I love the story of Picasso and Brancusi....mad artists with voracious obsessions. It sent me to the Romanian Carpathians, which I hadn't thought about for years. I used to read the children's classic by James Howe every year with my third and fourth graders: "Bunnicula" was a vampire bunny adopted by a family with sibling rivalry issues; and he had a night time habit of sucking the juice out of vegetables. Thanks!
So glad to read your words and how amazing that it triggered such tender memories! Yes two hugely talented and free spirits! I have never heard of James Howe but you made me curious. As for the Romanian Carpathians you will see more stories about that part of the world here!
Hi Sherry! I had a look at the link :) I wonder where the name Bunnicula comes from as it is very close to the word Bunic or Bunicul which in Romanian means grandfather / the grandfather. It can be a combination of two words Bunic and the end of Dracula :) I am playing detectives here. :)
In the plot, subtitled A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, the Bunny is found by the family at a movie theater...the film was Dracula. They take him home as a pet and gradually realize that the vegetables in the house have lost their color. It becomes an unfolding mystery. Not sure if the grandfather reference was intentional, but perhaps. It's a fun book for all ages!
@Marc Arginteanu thanks for sharing!
I love the story of Picasso and Brancusi....mad artists with voracious obsessions. It sent me to the Romanian Carpathians, which I hadn't thought about for years. I used to read the children's classic by James Howe every year with my third and fourth graders: "Bunnicula" was a vampire bunny adopted by a family with sibling rivalry issues; and he had a night time habit of sucking the juice out of vegetables. Thanks!
So glad to read your words and how amazing that it triggered such tender memories! Yes two hugely talented and free spirits! I have never heard of James Howe but you made me curious. As for the Romanian Carpathians you will see more stories about that part of the world here!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula:_A_Rabbit-Tale_of_Mystery (It's a children's book, probably why it's not on your radar...)
Hi Sherry! I had a look at the link :) I wonder where the name Bunnicula comes from as it is very close to the word Bunic or Bunicul which in Romanian means grandfather / the grandfather. It can be a combination of two words Bunic and the end of Dracula :) I am playing detectives here. :)
In the plot, subtitled A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, the Bunny is found by the family at a movie theater...the film was Dracula. They take him home as a pet and gradually realize that the vegetables in the house have lost their color. It becomes an unfolding mystery. Not sure if the grandfather reference was intentional, but perhaps. It's a fun book for all ages!