books, originally printed in black-and-white, would later be re-released in full color. There is also a series of shorter paperback picture books.
[[folder:List of ''Bad Kitty'' books]]
[[AC:Full-Length Picture Books]]
* ''Bad Kitty'' (2005)
* ''Poor Puppy'' (2007)
* ''A Bad Kitty Christmas'' (2011)
* ''Bad Kitty Searching for Santa''
* ''Bad Kitty's Tasty Treats'' (Board book for younger readers)
* ''Bad Kitty Scaredy Cat''
[[AC:Chapter Books]]
* ''Bad Kitty Gets a Bath'' (2008)
* ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' (2009)
* ''Bad Kitty vs. Uncle Murray: The Uproar at the Front Door'' (a.k.a. ''Bad Kitty Vs. The Babysitter'') (2010)
* ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby'' (2011)
* ''Bad Kitty for President'' (2012)
* ''Bad Kitty Joins the Team''
* ''Bad Kitty School Daze'' (2013)
* ''Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble'' (2014)
* ''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 Goes on Vacation''
[[AC:Paperback Picture Books]]
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Thanksgiving''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Candy''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Dogs''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Snow''
* ''Bad Kitty Does NOT Like Video Games''
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!!Tropes seen in the series include:
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The foods Kitty likes in the first book are listed alphabetically and all have alliterative names, like rhino ravioli or shark sushi.
* AscendedExtra: Uncle Murray only appeared twice in the original book as a joke where he was lumped in with Kitty's foods in the "U" category. He becomes the host of "Uncle Murray's Fun Facts" in the picture books, which went into further detail about cat behavior (despite Murray not knowing much about it), which would give him little subplots. He would become a major character in ''Bad Kitty Vs. Uncle Murray.''
* BizarreTasteInFood: Some of the foods Kitty eats in the first book are penguin pizza,
* CatsAreMean: If the title didn't clue you in, Kitty isn't exactly a ray of sunshine. She turns into a hissing, scratching, yowling mess when she doesn't get her way.
* CatStereotype:
** The titular Kitty is a stubborn black cat who brings misfortune to anybody who slights her.
** Big Kitty is a Maine coon and a GentleGiant.
** Pretty Kitty is a white Turkish Angora and a beautiful upper-class priss.
** Chatty Kitty is a Siamese, and while not particularly mean, she's pretty self-centered and won't stop talking about her daily life.
** Strange Kitty is a Sphynx and a CloudCuckooLander.
* ADogNamedDog: We have a cat named Kitty and a dog named Puppy.
* DogsAreDumb: Puppy doesn't do much but eat, slobber, and annoy the heck out of Kitty.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: ''Bad Kitty'' and ''Poor Puppy'' were not chapter books, but picture books structured around alphabetical sequences. Kitty also had smaller eyes and was generally much less expressive than she is in later books.
* GentleGiant: Big Kitty is the biggest kitty around, but he's also pretty cuddly.
* HairTriggerTemper: Kitty gets extremely destructive if she doesn't get exactly what she wants, and even slight annoyances can set her entire mood off.
* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler:The narrator's baby.]] The narrator relates her to Kitty, who was adopted from a shelter, and it gets Kitty to finally accept [[spoiler:the baby]] into her life.
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: The last present Kitty gets for her birthday is one of these, rather than the expensive cat toy she wanted. [[RageBreakingPoint This results in her screaming temper tantrum that ruins the party.]]
* TheFaceless: We never see the face of Kitty and Puppy's owner; usually it's just his body and hands.
* MotorMouth: Chatty Kitty is constantly meowing. The translated text of her meows makes it even more inane.
* NotSoDifferent: Kitty and the baby in ''Meets the Baby.'' The narrator points out how they're both loud, destructive {{Big Eater}}s, and most heartwarmingly they're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
* ThePigPen: Stinky Kitty is constantly dirty and smelly, and proud of it.
* {{Tuckerization}}: Uncle Murray is named after Nick Bruel's own uncle named Murray.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: ''Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty'' shows Kitty's life as a kitten, where she was extremely kind and generous. It was only after she was taken away from her mother than she became the crabby kitty she is today.
* TheVoiceless: None of the animals speak in English, barring Kitty in a few dream sequences and Strange Kitty and his mouse friend. Chatty Kitty is the only cat whose meows are actually translated into English.
* WhamLine: Near the end of ''Bad Kitty Meets the Baby,'' when the narrator finally gets Kitty to connect to the baby. The last line gets its own page.
-->The two of you have so much in common. You both like to scratch things. You both like to chew on things you shouldn't. You obviously both like to eat a lot.
-->And you're both [[spoiler:adopted]].
