The Celery Stalks at Midnight

Bunnicula is missing! Chester is convinced all the world's vegetables are in danger of being drained of their life juices and turned into zombies. Soon he has Harold and Howie running around sticking toothpicks through hearts of lettuce and any other veggie in sight. Of course, Chester has been known to be wrong before...but you can never be too careful when there's a vampire bunny at large!

Okay... This is different than what i usually post here. You might as well meet my friend Jessica. As long as there are books in this series, I have a feeling that she is going to be reading to me A LOT. I don't mind...I can think of so many less pleasing things a 9-year-old could do...and her grandmother has bought her all the rest of Bunnicula..sigh. These are funny and I love Bunnicula and his friends. My daughter brought home a French-Lop and it may have been at least part vampire...so I can relate. Anyway...we finished this one this morning and it was 144 pages of pure nonsense and delight. Absolutely wonderful characters and Jessica commented about halfway thought the book that none of Bunnicula's friends were mad at him, they show more were all worried about him, and they didn't call him names to make him feel bad. So maybe some of our people that are "in charge" should meet Bunnicula and his friends. The fun never stops with Harold and Chester and who can resist a vampire bunny? show less

This is a sequel to the children's classic, Bunnicula, the story of the vampire bunny who drains vegetables of their juice, which I somehow only read very, very late in life. Actually, it's the third book in the series, something I didn't realize until I was about to start it. Apparently by not reading the second one, I missed the introduction of a new puppy to the cast of household pets. But never mind! I still enjoyed this. It's cute and amusing, full of silly animal hijinks and puns about vegetables, one of those kids' books, like the original Bunnicula, that I'm sure I would have enjoyed as a kid and which still manages to bring a smile to my face now.

I will, however, repeat the PSA I felt compelled to offer when reviewing the first show more book: No matter what the canine narrator of this story might think, PLEASE DO NOT FEED YOUR DOG CHOCOLATE. Thank you. show less

[b: Bunnicula|281235|Bunnicula (Bunnicula, #1)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348802537s/281235.jpg|1142982] is a true classic of children's literature. There's just something appealing about a vampire rabbit, right? As much as I adored that book when I was young, I don't recall even knowing there were sequels - much less reading them myself. I'm remedying that situation now, and thankfully so far they have all proven to be incredibly fun and entertaining reads. Which brings us to the third book in the Bunnicula adventures: [b: The Celery Stalks at Midnight|183436|The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388565958s/183436.jpg|1889837]!

This book, as the others do, follow show more the adventures of Bunnicula's friends rather than the rabbit itself. Yes, Bunnicula is mentioned and often some chaos travels from him, but the true heroes of the stories are always Harold the dog, Chester the cat, and now the new addition to the family Howie the pupper. Howie's puns were a bit grating on me, but I'm sure for a younger reader he'd likely be hitting home in terms of 'fun new addition.' [b: The Celery Stalks at Midnight|183436|The Celery Stalks at Midnight (Bunnicula, #3)|James Howe|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388565958s/183436.jpg|1889837] revolves around Chester's revelation that vampires create more vampires by biting people on the neck. Doesn't that mean that all the vegetables Bunnicula has drained of their juices may be vampire-zombie vegetables? Better get staking. Armed with toothpicks, our heroes venture out into the town in order to complete this grisly task.

Chester is a bit more ridiculous than usual in this book, which is pretty much fine because the entire notion of vampiric vegetables is just beyond ridiculous. I was thoroughly entertained by it all, and like the previous entries in this series, the book had great vocabulary and a well constructed plot. It's a worthy read, and definitely amusing, if a bit more juvenile in tone than the first two books were. show less

Bunnicula is missing! Chester, the cat, is convinced Bunnicula has escaped and has drained the living juice out of vegetables. It is further confirmed when he finds a white carrot (I wonder if it is a parsnip). Chester enlists (more like bosses) Harold, the dog, and Howie, the dachshund puppy, to help in finding Bunnicula before the who town is turned into vampires.

This may be a kids' book, but adults will get laughs from it. Searching for Bunnicula, the animals wind up on a wild ride in a truck full of garbage to the dump (phew!), destroying the scenery for an outside Halloween play, terrorizing a white cat (who will be looking for revenge) and even more craziness.

This is the third book in a series. I've recently review "Howliday Inn" show more and plan to read the first, "Bunnicula," and the last, "Return to Howliday Inn." Not long reads but really fun.

Again, this is told by Harold, the dog. show less

A more direct sequel to the first novel as Bunnicula escapes from the house leaving a trail of dead, blanched vegetables in his wake. Chester's suspicions are again aroused and he draws in Harold and the new dimwitted puppy Howie into his investigation, leading to mayhem. It's very silly and funny.

"But it was not long before I forgot everything save the harrowing story that unfolded in the pages therein. It is a story that dares to ask the question; When the moon is up and the night creatures begin to stir, who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of lettuce? For the answer, read on."