Books written by James Howe

  • When You Go to Kindergarten
    When You Go to Kindergarten

    Texts and photographs explain what it is like to go to kindergarten.

  • There's a Monster Under My Bed
    There's a Monster Under My Bed

    Simon is sure there are monsters under his bed in the night--he can even hear them breathing.

  • The Vampire Bunny
    The Vampire Bunny

    Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.

  • Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II
    Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II

    Tales From the House of Bunnicula series #4.

  • Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors
    Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors

    Pinky and her friend, Rex, wonder what the new neighbors will be like.

  • Bunnicula: A Rabbit-tale of Mystery

    James HoweJAMES HOWE began his writing career with "Bunnicula," which was published in 1979. This book and the next, "Teddy Bear's Scrapbook," were coauthored with his late wife, Deborah.

  • Nighty-nightmare

    Featuring stunning new cover art by noted artist C.F. Payne, three classic titles in Howes beloved Bunnicula books have been repackaged in new paperback editions. Illustrations.

  • The Hospital Book

    This critically acclaimed book, with its lively text and 65 helpful photographs, introduces children to all aspects of the hospital experience, including: who's who on the staff -- the various doctors, nurses, and specialists they may meet; ...

  • Day the Teacher Went Bananas

    A popular new teacher turns out to be a gorilla.

  • Rabbit-Cadabra!

    When the animals in the Monroe household see a picture of Bunnicula the rabbit on a poster for a magician, they jump to an alarming conclusion about vampire rabbits.

  • Bunnicula: The Tale of a Vampire Rabbit

    Bunnicula: The Tale of a Vampire Rabbit

  • What Eric Knew: A Sebastian Barth Mystery

    After Eric moves away he sends cryptic notes to Sebastian and David, who attempt to make sense of them by investigating a mysterious death.

  • Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee

    Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee

  • How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend

    Wicket and Kneesaa, two furry Ewok children who live on the tiny moon Endor, catch a pair of giant Phlogs in the act of cutting down the ancient forest revered by the Ewoks.

  • Annie Joins the Circus

    Annie and Sandy are given a chance to be circus performers, but a series of mysterious accidents threatens to close the circus forever.

  • The Case of the Missing Mother: Starring Jim Henson's Muppets

    On Mother's Day, Animal goes berserk when he discovers he has lost his mother's address and can't find where she lives.

  • Mister Tinker in Oz

    Dorothy leads Ezra Tinker, an inventor from the moon, to the Land of Oz to save the life of Tik-Tok, the mechanical man.

  • The Secret Garden

    An abridged adaptation of the classic story of the ten-year-old orphan who goes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors, where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

  • There's a Dragon in My Sleeping Bag
    There's a Dragon in My Sleeping Bag

    This wry tale of two brothers who amiably try to outdo each other by creating jumbo-size imaginary friends makes a great read-aloud and is a follow-up to There’s a Monster Under My Bed.

  • It's Heaven to Be Seven
    It's Heaven to Be Seven

    Gathers selections from stories by Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, James Howe, Ann M. Martin, Patricia MacLachlan, Betty Horvath, Johanna Hurwitz, Suzy Kline, Susan Wojciechowski, Dick King-Smith, and Miriam Cohen.