Tony, a 9-year-old horror story addict is delighted when a little vampire called Rudolph lands on his windowsill one evening, and together, the two have a series of hilarious adventures involving visits to Rudolph’s home—The Vampire Family Vault—where Tony narrowly escapes the clutches of Great-Aunt Dorothy.
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg comes from Hamburg, Germany, where she was a primary school teacher. She now lives in the USA. The Little Vampire is her most famous book, especially in Germany, although she has also written a number of short stories and poems, which have appeared in anthologies and journals.