Tales From The House of Bunnicula: It Came From Beneath The Bed!

Tales From The House of Bunnicula: It Came From Beneath The Bed! by James Howe


Citation: Howe, James. Tales from the House of Bunnicula: It Came From Beneath the Bed. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2002.

Plot: 
Howie is a dog that lives in the same house as Bunnicula. He gets a hold of a journal, and decides to be a writer. The tale switches between Howie journaling and his actual fiction tale. Howie writes about Pete making a potion that accidentally falls under the bed and creates a giant monster. Howie's fictional accounts of his friends actually make his friends upset, especially Delilah. Will Howie keep his friends? And what happens to the giant creature named Pudgykins wandering around? 

Review:
Really not a favorite. A 5th grade student gave this to me, insisting I'd like it. This Bunnicula thing is a big deal, and I was under the impression I was reading the first Bunnicula book. But really, it is a book about a dog that lives with Bunnicula, but the story actually has nothing to do with Bunnicula. I can see why students really into the Bunnicula series might like this book and find it funny. It definitely is reading down a bit for tweens, but they all are carrying these books around, so they apparently like them in spite of that. I suppose I'd recommend it to a Bunnicula fan looking for something to read. But I was pretty lost and not very amused.

Age: 8 and up

Series Information:
This is the beginning of a series titled Tales from the House of Bunnicula

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