Night of the Living Dust Bunnies

Stone Rabbit Series #6

by Erik Craddock

After months and months of neglecting his chores, all of the dirt in Stone Rabbit's house has come to life—and it is turning all of the citizens of Happy Glades into evil living dust bunnies! Will our hero be able to clean up his town? Or will he be swept away by the fiendish filth?

Night of the Living Dust Bunnies is the sixth book in a full-color series of riotous, rip-roaring graphic novels that chronicles the zany of adventures of a quick-tempered and quick-witted young rabbit. Its fast pace and outrageously-high visual content will appeal to thrill-seeking young readers everywhere!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Halloween, Childrens, Middle Grade, Humor, Comics, Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 26, 2011

Reviews

[Chloe (Always Booked) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't like this book at all. The kids were mean to each other! This is the story of 3 friends who are going out trick or treating. One of them hasn't cleaned their house in forever so there is TONS of dust, and when another one turns on an atomic lamp, it releases people-eating dust bunnies into the world. The dust bunnies are chasing and eating all of the trick or treaters until they discover that garlic will neutralize the dust bunnies. Luckily, one of their grandpas owns a pizza place so they start shooting garlic knots everywhere but then that doesnt work. So, one of the boys who is really gassy starts eating them and then burps into the air and gets rid of all the dust bunnies. They turn off the light and all is well.

[David Chen · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book "Night of the Living Dust Bunnies" by Erik Craddock. A devil came out from a table lamp, and he started to eat people. All the people that was eaten by him became another devil. Devils continually ate citizens, so almost everyone in the city was harm by the disaster. Finally, the Turtle Grandpa found that garlic can safe citizens and kill the ultimate devil, and the city got safe.

[Rolf · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really hope my son finds a new series soon, because I’m really starting to actively dislike these-especially how the three leads mainly interact by insulting each other.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall Review: What happens if you take a very dusty and filthy house, and leave your atomic nightlight on unsupervised? You get huge mutant dust bunnies who eat all the trick-or-treaters in town! Now Stone Rabbit and his friends are running for their lives from some very hungry dust bunnies instead of collecting candy! The action is fast, the pictures are vivid and the dialogue had me cracking up! ‘Dude!’ This would definitely appeal to young readers who like graphic novels, and especially those who have already been following the Stone Rabbit in his adventures. Overall rating is 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Content Review:

PROFANITY: None

VIOLENCE: A few mild instances

SEXUAL CONTENT: None

MATURE THEMES: None

RECOMMENDED AGE GROUP: 9+

There is no profanity. However, there is some name calling (Dumb ears, stinky, doofus, idiot), and a character writes insults in dusty furniture (things like “I’m stupid” and “I smell”). The characters use words like “crudmonkey”, and there is a little bit of ‘bathroom’ talk and some pretty intense belching.

All the violence centers around the dust bunnies who ‘eat’ people (who then become dust bunnies themselves). There are pictures of the dust bunnies eating people which could be disturbing to some young people. The characters have to throw things to overcome the dust bunnies.

Night of the Living Dust Bunnies is a Clean Read for ages 9+.

This review was written by Emily
A Squeaky Clean Read Book Reviewer
This book was sent to Squeaky Clean Reads by Random House Children's Books for a review

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[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

In Stone Rabbbit's 6th adventure, he and some friends are preapring for Halloween. Unfortunately, our hero has not been keeping up on his housekeeping and that leads to some very hungry dust bunnies taking over the town. The dust bunnies are accidentally brought to life by an atomic powered night light and, once they are alive, they want to eat everyone they come across. Just like the Blob from horror movies, once someone is consumed they become another part of the monster. Soon our favorite rabbit and his buddies are running from a huge mob of dust bunnies and trying to figure out how to survive. So much for an easy night of trick-or-treating. "Crudmonkeys!" as Stone Rabbit would say.

For slightly scary (but mostly humorous) fun, this is a great read for elementary school-age fans of graphic novels. I have a devoted group of Stone Rabbit readers among the students at my school and they will be excited to see another story about him. If you haven't tried one of his books before, but you enjoy The Flying Beaver Brothers or Squish, you will probably wish you had found out about Stone Rabbit before this.

[OCLS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stone Rabbit hasn't been cleaning up and now his dust bunnies have come to life and are turning everyone into zombies. This is a fun graphic novel that reluctant readers should enjoy.

Dream Big (Summer Reading Program 2012) recommended book

Available from OCLS in print.

[Iago · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's this rabbit, a fox, a tortoise, and a bunch of other animals and people. The tortoise got his goody bag for Halloween. He hit this automatic lamp that turned the dust bunnies to life. The dust bunnies started eating people, which caused them to multiply. The rabbit and fox were trick-or-treating when they got attacked. Then the dust bunnies jumped on to each other and formed one giant dust bunny. You'll have to read this likable graphic novel to find out what happens.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Stone Rabbit and friends are out trick-or-treating when evil Dust Bunnies come and begin to attack the townspeople. Can the kids stop the assimilation (kids into dust bunnies) from happening? Funny concept, bright action-packed cartoons, snappy dialogue; it's all good fun but I wish there wasn't any name-calling ("idiot").

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another funny installment of Stone Rabbit graphic novels. Quick paced, great illustrations and a great twist on dust bunnies makes this a fun read. Only drawback is how mean the characters are to each other, calling each other names like Dumb Ears. And they are best friends. Yet another great vocabulary-building glossary at the end.

[Becky]

In this Stone Rabbit graphic volume, all of the dust comes to life on Halloween to take over the town.

[Becky]

In this Stone Rabbit graphic volume, all of the dust comes to life on Halloween to take over the town.

[The Styling Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this series!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This graphic novel was well drawn and a cool addition to my Halloween reading.

[Lorraine Der]

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[Dolores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good silly fun.

[Jazzmon Cobb]

Night of the living dust bunnies by Erik Craddock is a fun adventure young reluctant readers and comic fanatics would enjoy. The graphics are wonderful, and commentary between characters is funny and carries a relatable, entertaining voice that is sure to keep readers engaged! Most importantly, the graphic novel offers a fun spin on a moral lesson to “clean up after yourself.” The story begins on the night of Halloween, where three friends are preparing for a night of trick-or- treating and mountains of candy. Meanwhile, their home is dirty, filled with dust! Blinded by excitement, Henri accidentally knocks over an atomic night lamp on his way out of the door. However, the lamp---which contains a warning sign “Keep AWAY from dust!” -- mixes with the Henri’s dusty atmosphere, creating a giant, Monstrous living dust bunnies to terrorize visiting trick-or-treaters and his neighborhood! How will they defeat them?