Vunce Upon a Time

by J. Otto Seibold

Book Overview

Dagmar is not like other vampires. He's shy, he's afraid of humans, and . . . he's a vegetarian But even more than he likes vegetables, Dagmar loves candy. And when he hears about all the treats he can get on Halloween, he knows he has to be brave and venture out into the human world. A wonderful new book from the author and illustrator of Olive, the Other Reindeer .

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811862712
• ISBN13: 9780811862714
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great Halloween Book

The story is great and the pictures throughout this book are awesome!!! My 2 year old loves this book, but I think my hubby likes it even more. They may fight over this one next year!

For Everyone Who Loves Clever Art

I really enjoyed this picture book. Both the story and especially the illustrations are very clever. The art is beautiful and there are many, many little surprise details to spot and enjoy. Oh, and I'm sure kids will love it, too! ;)

We read what's new to market all the time and....

This book is top notch. The story flows well, doesn't have any odd sections that don't seem to fit in the plot etc. Siobhan Vivan's illustrations are remarkable. Seems like she is an illustrator who really puts her heart into EACH and every scene, there is no skimping on color or detail in her work. It is a cute story that our kids ask us to read again and again.

Vunce Vegetarian

Vunce Upon a Time by Siobhan Vivian and J.otto Siebold is a fun picture book featuring a vegetarian vampire that has a sweet tooth - er, fang! Dagmar does not drink blood. He likes to eat vegetables instead. He also likes candy. No, he LOVES candy. When he learns that humans give out free candy on Halloween, he must muster up the courage to go out - and decide what costume to wear! I love Siobhan's YA novels A Little Friendly Advice and Same Difference, so I absolutely had to read Vunce Upon a Time. J.otto's illustrations are extremely colorful, as always, with lots of things to see. This book will amuse the entire family.

Otto fans will love this book all year round

J.Otto Siebold fans will love this new story of a young vampire learning about Halloween. His fun and fanciful colorful art is in typical J.Otto form and the story by Vivian keeps in his moral telling fashion. Dagmar the vegetarian vampire makes a costume of garlic to go trick-or-treating only for it to be eaten by zombie moths. He then finds that he doesn't need a costume after all and befriends a little ghost. When he sees she is a human in disguise, he realizes humans aren't so terrible after all. Fantastic story, not just for October. And it's not too scary for my two-year-old. I'd also recommend Room on the Broom, by Donaldson.