Der kleine Vampir verreist (The Little Vampire Takes a Trip)

Author: Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
Original Title: Der kleine Vampir verreist
Genre: Children's book, Fantasy

Original publisher: Rowohlt Verlag
Date first published: 1979
Date first read: 1994/1995

Main character(s): Anton Bohnsack (a 9-yo boy who likes scary stories), Rüdiger von Schlotterstein (a vampire whom Anton befriends), Anna von Schlotterstein (Rüdiger's younger sister, who likes Anton - and whom he also likes), Lumpi von Schlotterstein (Rüdiger and Anna's big brother), Dorothee von Schlotterstein-Seifenschwein (Rüdiger, Anna, and Lumpi's aunt, who is quite strict, bloodthirsty, and man-hungry)
Favorite quote: N/A

Synopsis: *SPOILER-ish*
Anton's parents want to spend the family vacation on a farm - which Anton hates. So, he gets Rüdiger to come along, something that Rüdiger very much wants as he needs to get away from Lumpi's dangerous friend Jörg. To mask Rüdiger's true nature, they wrap his coffin into gift wrapping paper and put Rüdiger in Lederhosen. Traveling by night train, they meet Frau Giftich, an elderly lady who is thankfully quite blind and cannot really figure out that Rüdiger is a vampire due to having lost her glasses.

Review:
This is another one that I only briefly remember. I do remember worrying about whether Frau Giftich would figure things out, though I was sure she wouldn't. I also found her name quite funny (it's a pun on pronunciation of the German word for 'poisonous'). I also remember that I couldn't wait to read the next book to see what adventures the boys would have on the farm.

Prequels:Der kleine Vampir; Der kleine Vampir zieht um

Sequels:Der kleine Vampir auf dem Bauernhof; Der kleine Vampir und die große Liebe; Der kleine Vampir in Gefahr; Der kleine Vampir im Jammertal; Der kleine Vampir liest vor; Der kleine Vampir und der unheimliche Patient; Der kleine Vampir in der Höhle des Löwen; Der kleine Vampir und der Lichtapparat; Der kleine Vampir und der rätselhafte Sarg; Der kleine Vampir und die große Verschwörung; Der kleine Vampir und die Klassenfahrt; Der kleine Vampir feiert Weihnachten; Der kleine Vampir und Graf Dracula; Der kleine Vampir und die Tanzstunde; Der kleine Vampir hat Geburtstag; Der kleine Vampir und die Gruselnacht; Der kleine Vampir und die letzte Verwandlung