LaRue Across America


Postcards From the Vacation

Mark Teague

Blue Sky Press: $16.99, ages 4-8

Ike the dog's correspondence from his road trip across America on which he is forced to bring two cats along as companions.

(now available)

The Midnight Palace

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Little, Brown: $17.99, ages 12 & up

From the author of the blockbuster "The Shadow of the Wind" comes this story following the lives of twin teens born in Kolkata, India and kept hidden from a mysterious evil that hunts for them.

(May)

Queen of the Falls

Chris Van Allsburg

Houghton Mifflin: $18.99, ages 6-9

This story of charm school teacher Annie Edson Taylor's attempt to be the first person to ride down Niagara Falls in a barrel deserves a spot on the bookshelf alongside the author's earlier books "The Polar Express" and "Jumanji."

(now available)

To Do

A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays

Gertrude Stein, illustrated by Giselle Potter

Yale University Press: $25, all ages