Little Red Ink Drinker

Think ?Once upon a time? with a twist. We typically think of vampires as creatures who prey on innocent victims, sink their teeth in and suck out their blood. But have you ever heard of a vampire that liked to suck the ink out of books? Me neither, until I read this campanion tale by Eric Sanvoisin. In this chapter book, we find an ordinary boy named Odilon, who is working in his father?s book store when he is bit by a looming character named Draculink. Immediately Odilon is transformed into a blood sucker, wrong, he only drinks the ink out books. He soon spends his time drinking the ink out of every book in his father?s store, and gets acquainted the folks from Dracuville, one of which is Carmilla, Draculink?s neice. As a young romance blooms between the pair, they spend their days and nights in the basement of the Library of the World , where all the ink drinkers live. Here they suck the ink out of every book, and story they can get their hands on, using only a long, thin straw. As they argue over which book to drink, they agree to rehearse the story of Little Red Riding Hood, little do they know they are in for a surprise. As the straw draws them into the pages of the book, they realize quickly that they are going serve as replacements, giving Red and the Wolf a much needed break. Odilon finds himself transformed into a hungry wolf, and wanting to devour his girlfriend Carmilla (now Red Riding Hood), they can find no way out of this tale. Who will help them, they wonder, then they decide to go where else? Grandma?s house. As they await their fate to finish the story, we find a new ending will be revealed with the help of an old uncle.

Think "Once upon a time" with a twist. We typically think of vampires as creatures who prey on innocent victims, sink their teeth in and suck out their blood. But have you ever heard of a vampire that liked to suck the ink out of books? Me neither, until I read this campanion tale by Eric Sanvoisin. In this chapter book, we find an ordinary boy named Odilon, who is working in his father's book store when he is bit by a looming character named Draculink. Immediately Odilon is transformed into a blood sucker, wrong, he only drinks the ink out books. He soon spends his time drinking the ink out of every book in his father's store, and gets acquainted the folks from Dracuville, one of which is Carmilla, Draculink's neice. As a young romance blooms between the pair, they spend their days and nights in the basement of the Library of the World , where all the ink drinkers live. Here they suck the ink out of every book, and story they can get their hands on, using only a long, thin straw. As they argue over which book to drink, they agree to rehearse the story of Little Red Riding Hood, little do they know they are in for a surprise. As the straw draws them into the pages of the book, they realize quickly that they are going serve as replacements, giving Red and the Wolf a much needed break. Odilon finds himself transformed into a hungry wolf, and wanting to devour his girlfriend Carmilla (now Red Riding Hood), they can find no way out of this tale. Who will help them, they wonder, then they decide to go where else? Grandma's house. As they await their fate to finish the story, we find a new ending will be revealed with the help of an old uncle.