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Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy

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Kitty's back in two brand new stories, complete with a sheet of colorful stickers in an 8x8 format―in this hilarious story, it's time to feed Kitty but all she wants is candy. Will Kitty prevail and get what she wants?

It's dinnertime and Bad Kitty is hungry. What should she eat for dinner?

Fish? Nope!
Beef? Ew!Octopus? Gross!
Bad Kitty knows exactly what she wants. Candy! And nothing will stand in her way.

Find out what will stop Kitty from eating all the candy in the world in this bright, hilarious picture book from New York Times bestselling author Nick Bruel's beloved Bad Kitty series. Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy is purrr-fect for young readers who love kitties, candy, and a little bit of chaos!

24 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2015

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Nick Bruel

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Nick Bruel is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of children's books including Bad Kitty, Bad Kitty Gets a Bath, Bad Kitty Meets the Baby, and Boing!, among others. Nick is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist, and during his down time, he collects PEZ dispensers and grows tomatoes in the backyard. He lives in Tarrytown, NY with his wife Carina and their lovely cat Esmerelda.

http://us.macmillan.com/author/nickbruel

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4 reviews1 follower
October 4, 2015
This book is really funny. Bad Kitty likes candy in the beginning but,in the end she hates candy. You should really read it. I really enjoyed reading this and taking the time to read it at least six times.
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4,968 reviews13 followers
January 17, 2019
Maybe Kitty just had the wrong kind of candy. There are many kinds. Chewy, hard, nougat, nutty, chocolate...the options are endless. Come to the dark side, Kitty. The candy side.
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2,525 reviews32 followers
June 15, 2015
Cute book! Kitty doesn't want any of her regular, good-for-you foods. Kitty wants CANDY!

A+ for the "no really, candy isn't good for cats" lesson. I had visions of well meaning Small Friends giving their kitties candy after this one. :-p
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9,505 reviews199 followers
September 19, 2023
Kitty is hungry, but she's turning her nose up at fish and beef...she wants candy. She's never had candy before, but she's sure she wants it. When stubborn Kitty finally gets a mouthful of candy, will it be everything she ever dreamed of?

This one was pretty funny. It sets the slightly ridiculous humor tone by some of the meat options her owner offers her to get her mind off of candy (kids will find the moose and walrus sitting in her food dish hilarious). I liked that Kitty learned her lesson in this one, and the way she learned it was quite humorous.
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817 reviews24 followers
March 19, 2026
I borrowed the ebook version of this from Libby to read to my daughter because it came up as an Easter book. The book is about candy but other than that it is not an Easter book. The book was a simple, easy read but I didn’t think it was very interesting. It’s pretty much just the cat offered food it says no to because it wants candy and then what happens after it finally gets the candy. The pictures were well done and the ebook version had the words on the pages with the pictures so it can be easily read as an ebook. I would not recommend this book. It just wasn’t for me.
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119 reviews
April 12, 2023
"Bad Kitty Does Not Like Candy" by Nick Bruel.
I love the Bad Kitty Books; they are always fun to read. The book is about a kitty who wants candy, overeats it, and has to brush his teeth. Kitty decides he likes to fish and does not like candy. The illustrations are bold and funny. The moral is that too much of a good thing can become bad. There are many "Bad Kitty" books you should go and read for yourself; you will not regret it.
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7,398 reviews33 followers
September 22, 2018
Kitty is hungry, but does want any of the food she normally would eat. Kitty wants candy, but she is told that candy is not good for her. Kitty rebels, and takes the candy and eats it, but finds that it is sticky, and requires her to brush her teeth. Kitty is not happy with the outcome, but still being hungry she decides to eat what she normally eats.
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406 reviews22 followers
December 13, 2016
Not sure how I have not read any of the Bad Kitty books before this point, but based on this one, I'd love to check out some more! Very cute, fun little story, and I love the ornery feline! Bright illustrations and a fun read-aloud. Plus... cats. How can you go wrong with cats??
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4,774 reviews
January 29, 2022
This did not have the feel of the other Bad Kitty books. Also, where was the alphabet list?!? This book was trying to send a message about healthy eating (I guess) and it ended up being heavy-handed and book. A shame.
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3,704 reviews10 followers
March 14, 2022
Candy is not good for Kitty so of course that's the only food that Kitty wants. Alas, Kitty must learn this lesson the hard knock way. A humorous picture book that every little one and their parent can identify with. Deliciously predictable and fun! Perfect for a preschool audience.
24 reviews
February 9, 2021
Kitty loves candy is the best

I like when Kitty steals the candy and her mouth gets stuck. Kitties shouldn’t eat candy because it’s bad for then
43 reviews1 follower
April 26, 2022
Good book for a laugh. It is in a series of books about the “Bad Kitty” and in this one the Kitty really likes candy until he learns his lesson that candy is not good for cats.
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442 reviews
April 22, 2024
“I liked where he stole the candy. I like candy. My favorite candy is green mints. I also like when he ate the candy but I am not happy if our cat eats candy and gets a sticky lip” - Lucas
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Summary
This book is about Kitty and Kitty is hungry. The owner tries to feed Kitty a bunch of different foods but Kitty wants nothing to do with it. Kitty just wants candy. Finally Kitty decides to take the candy and eat all of it. After he does his mouth gets stuck together and cannot talk. He then realizes he does not like candy and decides to eat fish.

Activity
For an activity for this book I can have the kids pick their own food that Kitty really wants to eat and have them draw or write their own short story.

Bruel, N. (2015). Bad Kitty does not like candy. New York: MacMillan.
999 reviews
December 29, 2020
Another departure in the picture book series from the alphabetical meanderings of the original. This is still a lovely romp through the whims of cat appetite.
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