Tucson Festival of Books

Bad to the Bone? Mischief Makers Who Steal Our Hearts


Laugh along with three author/illustrators whose characters may be full of mischief but who also have overflowing hearts. From "No, David" to Bad Kitty to Orin, who is not sure if he is really a champion, these characters will steal readers' hearts. Join David Shannon, Nick Bruel and Eri Lide.


Panelists
Nick Bruel

Nick Bruel is the creator of the New York Times-bestselling Bad Kitty series. He lives with his family in Pleasantville, New York, along with their sometimes-good-sometimes-bad cats Rose and Noodles. His two new Bad Kitty books are "Bad Kitty: Party Animal" and "Bad Kitty Makes a Movie....

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Eric Lide

Eric Lide is an African American cartoonist with a new graphic novel, "Dragonforged: Sword of the Chempion." He created the webcomics Station Square and Ozzie the Vampire, and worked as an inker on "The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom....

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David Shannon

David Shannon is the internationally acclaimed creator of more than 40 picturebooks, including "No, David!," a Caldecott Honor Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, and four more David picturebooks....

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Books:
Bad Kitty: Party Animal
Nick Bruel
Children
Roaring Brook Press
January 2025
ISBN 9781250884794
192 pages
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Sword of the Champion
Eric Lide
Children
Union Square Kids
February 2025
ISBN 9781454947745

That's Not Funny, David!
David Shannon
Children
Scholastic, Incorporated
January 2025
ISBN 9781546123187
32 pages