Hot Fudge

Harold & Chester #3

by James Howe, Leslie H. Morrill (Illustrator)

When Mr. Monroe's special batch of fudge turns a ghostly white color, Harold the dog, Chester the cat, and Howie the dachshund puppy join forces to catch the infamous culprit--Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit. Reprint.

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Middle Grade, Mystery, Animals

40 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1990

About the author

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James Howe has written more than eighty books in the thirty-plus years he's been writing for young readers. It sometimes confuses people that the author of the humorous Bunnicula series also wrote the dark young adult novel, The Watcher, or such beginning reader series as Pinky and Rex and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winning Houndsley and Catina and its sequels. But from the beginning of his career (which came about somewhat by accident after asking himself what kind of vampire a rabbit might make), he has been most interested in letting his imagination take him in whatever direction it cared to. So far, his imagination has led him to picture books, such as I Wish I Were a Butterfly and Brontorina (about a dinosaur who dreams of being a ballerina), mysteries, poetry (in the upcoming Addie on the Inside), and fiction that deals with issues that matter deeply to him. He is especially proud of The Misfits, which inspired national No Name-Calling Week (www.nonamecallingweek.org) and its sequel Totally Joe. He does not know where his imagination will take him in the next thirty-plus years, but he is looking forward to finding out.

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Reviews

[Rick Christiansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wonder how many kids fed their dogs chocolate as a result of this book. There is a small note on the very last page that you should not feed chocolate to your dog but most kids would not see this.
Decent story but a dumb idea of the author.

[Madeline West · Rating 3 out of 5]

This cute story is told from the dog's point of view of how the animals need to protect the house when the humans are gone. The three animals work together to protect it, and when something happens, they act fast!

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute book but don't give chocolate to dogs!! My 3 kids and I enjoyed reading this book. this is a good book for beginner readers. I would recommend this book to others.

[Jan Z · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pets with over active imaginations.

[Jennifer Priester · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked this book but in the book the dog, Harold shares that he and one of the kids often share a snack of chocolate. He does say that they aren't supposed to but it could give younger readers the idea that it is okay to feed chocolate to dogs, or their pets in general without knowing or thinking about what could happen if they do. Other than that it is a good story and I like it. It is a good book for fans of the Bunnicula series.

[Cws]

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[The Styling Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to sneak in a picture book from James Howe.

[CD · Rating 3 out of 5]

A momentary diversion!