Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

    Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

    by Deborah Howe and James Howe

    Ages 7-101979
    Early Reader

    A humorous children's mystery about a vampire rabbit named Bunnicula who may or may not be draining the juice from vegetables in the Monroe family kitchen. Told from the perspective of Harold the dog, with input from Chester the paranoid cat, the story combines gentle spookiness with comedy as the pets investigate their new lagomorphic housemate. The book explores themes of friendship, prejudice, and the difference between reality and imagination through witty animal characters.

    1979Published
    Genres: Children's Fiction, Mystery, Humor, Fantasy

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    Family, Friendship & Community
    Frequent
    Fantasy or Symbolic Storytelling
    Moderate
    Diversity & Cultural Representation
    None
    Gender Identity Topics
    None
    Romantic or Mature Themes
    None
    Sexual Orientation Topics
    None
    Social or Historical Topics
    None

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