Kirkus Review

Will Bad Kitty ever get to bed? Bad Kitty does not like bedtime. She has other plans. It is time to sleep, though, and she has to go through the motions. "Please brush your teeth, Kitty," her owner presumably begs. But "Kitty does not want to brush her teeth. Kitty wants to… / PLAY!" PLAY! is repeated six times as Kitty--in eight different views--frantically tussles with a ball of yarn. Her owner gamely persists: "If you brush your teeth right now then there will be enough time for us to read a story together." Well, Kitty does want to hear a story, so she brushes. Next, it's time to potty…but Kitty does not want to potty; she wants to sing! Cue another double-page spread full of manically singing iterations of Kitty. But she needs to potty or no time for a story, so she potties. She'd rather not put on her pajamas either, but that story hinges on putting on pajamas, so she finally does. However, just as her favorite story (about a beautiful princess who also hates bedtime) starts…Kitty falls asleep. Bruel's beloved bad puss does a fine stand-in for toddlers reluctant for bed in this short and silly invitation to snooze (with paper doll included). Fans and reluctant sleepers alike will enjoy Kitty's most recent outing. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-18-inch double-page spreads viewed at 84% of actual size.) A fine and funny addition to any bedtime repertoire. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.