Mark Teague

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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1989
  • Latest Book:
    October 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Dear Mrs. Larue

1 - Larue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign (Mar-2008)
2 - Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation (Sep-2004)
3 - LaRue Across America: Postcards from the Vacation (Mar-2011)
Dear Mrs. LaRue (Sep-2002)
Letters from Obedience School (Aug-2011)

Book List in Order: 27 titles

  • The Trouble with the Johnsons

  • Moog-Moog, Space Barber

  • Frog Medicine

  • The Field Beyond the Outfield

    Dreamy Ludlow Grebe, whose parents are convinced needs something real to think about, is signed up for Little League, and when not benchwarming, he plays deep in the outfield, where further dreaming leads to a Kafkaesque climax....

  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    One kid's wildly funny twist on the "How I spent my summer vacation" school-essay ritual shakes up a dull classroom in this picture book that’s perfect for back-to-school!

    Most kids go to camp over the summer, or to Grandma's house, or maybe...

  • The Baby Tamer

  • The Lost and Found

  • The Secret Shortcut

    After Wendell discovers a secret shortcut to school, he and Floyd decide to give it a try and soon find themselves on a surprise adventure in a great jungle filled with quicksand, crocodiles, and monkeys. Reprint....

  • Dear Mrs. LaRue

    Dear Mrs. Larue

    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....



  • Pigsty

    Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now!Category: Humor"Wendell went upstairs. Much to his surpr...

  • Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation

    Dear Mrs. Larue - 2

    Ike LaRue--the devilish dog hero of Mark Teague's Book Sense Book of the Year, Dear Mrs. LaRue--goes from obedience school dropout to shrewd sleuth in this exceedingly funny sequel.As if obedience school wasn't bad enough, Ike now finds himself in ja...

  • One Halloween Night

    Let the Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences--laugh with them, learn with them, read with them!
    Category: Halloween


    Wendell, Floyd, and Mona can't seem to avoid trouble, particularly on ...

  • Larue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign

    Dear Mrs. Larue - 1

    Canine everyman Ike LaRue returns to take on the political machine in this gleeful tale, the third of Mark Teague's best selling, award winning DEAR MRS. LARUE series.

    Ike finds his civil liberties at risk when Hugo Bugwort, the hard line mayo...

  • Funny Farm

    Hawthorne Farm is a funny farm, a good-humored farm, a farm that is chock full of fun!

    Award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague creates a farm with a sense of humor. Readers will laugh out loud when Cousin Edward arrives from the city to h...

  • The Doom Machine

    Bestselling writer/illustrator Mark Teague presents a witty, vivid novel about Jack and Isadora, two kids who discover a spaceship and are taken aboard by aliens who plan to take over the Earth!When a spaceship lands in Vern Hollow, Jack's hometown, ...

  • Firehouse!

    Join Edward and his cousin Judy as they spend a hilarious day learning how to be firefighters. From a fire drill that leads to a slippery slide down a fire pole, to a hysterical battle with an out-of-control fire hose, Edward is in for an action-pack...

  • LaRue Across America: Postcards from the Vacation

    Dear Mrs. Larue - 3

    Bestselling, award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague makes readers laugh aloud when LaRue goes on vacation with Mrs. Hibbins's cats!

    Ike's plans for a peaceful cruise with Mrs. LaRue are thwarted when their neighbor, Mrs. Hibbins, falls s...

  • Letters from Obedience School

    Dear Mrs. Larue

    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--weepy letters to his owner, even illness. In realit...

  • The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf

    Three little pigs, a somewhat bad wolf, sody-pop, chips, hay, mortar, bricks, and some huffing and puffing! Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "The Three Little Pigs" with a zany twist! Three pigs spe...



  • The Sky Is Falling!

    Chicken Little thinks that the sky is falling -- and inspires a dance craze! Award-winning author and illustrator Mark Teague tells his humorous version of "Chicken Little" with a zany twist! When an acorn hits Chicken Little on the head, she p...

  • The Pirate Jamboree

    A fun, rhyming, swashbuckling read-aloud from Mark Teague! Join Blackbeard Johnson, Eyepatch Sue, Cap'n Gunderboom, Peg Leg Jones, and more as they set their sails for a rousing pirate adventure! They arrive on their pirate ships, plunder treasur...

  • Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries

    FEE FI FO FUM! When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tir...

  • Felipe and Claudette

    Each adoption day, all of the pets at Mrs. Barrett's adoption shelter are sure to look their best. And each adoption day, all of the pets are adopted, except for two -- Felipe (a grumpy cat) and Claudette (a rambunctious dog). Felipe is always grumbl...

  • Fly!

    “Teague proves that a picture can be worth a thousand words -- and almost as many laughs.” -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Engaging illustrations and the baby bird’s wild ideas will entertain audiences of all ages.” -- Booklist (sta...

  • King Kong's Cousin

    From bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a laugh-out-loud, black-and-white picture book introducing Junior, King Kong’s cousin!Junior wants to be as big and as strong and as special as his cousin, Kong, but he always seems to come up s...

  • We Are Going to Be Pals!

    An egret and a rhinoceros navigate the ups and downs of their symbiotic relationship -- which is more like a friendship! -- in this warm and witty book from bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague.In a not-so-simple symbiotic friendship between tw...

  • You Are Not Sleepy!

    From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Mark Teague comes a funny bedtime picture book that is “storytelling hog heaven” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about a pig who can’t go to sleep no matter how hard he tr...

Award-Winning Books by Mark Teague

Dear Mrs. LaRue
2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award -- Children's Illustrated
2003 Bookseller's Choice -- Picture Book
2003 Christopher Award -- Ages 6 & Up
2004 Charlotte Award -- Primary
2005 Grand Canyon Reader Award -- Picture Book
2005 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award -- Grades 3-5
Detective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation
2004 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Silver
The Secret Shortcut
1998 Nevada Young Readers' Award -- Picture Book
1999 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award -- Picture Book


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mark Teague has published 27 books.

Mark Teague does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, You Are Not Sleepy!, was published in October 2024.

The first book by Mark Teague, The Trouble with the Johnsons, was published in October 1989.

Yes. Mark Teague has 1 series.
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