Written and Illustrated by Mark Teague
After numerous incidents of bad behavior, Mrs. LaRue sends her dog Ike to obedience school. Ike, however, sees the school as a prison. His daily letters home complain of imagined indignities and exaggerated tales of mistreatment. Readers are quickly alerted to these humorous discrepancies by the witty illustrations: Ike's dark perceptions are in black and white, while the real world is shown in color. After 10 days of trying to persuade his owner to come and get him, Ike escapes. His letters as a fugitive point out how much Mrs. LaRue really needs a dog. And indeed she does. When Ike returns to his hometown, he is just in time to rescue Mrs. LaRue from an oncoming truck. Ike's heroism is celebrated with a story in the local paper and a party given by Mrs. LaRue.
I would use this book with 4th grade students and emphasis that there are positive qualitites to each and everyone.
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