Saturday, July 11, 2015

Bunnicula: a Rabbit Tale of Mystery

Author: Deborah & James Howe
Stars: 5
Review by: MandyApgar

Another old favorite of mine. The first of a semi-ongoing series for juniors, it sets up our basic premise - that cute, cuddly Bunnicula is really a vampire. At least that is what Chester the cat swears by. After he and his canine buddy Harold's family come home from a trip to an area spooky oldie double feature having found a shivering rabbit in a show box with "take care of my baby" written in an obscure Transylvanian dialect, mysterious things begin happening. Vegetables drained of their color. The rabbit vanishing from his cage without a trace. Chester, an avid reader of horror novels, concludes a vampire stalks them. Harold, from whose viewpoint our story is told, does not quite believe him - at first. As Chester gets to be more erratic, he eventually gains Harold's grudging approval and the two team to see if the seemingly sweet bunny is friend or enemy.

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