Bunnicula-in-a-Box

Bunnicula; Howliday Inn; The Celery Stalks at Midnight

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James Howe: Bunnicula-in-a-Box (2004, Aladdin)

Paperback, 448 pages

English language

Published Aug. 10, 2004 by Aladdin.

ISBN:
978-0-689-03368-1
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OCLC Number:
123115543

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A fun listen.

5 stars

I'm quite amazed this kids box set has no anti progressive views. I mean, I did not read this series as a kid like so many others. I was a late reader and first picked this up my senior year in high school.

What else can I say? The rating says it all. This is a fun series about two pets investigating some supernatural events involving a bunny that might be a vampire feeding on vegetables. The writing is cute. The story is fun. What really amazed me though, was the message of anti bigotry throughout the stories. To an adult, it will be very surface level, but I honestly don't care how surface level the message is if it is a positive one.

The narrator really did an excellent job shifting tones, speaking styles, and more. Even if you hate YA and or MG books, this is just pure, …

Subjects

  • Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
  • Vampires
  • Humorous Stories
  • Children: Grades 4-6
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
  • Rabbits
  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Animals - Pets
  • Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories
  • Fiction