Bunnicula The graphic novel

James Howe, 1946-

Book - 2022

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. Presented in comic book format.

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Subjects
Genres
Graphic novels
Comics (Graphic works)
Detective and mystery comics
Published
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
James Howe, 1946- (author)
Other Authors
Andrew Donkin (author), Stephen Gilpin (illustrator), Deborah Howe, 1946-1978 (-)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
1 volume : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Audience
Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
ISBN
9781534421615
9781534421622
9781534421639
Contents unavailable.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

In this graphic-novel adaptation of the 1979 book, two intelligent house pets investigate a suspiciously vampirelike bunny living among them. The story, introduced as Harold the dog's manuscript for publication, begins on a dark and stormy night. Harold's owners, the Monroe family (mother, father, two young boys), adopt a mysterious rabbit affectionately named Bunnicula after his discovery at a screening of the movie Dracula. Chester the well-read house cat notices parallels between Bunnicula's behavior and the classic vampire. Convinced that the little rabbit's arrival spells doom, Chester leaps into action while a befuddled Harold tries to keep up. Suspicion and bias have as much to do with anything supposedly supernatural going on in the Monroe household. Harold and Chester are the only two animals who converse and are the protagonists of the story. Layouts are generally made up of four to eight panels of varying sizes, with dialogue among the whole family and theatrically verbose first-person narration from Harold. Full-page and two-page panels are used to heighten a dramatic reveal or give a wholesome moment time to hang in the air. Visual fourth-wall breaks, such as Harold looking directly at the reader or working on the manuscript as it is being read, give readers an inviting angle to the hilarity. The Monroe family members are light-skinned. This pets'-eye-view farce bares fangs but draws laughs instead of blood. (Graphic fiction. 8-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.