Invasion of the Mind Swappers From Asteroid 6! [Hardcover]

James Howe (Author), Brett Helquist (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | Series: Tales from the House of Bunnicula (Unnumbered) (Book 2)

Dear possible reader of this book,

After I wrote my first book, It Came from Beneath the Bed!, my editor asked me to write another one. (Another one! This is hard work! I'd like to see him write another one!) So anyway...in this book the lovable and smart (not to mention talented) wirehaired dachshund puppy named Howie and his friend, the beautiful and brilliant Delilah, face their biggest challenge yet: the

Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!™ Along the way Delilah gets turned into a squirrel and has to beg for acorns. (Hey, don't ask me! Read the book!)

My uncle Harold (who wrote a bunch of books about our friend Bunnicula), says he likes my book a lot, but it has too many adjectives. Delilah says I have a lot to learn about writing girl characters.

I have no idea what they're talking about. I just hope you like the story.

Your friend,
Howie

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

There's nothing like a series to keep kids turning pages. Bunnicula's family is back, and Uncle Harold steps aside to let Howie, the family dachshund, tell all in It Came from Beneath the Bed!, the first in the Tales from the House of Bunnicula series by James Howe, illus. by Brett Helquist. The inaugural adventure finds the doggy fighting off a marauding stuffed animal culled from the clutter. In Book 2, Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!, Howie must save Delilah from aliens and thwart their plan to take over the planet. With Helquist's illustrations and a tongue-in-cheek note to readers on the back of the book, the unjacketed hardcovers bear a strong resemblance to Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. For Beach Reading...
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6-Here, Howie writes a story in which his friend Delilah is being turned into a squirrel by aliens from another planet. In alternating chapters, he talks to readers about his writing process, his inspirations for ideas, and his editor's request that he write another book. These entries are delightful. Howie is constantly complaining about his difficulties in writing the book and developing Delilah's character. The story-within-a-story is secondary to the pup's journal. This book is lighthearted fun, illustrated with humorous black-and-white drawings of Howie's and Delilah's experiences.
Wendy S. Carroll, Grant Elementary School, Ridgefield Park, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689839499
• ISBN-13: 978-0689839498
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,214,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn Writing from a Dog....Fun way to teach kids, March 29, 2003

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"mhpulham" (Lindon, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It Came from Beneath the Bed! (Hardcover)

After taking many writing classes on "how to teach kids to write"...I stumbled across James Howe's new series, "Tales From the House of Bunnicula"...and I began to learn how to teach writing, from a dog. The whole time I was reading the book, lesson plans popped into my head... "I could use this to teach simile...or that would make a great lesson on 'cliffhangers', or when and how to use adjectives...and this part would show what 'literary license' means..... the book is full of laugh-out-loud humor. I can't wait to share these tales with my fourth grade students. Jame Howe's books are not only fun to read, but you soon realize that you can learn a lot from a dog...and from great authors. This is a Howling Success, I know I'll be using them in my classroom.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Biggest Koala Bear in the world!!, October 22, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: It Came from Beneath the Bed! (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book even though I did not read the other books in the series. Bunnicula is about a boy who wants to rule the world. He made a potion and spilt it on his stuffed Koala Bear named Pudgykins.The potion made Pudgykins grow really, really big. He was eating everything. After he ate one thing he grew one foot taller. At the end of the book they put him on a boat and brought him to to an Island where people dump trash. People were trying to figure out what to do with him. But they just left him on the Island. I like this book very much.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read for kids., December 2, 2007

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J. Farsaci - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Came from Beneath the Bed! (Paperback)

My son was so excited when he was given this book to add to his 'Bunnicula' collection. It has turned out to be a great book, like the others in the series.