“ ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the city/ Not a creature was stirring... except for Bad Kitty.” Riffing on Clement Clarke Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” Bruel takes readers ...

In Jennifer Bioche's Dec. 11 column (“Step up standards in kids' literature”), she was critical of several children's books, including “A Bad Kitty Christmas.” I found the book at a local bookstore.

Bruel (Bad Kitty ) proclaims, "This is Melvin Bubble," on the opening page, as a huge arrow hangs above the boy hero. Melvin looks friendly and unassuming enough, but according to the unseen narrator, ...