LaRue for Mayor and LaRue Across America

Letters from the Campaign Trail: LaRue for Mayor

When Ike is involved in the overturning of a hot dog cart at a political rally, he’s really just out to have a good time.  But when he and his friends inspire the mayoral candidate to issue a request for a crackdown on canine antics.  Ike sees no solution other than to run for office himself!

Again, vocabulary in this book is much more complicated than in most picture books and children will have to infer frequently throughout. This time Ike’s black and white dreams are of his political aspirations.

Sex, Nudity, Dating – None.
Profanity – None.
Death, Violence and Gore – Mrs. LaRue is sent to the hospital when she is injured by an unstable hot dog cart.
Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking – None.
Frightening or Intense Things – Ike has a mischievous look in his eye as he sizes up the ice cream truck while plotting to take on the other candidate for mayor.  But you can’t prove anything.

LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation

Ike has a new correspondent as he and Mrs. LaRue take to the road. This time he’s writing to neighbor and cat-owner Mrs. Hibbins. As Ike, Mrs. LaRue and Mrs. Hibbins’s cats journey across country, Ike keeps Mrs. Hibbins informed of their progress. Needless to say, he’s not pleased about the cats.

The endpapers of this book are outfitted with a map of the US that show’s Ike’s road trip – perfect for kids to learn about the states while they read.

Sex, Nudity, Dating – None.
Profanity – None.
Death, Violence and Gore – Mrs. Hibbins fainted and had to go to the hospital. Ike sports a band-aid after an encounter with a cat. Ike ponders shipping cats through the mail, but the postmaster claims this is illegal. An illustration of a cattle skull during a breakdown in Death Valley, CA.
Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking – None.
Frightening or Intense Things – None.