Hot Fudge (Bunnicula and Friends) [Hardcover]

James Howe (Author), Leslie Morrill (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1990 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Bunnicula and Friends

The Monroe family tests Harold the dog's willpower when they leave him alone with a pan of fudge.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Harold, Chester, Howie and Bunnicula, the menagerie who debuted in Bunnicula , return in a mouth-watering caper. Mr. Monroe is making his famous fudge (recipe included). Of course Harold and Howie (both pooches) try their best to mooch a mouthful or two, but the fudge is strictly for the library bake sale. Then the Monroes rush off in such haste that they forget the fudge. Withstanding temptation, the animals stalwartly guard the treasure from the mysterious burglar who's been haunting the neighborhood. But while they fall asleep on the job the fudge disappears. Howe's whodunit, replete with surprise resolution, and Morrill's dashing watercolor illustrations will thoroughly beguile young readers. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Harold and Chester are back in another picture-book adventure--a mouth-watering treat for chocolate-loving Bunnicula (Atheneum, 1979) fans. Hot Fudge, in this case, refers to the pilfered variety, and, when a plate of the rich, brown, gooey stuff appears to have turned white, the vampire bunny is the prime suspect. These abbreviated adventures of the Monroe family pets can't hold a candle to their full-length predecessors. Still, Harold's breezy narrative has the same ingenuous charm, nicely tempered, as always, by Chester's arrogant pragmatism. And, if Morrill's watercolors seem a bit innocuous, his animal characters do have spirit and are more than equal to the task. Salivating fudge fanciers will welcome "Mr. Monroe's Famous Fudge" recipe, complete with admonishments against sharing the treat with their pets. --Marcia Hupp, Mamaroneck Public Library, NY
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1St Edition edition (August 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688082378
• ISBN-13: 978-0688082376
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,097,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Howe has written more than eighty books in the thirty-plus years he's been writing for young readers. It sometimes confuses people that the author of the humorous Bunnicula series also wrote the dark young adult novel, The Watcher, or such beginning reader series as Pinky and Rex and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning Houndsley and Catina and its sequels. But from the beginning of his career (which came about somewhat by accident after asking himself what kind of vampire a rabbit might make), he has been most interested in letting his imagination take him in whatever direction it cared to. So far, his imagination has led him to picture books, such as I Wish I Were a Butterfly and Brontorina (about a dinosaur who dreams of being a ballerina), mysteries, poetry (in the upcoming Addie on the Inside), and fiction that deals with issues that matter deeply to him. He is especially proud of The Misfits, which inspired national No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org) and its sequel Totally Joe. He does not know where his imagination will take him in the next thirty-plus years, but he is looking forward to finding out.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel -- great exercise for my child who is a new reader, December 4, 2006

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L.R.M. (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Fudge (Ready-to-Read. Level 3) (Paperback)

My child read this book tonight and loved it. It was a nice sequel -- it only left us wondering why Howe left out background about Howie. If you know the regular books you will know the answer. But these "ready-to-read" versions are super for the new reader but are abridged from the originals so some of the pertinent facts are left out -- hence I give it 4 stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars Riley's First Grade Review, August 2, 2011

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This review is from: Hot Fudge (Ready-to-Read. Level 3) (Paperback)

This was an awesome book. My favorite character is Chester. He is a cat. Chester is funny. Chester reads the newspaper. He gets funny ideas and gets the dog in trouble.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot Fudge, October 18, 2007

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Patricia A. Wile (Richmond, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Fudge (Ready-to-Read. Level 3) (Paperback)

I thought it was a hard back it was a paperback. Excellent shape and delivery.