Nick Bruel
Bruel in 2013
Born	Nicholas Tung Ming Bruel (1965-12-13) December 13, 1965 (age 58)
Occupation	Author and illustrator
Years active	2004–present
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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

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)