Kirkus Reviews

Can Diabla von Gloom's School for Wayward Pets take the "bad" out of Bad Kitty? When Baby gets hurt during a Bad Kitty/Poor Puppy screaming-hissing-howling chase, Bad Kitty's owners send the two pets to school. Much to Kitty's chagrin, her owner sends her off with a complete set of Love Love Angel Kitten (think: Hello Kitty on happy pills) accessories (like a backpack, ruler, bowling ball, cinder block and a full spectrum of pink crayons). Petunia, a cat-hating bulldog, and Dr. Lagomorph, "a diabolical mutant supervillain" (a bunny in a helmet made from a plastic bottle), fill out Kitty and Puppy's class. With their sweet, understanding teacher, Miss Dee, the students experience circle time (during which Petunia mistakes Kitty for a cow), arts and crafts, show and tell (Bad Kitty shows off her hairball talents) and storytime. Miss Dee encourages Bad Kitty, but will it be enough to erase her bad attitude? Bruel's sixth Bad Kitty chapter book is, as its predecessors, laid out in a mix of black-and-white panels, full-bleed illustrations and text. It offers as much dry, sly (and over-the-top) humor as it does attitude and is peppered with Uncle Murray's chapters of real information, this time centered on cat/dog interaction. Bad Kitty's Love Love Angel Kitten–inspired dream of zombie-cuteness (when she drifts off during storytime) is not to be missed. Bad Kitty's legions of fans will not be disappointed. (Graphic hybrid fiction. 8-12)

ALA Booklist (Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2012)

In this latest installment in Bruel's successful series, Kitty's behavior is so bad that her owner has decided obedience school is necessary. Accompanied by Puppy, who needs to learn to control his drool, Kitty spends the day with a delightful teacher who knows when to affirm and when to teach; a bulldog named Petunia, who is trying to overcome her hatred of felines; and a pet bunny who believes he is Dr. Lagomorph, out to conquer the world. With the usual zany illustrations and hilarious asides, this title may just be the best so far.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

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Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

In this latest mildly amusing Bad Kitty adventure, Kitty and Puppy reluctantly attend obedience school. Through typical classroom activities, the hilariously naughty classmates work out their issues and Kitty struggles to change. The spunky animal characters breathe all of the life into this otherwise ordinary story, and the black-and-white cartoons develop and maintain the humor.