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Bunnicula

For Elementary School Readers

We are featuring the Bunnicula series because it is FUNNY! It is one of our favorites. We invite you to discover it this summer, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Although it is officially for readers in grades 3-5, many teens and adults find it hilarious, too.

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Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by James and Deborah Howe.
BR 4392 or LP 922 or RC 16703
When the Monroe family brings home a bunny they find in a movie theater while watching Dracula, Chester the cat and Harold the dog are suspicious of the new resident and believe him to be a vegetarian vampire when all the vegetables suddenly turn white.

Howliday Inn by James Howe.
BR 5752 or LP 785 or RC 21194
While their family is away, Harold and Chester, a dog and a cat, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow where Chester becomes increasingly alarmed by the strange behavior of his fellow guests and sudden disappearances of one of them.

The Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe.
BR 5874 or RC 21195
Chester the cat is more than ever convinced that Bunnicula, the Monroe family's pet rabbit, is a vampire. Chester's fears are confirmed when a trail of white vegetables is discovered the morning after the rabbit disappears.

Nighty-Nightmare by James Howe.
BR 7037 or RC 30714
When the Monroe family plan their first camping trip, Harold the dog doesn't think it will be much fun with the ticks and cockleburs. Chester the cat fears the evil spirits set loose on St. George's Eve, the worst night of the year. But they go along anyway for a fun-filled night of imagined horrors.

Return to Howliday Inn by James Howe.
BR 9196 or RC 36904
Much to their chagrin, Chester, Harold, and Howie find themselves en route to Chateau Bow-Wow, the boarding kennel that Chester has named Howliday Inn, while their family goes on vacation. The current residents include a melancholy Great Dane named Hamlet, two street-wise cats called Felony and Miss Demeanor, a hymn-singing weasel, and a couple of yuppie dogs.

Bunnicula Strikes Again by James Howe.
BR 12594 or RC 49326
Harold, the canine author, describes the events that disrupted the Monroe household where he lives with Chester (a cat), Howie (a puppy), and Bunnicula (a rabbit with fangs). It all starts with Bunnicula looking listless, and Chester saying he has the matter under control.