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This latest offering starring the letter-writing canine largely comprises Ike's missives to his hospitalized owner, Mrs. LaRue, about his ambition to run for mayor against Chief Bugwort--whose campaign promises include a leash law. Ike's attitude is all innocence, but Teague's art reveals otherwise, ergo the book's humor. The illustrations are like Ike himself: big, splashy, and impeccably composed.