James Howe

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of lettuce? Chester the cat is absolutely convinced that the world's vegetables are in grave danger! When Bunnicula, the Monroe family's suspected vampire rabbit, mysteriously vanishes from his cage, Chester immediately fears the worst. If this vegetarian vampire is on the loose, could the town's innocent veggies be drained of their juices and turned into zombie snacks? Certain that their neighborhood is about to be overrun by killer parsnips and homicidal heads of lettuce, Chester rallies his furry friends for a daring rescue mission. Armed with a box of toothpicks to spear the little green devils right through their hearts, Chester, Harold the dog, and Howie the wirehaired dachshund puppy set out into the night. Their hilarious quest leads them into wild encounters with a grumpy white cat named Snowball and an unexpected detour to the town dump. As the people of Centerville start acting strangely, Chester races against the clock to save the town from a vegetable takeover. Join this hilarious band of pet detectives in a laugh-out-loud mystery where you can never be too careful around a carrot!

Chester the cat has a very bad feeling about this. When the Monroe family packs their bags for vacation, they drop off their beloved pets, Chester, Harold the dog, and Howie the puppy, at Chateau Bow-Wow. But Chester knows this boarding kennel by its true name: the Howliday Inn. And their latest stay promises to be just as hair-raising as the last! Almost immediately, the spooky goings-on begin. The three furry friends are surrounded by a bizarre new group of temporary residents, including a pair of nervous yuppie puppies, a deeply sad Great Dane named Hamlet, and two sinister feline sisters who proudly call themselves cat burglars. As if the terrible kennel food was not bad enough, Chester soon uncovers a trail of chilling clues. Unexplained voices echo in the night, mysterious bones are found buried in the yard, and a secret code points to something truly sinister. Could murder be on the menu at Chateau Bow-Wow? It is up to Chester, Harold, and Howie to crack the case before it is too late. Dive into this hilarious and slightly spooky mystery where the pets are the detectives!

The Monroe house is going mad with excitement. Pete has just won a contest, and the prize is a school visit from none other than M. T. Graves, Pete's idol and the bestselling author of the FleshCrawlers series. He's even going to stay with the Monroes while he's visiting! Harold and Howie are thrilled, but Chester the cat is suspicious. Why does Graves dress all in black? Why doesn't the beady-eyed crow perched on his shoulder say anything? Why has a threatening flock of crows invaded the backyard? And most worrisome of all: In each of the FleshCrawlers books, why does something bad always happen to the pets? Suddenly, Graves's interest in all of the animals -- especially Bunnicula -- looks far from innocent. It's up to Chester, Harold, and Howie to find out if M. T. Graves and Edgar Allan Crow are really devising a plot to make their beloved bunny. . . NEVERMORE.

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The Monroe house is going mad with excitement. Pete has just won a contest, and the prize is a school visit from none other than M. T. Graves, Pete's idol and the bestselling author of the FleshCrawlers series. He's even going to stay with the Monroes while he's visiting! Harold and Howie are thrilled, but Chester the cat is suspicious. Why does Graves dress all in black? Why doesn't the beady-eyed crow perched on his shoulder say anything? Why has a threatening flock of crows invaded the backyard? And most worrisome of all: In each of the FleshCrawlers books, why does something bad always happen to the pets? Suddenly, Graves's interest in all of the animals -- especially Bunnicula -- looks far from innocent. It's up to Chester, Harold, and Howie to find out if M. T. Graves and Edgar Allan Crow are really devising a plot to make their beloved bunny. . . NEVERMORE.

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An overly-alarmed Chester the cat predicts a gruesome fate for the pets in the Monroe household when a writer of juvenile horror fiction and his bird companion stay overnight.

Harold and Chester can hardly believe it -- the Monroe family is going on vacation without them! No sooner have Harold and Chester settled into their bungalows at the Chateau Bow-Wow than Louise, a French poodle involved in a messy love triangle, disappears. All Harold and Chester know is that in spite of themselves they have entered the crime-detection business and neither foul play nor foul weather can stop them from finding out whodunit!

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The Monroe family pets, Harold and Chester, are boarded at Chateau Bow-Wow. While at Cheteau Bow-Wow, Louise, a French poodle disappeared. Harold and Chester try to find what happened to Louise.

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Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow—not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call—an unearthly howl that makes Chester observe that the place should be called Howliday Inn. But the mysterious cries in the night (Chester is convinced there are werewolves afoot) are just the beginning of the frightening goings-on. Soon animals start disappearing, and there are whispers of murder. Is checkout time at Chateau Bow-Wow going to come earlier than Harold and Chester anticipated? ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.jameshowe.com/books-1/2014/5/1/howliday-inn

An overnight camping trip! Not Harold's idea of fun. Too many mosquitoes, ticks and cockleburs. But when the Monroe family set out, their faithful dog Harold was with them, mostly because he remembered that camping could also bring s'mores and toasted marshmallows. Howie, the other family dog, and Chester the cat were also included in the trip. Only Chester thought the idea was completely insane. The woods, he informed Harold, were not only full of cockleburs and ticks, but of spirits, evil spirits who prey on the innocent. And on this, the worst night of the year -- St. George's Eve, when all spirits are set loose -- who knew what could happen.
What Harold knew was that Chester was a well read, over-stimulated cat, full of weird ideas. He did not take Chester's worries too seriously. He had s'more to think about. But then, the Monroes set up camp near two strange men and their even stranger dog, and things began to happen that made even Harold wonder. Could Chester be right?
This begins a long night, full of terrors and alarms, full of Chester's horrifying tale of how Bunnicula, the vampire bunny, was born and came to America, full of storms and a total sense of danger; and at the end came surprises that even Chester could not have predicted.
Once again, the Monroe family may be the victims of evil forces or only of Chester's strange imagination. But whichever, the result is suspenseful and very, very funny.

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More hilarious and hare-raising tales of Bunnicula, that best-selling cotton-tailed vampire. "(The) humor is brilliantly blended with vampire lore and the immediate predicament to create a suspenseful, well-paced read-aloud".--"Publishers Weekly". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Perfect for literature classes and beginning writers of all ages!

"Tell me a story of when you were little" is something children love to ask. Now ten award-winning writers: Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence Yep, James Howe, Katherine Paterson, Walter Dean Myers, Susan Cooper, Nicholasa Mohr, Reeve Lindbergh, Avi, and Francesca Lia Block tell young readers stories drawn from their own childhood memories. The authors have also contributed notes about why they chose particular memories to write about and what in their lives led them to be writers. In this way, the extraordinary stories in WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE bear witness to the origins of a writer’s art—and honor the courage, tenderness, and fragility of children.

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Ten writers reflect on special childhood moments and provide individual explanations of how they became writers.

“Bunnicula rules!” —Dav Pilkey, creator of the Captain Underpants series

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the fluffy and fearsome classic Bunnicula with this pocket-sized edition, perfect for accompanying readers on all their mischievous adventures. This special edition includes bonus content and a deluxe cover that looks and feels as eerily delightful as the story within!

Beware the hare!

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! Could this innocent-seeming rabbit actually be a vampire?

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“Bunnicula rules!” —Dav Pilkey, creator of the Captain Underpants series Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the fluffy and fearsome classic Bunnicula with this pocket-sized edition, perfect for accompanying readers on all their mischievous adventures. This special edition includes bonus content and a deluxe cover that looks and feels as eerily delightful as the story within! Beware the hare! 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! Could this innocent-seeming rabbit actually be a vampire?

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Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

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"Bunnicula rules!" - Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants BEWARE THE HARE! When tomatoes suddenly go white, you have to wonder: is the cute wittle wabbit really a vampire? In this global bestselling classic, 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! - before it's too late. In a second story, the Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow. On the animals' first night there, the silence is pierced by mysterious cries in the dark, and Chester becomes convinced there are werewolves afoot. Soon animals start disappearing! Is it time for Harold and Chester to check out? A reader favourite for over 40 years! Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Goosebumps and My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish.This special bind-up volume contains the first two books of the original Bunnicula series, Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery and Howliday Inn.This unique edition features a striking red metallic cover, spine and back cover.