(4) 1-3 Tales from the House of Bunnicula series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Dachshund Howie, in Dutch for rolling in a compost heap, is inspired to write a self-referential story about a caped canine crusader called Stinky Dog. This parody of comic-book heroes is spiked with notes from "Howie's Writing Journal," in which he discusses the trials of authorship and his hope of winning the "Newbony Award." The story is slight, but the writing and black-and-white comic-strip-style art are funny.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 1-3 Tales from the House of Bunnicula series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Dachshund Howie, an aspiring writer, attempts to write a mystery story and a horror novel--each interrupted by excerpts from "Howie's Writing Journal," which describes the difficulties he encounters as an author. Young readers probably won't understand that these slight volumes are satirizing the hardboiled detective genre and the Goosebumps series, but they may appreciate the overall humor of the prose and illustrations. [Review covers these Tales from the House of Bunnicula titles: Bud Barkin, Private Eye and Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 1-3 Tales from the House of Bunnicula series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Dachshund Howie, an aspiring writer, attempts to write a mystery story and a horror novel--each interrupted by excerpts from "Howie's Writing Journal," which describes the difficulties he encounters as an author. Young readers probably won't understand that these slight volumes are satirizing the hardboiled detective genre and the Goosebumps series, but they may appreciate the overall humor of the prose and illustrations. [Review covers these Tales from the House of Bunnicula titles: Bud Barkin, Private Eye and Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II.]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 1-3 Tales from the House of Bunnicula series. Illustrated by Brett Helquist. Dachshund Howie's loosely plotted tales of science fiction and horror--one is a parody of the Harry Potter books--are interrupted by commentary from "Howie's Writing Journal," which describes the difficulties of creating the stories. The content is slight, but the narrative style is amusing, as are the accompanying illustrations. [Review covers these Tales from the House of Bunnicula titles: Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom, Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6! and It Came from beneath the Bed![cv1].]