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The Celery Stalks At Midnight
The Celery Stalks At Midnight | James Howe
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CHESTER, the cat, Harold, the dog, Bunnicula, the vampire (?) rabbit, and Howie, the wirehaired dachshund puppy, return in this sequel to Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery and Howliday Inn to ask the question: Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of lettuce? Chester has just finished retelling the tale of Bunnicula to Howie, who has just joined the Monroe family, when he discovers that Bunnicula is missing from his cage. Chester stays up all night worrying. What becomes of the vegetables Bunnicula attacks (for he is after all a vegetarian vampire)? Do they become vampire veggies serving their master's evil ways? Certain that the town is crawling with killer parsnips and homicidal heads of lettuce, Chester sets out with Harold and Howie and a box of toothpicks for spearing the little devils through the heart. En route to finding Bunnicula, driving tiny stakes through whatever white vegetables lie in their paths and thereby saving the town of Centerville, the threesome have more than their share of adventures, including an encounter with an ill-tempered white cat named Snowball and an unexpected trip to the town dump. Finally the strange actions of everyone in town, including Toby and Pete Monroe, convince Chester that he may be too late, that Bunnicula and his minion vegetables may have taken over the town. Chester and his merry band race to save what souls they can. But, of course, Chester has been known to be wrong before.
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JenniferEgnor
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The second book in the Bunnicula series was okay, but this one is absolutely hilarious. Chester the bossy house cat is at it again, getting himself and Harold into trouble with Howie and Snowball the cat…he is convinced that the vegetables Bunnicula bites, don‘t stay innocent vegetables ready to be grilled. He has now begun to stab any ‘white‘ vegetables he finds, with toothpicks to try and stop the evil from spreading. Hilarious!!!

GondorGirl I adored these books when I was a kid! 🥰 5mo
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JenniferEgnor
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Do they just lie there, useless, finished, dried up? Or does Bunnicula, like the vampires of old, have a further purpose for them? Are they his minions acting on his orders to turn the world into creatures like himself? When night falls, are they out there waiting to lure innocent victims into taking a bite? Just one bite and…BAM! You‘re a goner! Think of it, Harold, if Bunnicula got out last night, this entire neighborhood could be ⬇️

JenniferEgnor filled with killer parsnips, blood-thirsty string beans, homicidal heads of lettuce! 5mo
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JenniferEgnor
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“Has it ever occurred to you what happens to those vegetables?” he remarked. “What vegetables?” I asked. Chester looked deeply into my eyes. “The vegetables that Bunnicula attacks. The vegetables he drains of their life‘s juices. The vegetables, in short, he vampirizes!”

Omg this damn cat🤣🍅🥦🥒🥕🩸🐇🐈Is Chester onto something???

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booksandsympathy
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I remember being very excited for this book to come out and I remember really loving it when it did. Now I remember why. I was laughing a lot while listening on my way to work this morning. Really enjoyed this trip down memory lane and looking forward to the next four books, which I've never read.

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booksandsympathy
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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!

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Title #WithAVeggie 🥦🥬🥒🫑 #TemptingTitles ☔️🌸💜

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs 🥬💚😂 12mo
ravenlee 😍 12mo
Blueberry 💚 Bunnicula 12mo
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Aimeesue
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I was gonna just walk on by, but Winnie insisted on stopping to check out the celery on the sidewalk.
It did remind me of this book, though. 😂

SayersLover @Aimeesue I 💕 the randomness of this post!! 13mo
jlhammar 🤣 13mo
AlaMich Omg, my dog would‘ve chomped that before I even knew what it was! 13mo
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Hooked_on_books I had a dog who loved celery and would have snatched that right up! 13mo
Tamra 😂 13mo
batsy 😂 Tagged book sounds like a classic—how have I not read it! 12mo
Chelsea.Poole 😂 12mo
LeahBergen 😆😆 12mo
dabbe Seems like Winnie is not a vegetarian or prefers cream cheese with her celery! 😂 😆 💚 12mo
Aimeesue @SayersLover Such is my life! Embrace the random. ❤️ 12mo
Aimeesue @AlaMich I‘m surprised my other dog didn‘t go for it, tbh. But Suze is more likely to sniff out a chicken bone, which we find all too often along this stretch, which is a bit disturbing. 12mo
Aimeesue @Hooked_on_books My other dog loves fruits, but eschews crunchy vegetables. Weirdo. 😂 12mo
Aimeesue @batsy It‘s the sequel to Bunnicula, which was one of my favorites when I was a kid! 12mo
Aimeesue @dabbe Slather that thing with peanut butter and she‘d be all for it! 12mo
dabbe @Aimeesue Of course! I should have remembered about the peanut butter! My dogs LOVE it, too! Never met a dog who didn't! 🤣 12mo
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WildQuibble
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Finished with a couple of minutes to spare, whew. Time to start on 50,000 words 😂 #norestforthewicked #scarathlon #teamstoker

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 4y
Reggie Good luck with NaNoWriMo! 4y
WildQuibble @Reggie Thanks! 4y
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BeansPage
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So cute...
Harold and Chester are back in this all out war against vampiric vegetables! When Bunnicula gets loose everyone is only a bite mark away from falling victim to his undead vegetable minions.
These books are so cute. Love them. Highly recommend.

Molly_the_mezzo I remember this book! I loved it! 5y
Soubhiville I loved these in middle school! 5y
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madamereadsalot1
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1. Bunnicula too, they were some of my favorites when I was in elementary!
2. Pie! But also cake. But mainly pie.
3. I like writing, and singing, and puzzles, and sending gifs to people.
4. Sweden or Spain or really just somewhere without Trump and with good healthcare and excellent for raising kids in.
5. Happy Friday y'all!
#friyayintro @howjessreads

vivastory I love Bunnicula 6y
CouronneDhiver No Trump = 😃 6y
annkuch13 No Trump and healthcare are the best reasons to go somewhere! 😄 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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Blueberry I loved reading the Bunnicula books with my kids. 6y
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Blueberry
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merelybookish I loved me some Sidney Sheldon when I was a teen! 😃 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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I love the title of this book. It also says “who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of artichokes?” 😂

Tamra TBR! (edited) 6y
LibrarianRyan Sooooo glad you all are enjoying these!!!!🤓👍🏻😁 6y
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FantasyChick I remember this book!! So much love for this! 😍😍 6y
wonga i was so close to buying this T-shirt today from Out of Print! 6y
MommyOfTwo @LibrarianRyan we are really liking them! It‘s a great series for the kids and I am enjoying them too. 6y
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TheKidUpstairs
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#BeastsGiveawayChallenge featuring one of my favourite #AnimalBooks from childhood ☺

I don't think I ever read Bunnicula, but I LOVED this sequel!

@ruthemmielang

Lissa00 This is the first chapter book I ever read! 7y
ruthemmielang I loved Bunnicula as a kid! 7y
valeriegeary These books are so wonderful! 😄 7y
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TheKidUpstairs @Lissa00 it was definitely one of my first, too! 7y
TheKidUpstairs @valeriegeary @ruthemmielang I can't wait until my boys are old enough for these books! 7y
Purrfectpages Yes! I forgot about this one!! 7y
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Bradleygirl
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Absolute elementary school favorite 😆
#vegetables #junebookbugs @realLifereading

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booksandsympathy
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The only book I could think of with a #vegetable in the title. I loved the bunnicula books as a kid! When my nephew got old enough, I gave them to him for christmas. #junebookbugs

Bradleygirl Me too! So many library checkouts. 😆 7y
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