Larry Gets Lost in Alaska

by John Skewes (Illustrator), John Skewes, Michael Mullin

Overview

The Larry Gets Lost series offers young readers contemporary travelogues to famous cities, complete with information on each city's landmarks and cultural attractions. With fun, fresh, retro illustrations by former Disney animator John Skewes, young readers delight in the brightly colored pages while learning about new places to visit.

For his next adventure, Larry the dog travels by cruise ship up to Alaska with his best friend Pete and Pete’s family, where they see plenty of native wildlife and spectacular scenery before Pete becomes distracted and Larry gets lost. Amazingly, he winds up a stowaway on an Iditarod sled that wins the race before he’s finally reunited with Pete.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570617287
Publisher:	Sasquatch Books
Publication date:	07/26/2011
Series:	Larry Gets Lost Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

John Skewes is a veteran illustrator and character artist living in Seattle. His clients include Disney, Warner Brothers, Mattel, and Fox. He is the author/illustrator and creator of the Larry Gets Lost series. His other books as an illustrator include Pebbles: Daddy's Girl, Tom and Jerry Adventures, and A Chipmunk Christmas.

Michael Mullin lives in LA, but grew up in New England, where all his sports allegiances remain. He is the author of the TaleSpins(TM) books for young adults: The Plight and Plot of Princess Penny and 8: The Previously Untold Story of the Previously Unknown 8th Dwarf.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"...the pages are full of cool Alaska facts and funny mishaps shaped into a rhythmic prose kids will love. Larry Gets Lost in Alaska starts on an Alaska Marine Highway ferry and ends in Nome, and rest assured, Larry finds some new friends along the way. Authors John Skewes and Michael Mullin are spot-on with their Alaska trivia, and any family with kids under 10 who is planning on traveling around the state should buy this book before hitting the road, water, or air."
AK on the GO

Editorial Reviews

"...the pages are full of cool Alaska facts and funny mishaps shaped into a rhythmic prose kids will love. Larry Gets Lost in Alaska starts on an Alaska Marine Highway ferry and ends in Nome, and rest assured, Larry finds some new friends along the way. Authors John Skewes and Michael Mullin are spot-on with their Alaska trivia, and any family with kids under 10 who is planning on traveling around the state should buy this book before hitting the road, water, or air."
AK on the GO

From the Publisher