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I Wanna Iguana

I Wanna Iguana - Hardcover

by Karen Kaufman Orloff
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Availability:In StockContributor:Karen Kaufman Orloff, David Catrow (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2004-09-09Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780399237171ISBN-10:399237178UPC:9780399237171Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous Stories, AnimalsBook Topic:Pets, Reptiles & AmphibiansAward:2007 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2006 Florida Children's Book Award Honor Book - Pre K - 2nd Grade Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2006 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book - Grades K-3 Award|2007 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 California Young Reader Medal Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:8.74 x 10.76 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC0KAG4239
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780399237171ISBN-10:399237178UPC:9780399237171Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Humorous Stories, AnimalsBook Topic:Pets, Reptiles & AmphibiansAward:2007 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2006 Florida Children's Book Award Honor Book - Pre K - 2nd Grade Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2006 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book - Grades K-3 Award|2007 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 California Young Reader Medal Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Picture Book AwardSize:8.74 x 10.76 x 0.44 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SC0KAG4239
Karen Kaufman Orloff is the author of many books for children including I Wanna Iguana, I Wanna New Room, and I Wanna Go Home, all inspired by her son's pet iguana who quickly grew to be over four feet long and take over his room. She also writes a humorous column on family life every other week for The Poughkeepsie Journal.

David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon and its sequel Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon, written by Patty Lovell; I Wanna Iguana and its two companion books I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home, written by Karen Kaufman Orloff; Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel; The Middle Child Blues by Kristyn Crow; and We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Awards

🏆 2007 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook Award|2006 Florida Children's Book Award Honor Book - Pre K - 2nd Grade Award|Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2006 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book - Grades K-3 Award|2007 Colorado Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Picture Book Award|2008 California Young Reader Medal Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Primary Award|2008 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Picture Book Award

Contributor(s)

Karen Kaufman Orloff, David Catrow (Illustrator)

Author

Karen Kaufman Orloff

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