Faithful pets Harold, Chester, and Howie are guarding the tempting fudge the Monroe family has left behind, even though they'd rather gobble it up themselves. Then Harold wakes from a nap to find that the fudge has turned ghostly white. Has the vampire bunny struck again?
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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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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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Great sequel -- great exercise for my child who is a new reader,
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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.
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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.
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- The Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog (Tales from the House of Bunnicula) by James Howe in Front Matter
- The Vampire Bunny (Bunnicula and Friends) by James Howe in Front Matter
- Howliday Inn : A Bunnicula Book by James Howe in Front Matter
- Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe in Front Matter
- It Came from Beneath the Bed! by James Howe in Front Matter
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- The Odorous Adventures of Stinky Dog (Tales from the House of Bunnicula) by James Howe in Front Matter
- Educator's Companion to Children's Literature: Folklore, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Biographies, and Tales from Here and There by Sharron L. McElmeel on page 93
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