Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780439206631)

A dog laments his fate at obedience school through a series of hilarious letters home.

When Ike LaRue is "imprisoned" at the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy, he tries everything to get sent home -- from weepy letters to his owner to illness. In reality, Brotweiler is more like camp than prison, but still, Ike's not cut out for life without Mrs. LaRue. Finally, he runs away only to find himself back in Snort City -- just in time to save Mrs. LaRue's life.

A classic picture book written and illustrated by How Do Dinosaurs...? artist Mark Teague.

Author: Mark Teague
ISBN-10: 0439206634
ISBN-13: 9780439206631
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2003
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 12.20h x 9.28w x 0.43d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 63613 / Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School

Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner
Award: Christopher Awards - Winner
Award: Bookseller's Choice - Winner
Award: Charlotte Award - Winner
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Winner
Award: Buckaroo Book Award - Second Place
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/22/2002 pg. 177
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2002 pg. 1145
BookPage 09/01/2002 pg. 24
School Library Journal 09/01/2002 pg. 207
Booksense '76 Childrens Wtr 02 11/01/2002 pg. 1
Booklist 11/01/2002 pg. 494
New York Times 12/22/2002 pg. 19
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2003 pg. 799
Booklist 04/01/2003 pg. 1401
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 56 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Best of Book Sense/First 5 Yrs 04/01/2004 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 56 - Recommended, Satisfactory