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In "The Celery Stalks at Midnight," young readers follow Bunnicula, a quirky rabbit who disappears under mysterious circumstances. Chester, the town’s vigilant caretaker, believes a vampire-like creature threatens to drain the life from food plants. Together with Harold and Howie, he embarks on a nocturnal quest, using toothpicks and wits to protect the garden’s lettuce and other vegetables from an unseen menace.
The story blends humor and suspense, offering a lighthearted detective adventure that sparks curiosity about nature and the unseen forces that might lurk in the dark corners of a child’s imaginative world.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: James Howe
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