The Shadows (Books of Elsewhere #1)

This is a first book by a new Minnesota author, Jacqueline West.  It is also the first in a series called: The Books of Elsewhere.  It's the story of Olive Dunwoody, a curious 11 year old whose family has just moved into a big spooky old Victorian house.  The house is full of dark old paintings, and one day Olive finds a pair of glasses that allow her to travel inside the artwork to "Elsewhere".  As the story progresses, Olive begins to understand some of the house's mysteries -- but it's a BIG house -- so say tuned for the next volume.