Ann Hodgman je americká autorka, ktorá sa primárne zameriava na literatúru pre deti. Jej tvorba je charakteristická bystrým humorom a vtipným pohľadom na každodenné témy. Popri rozsiahlej práci pre mladých čitateľov sa venovala aj písaniu kuchárskych a humoristických kníh, kde preukázala svoj jedinečný štýl a pozorovací talent. Jej eseje sa objavili vo významných zbierkach a jej diela často skúmajú neobvyklé témy s prekvapivou hĺbkou.
Meg, her friend Voldar, and "Batboy," an injured baby bat, must complete a dangerous mission at the vampire castle ordered by her bloodsucking ex-babysitter--or else she will be the next vampire in Drazylvonia.
Eleven-year-old Meg is not happy that her mother insists on hiring a babysitter for her and her younger brother, especially one with pointed teeth and a fondness for biting people's necks.
Meg and her friend Kelly are babysitting and trying also to keep away a vampire.
C.D. Bitesky realizes he has a big problem when his fifth-grade teacher asks everyone in class to bring in an old family recipe for a Thanksgiving celebration. Sure, his Transylvanian ancestors all had their favorite nourishment--but then vampires have such peculiar tastes!
The ""chances grow smaller every year that you will die in childbirth"" is only one of many amusing reasons why people should look on the bright side of getting older in this amusing book about aging and the later years in one's life. Original. 60,000 first printing."