I Wanna Iguana

Hardback

Main Details

Title I Wanna Iguana
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Karen Kaufman Orloff
Illustrated by David Catrow
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 224,Width 276
Category/GenreHumour
ISBN/Barcode 9780399237171
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Primary & Secondary Education

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
Publication Date 9 September 2004
Publication Country United States

Description

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 reassurances- It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house. and his mom's replies- How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? will have kids in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes. And the lively, imaginative illustrations show their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana.

Author Biography

Karen Kaufman Orloff is the author of many books for children includingI Wanna Iguana,I Wanna New Room, andI 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.