I Wanna Iguana (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780399237171)

Hilarious notes between a son and his mom show how kid logic can be very persuasive.

Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home.

Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house

His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?

Kis will be in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes, and the lively, imaginative illustrations showing their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana take the humor to even higher heights.

Author: Karen Kaufman Orloff
ISBN-10: 0399237178
ISBN-13: 9780399237171
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 09/09/2004
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.74h x 10.76w x 0.44d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 80398 / I Wanna Iguana

Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2004 pg. 811
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 126
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 47 - Recommended, Satisfactory