description: A beguiling dog laments his fate at obedience school through a series of hilarious letters home--by the best-selling illustrator of HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY GOOD NIGHT? When Ike Larue is "imprisoned" at the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy, he tries everything to get sent home--weepy letters to his owner, even illness. In reality, Brotweiler is more like camp than prison, but still, Ike's not cut out for life w/o Mrs. Larue &amp; his creature comforts. Finally, he runs away only to find himself back in Snort City--just in time to save Mrs. Larue's life.Teague is at the top of his fetching form in this madcap comedy where the real world of Brotweiler &amp; the one Ike imagines are brilliantly depicted thru split-screen visuals, the former in color &amp; the latter in b&amp;w.
language: English
title: Dear Mrs. LaRue
titlecomplete: Dear Mrs. LaRue (Letters from Obedience School)
genres: 2nd Grade, Dogs, Fantasy, Picture Books, Childrens, Humor, School, Animals, Writing, Fiction
ratings_count: 8756
series: Ike LaRue
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Illustrated, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Picture Book, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Charlotte Award
publisher: Scholastic