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.
Meg and her friend Kelly are babysitting and trying also to keep away a vampire.
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.
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!