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Title: Bunnicula (Bunnicula #1)
Author: James Howe, Deborah Howe, Alan Daniel (Illustrator)
Format: Epub
Rating: 4/5
Status: Finished
Reading Date: September 2, 2018 to September 3, 2018
Book Summary: BEWARE THE HARE!
Is he or isn't he a vampire?

Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits... and fangs!
Book Review: So Bunnicula has been on Boomrang for awhile and I thought that it would be nice to grab the books to see how much of a difference there is between the book and the show.

First off there is no Mina and definitely no cutesyness that the show has. In fact, it is the Monroe family that finds Bunnicula and brings him home. The Mom names him Bunnicula since they have come back from seeing a vampire movie that evening but then things start happening. Vegetables are turning up white and Chester the cat is becoming increasingly erratic in his behavior. Harold, on the other hand, seems to feel sorry for the rabbit and comes to his rescue when he learns that Chester is keeping Bunnicula from eating.

Our narrator turns out to be the dog Harold and even has the ability to read old Carpathian writing. Our other main character of sorts is Chester the cat whom loves to read gothic tales but when Bunnicula comes into the picture, Chester's demeanor changes drastically and starts accusing Bunnicula of being a vampire. He even goes out to point the fact that the vegetables have been drained of all their color. While we don't really see much of Bunnicula but we do learn that he is a bit of a ninja bunny that get out of his cage to feed on the vegetables.

The Monroes have no idea what is going on and seem to be oblivious to the whitening of the vegetables. They pretty much write it off as bad vegetables from the store and even more they believe that Chester is suffering from sibling rivalry because of the new occupant of the house. So they pretty much are useless.

And Harold doesn't seem to believe Chester one bit. In fact, he just seems to chalk it up as Chester reading too many gothic novels.

This book was a fun read. It is so drastically different from the cartoon. Still I enjoyed it and have picked up the other novels in this series. I just wish this series had been out when I was a kid. I think this book would have definitely been a favorite of mine.