Full Product Details
Author: Karen Kaufman Orloff ,
David Catrow
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 27.80cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.404kg
ISBN: 9780399237171
ISBN 10: 0399237178
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 09 September 2004
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Children / Juvenile
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
"An International Reading Association Children’s Choice Notable Book A Junior Library Guild Selection Arkansas’s Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book Florida Children’s Book Award Honor Book California Young Readers Medal nominee AZ Grand Canyon Reader Award nominee Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award nominee Prairie Bud Children’s Book Award nominee Georgia Children’s Book Award nominee Colorado Children’s Book Award nominee Ladybug Picture Book Award nominee Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award nominee Maine Chickadee Book Award, 2nd place Montana Treasure State Award nominee Golden Sower Award Nominee Young Hoosier Award Nomineenominee Abilene, Texas’s Mockingbird Book Award ""Hilarious. . . A familiar domestic interchange, played out with broad comedy—and mutual respect, too."" -Kirkus Reviews ""This funny story is told through an amusing exchange of notes, as Alex tries to convince his seemingly unshakable mother that he should be allowed to adopt a friend's baby iguana (""If I don't take it, he goes to Stinky and Stinky's dog, Lurch, will eat it. You don't want that to happen, do you?""). . . The tale is perfect for reader's-theater presentations and could also be used effectively as a writing prompt for older children. It will make even the most serious youngsters giggle."" -School Library Journal"
In epistolary dialogue with his mom, a lad yearning for an iguana tries various approaches, from logic and sweet talk to emotional blackmail. His mother puts up a valiant defense- Dear Mom: Did you know that iguanas are really quiet and they're cute too. I think they are much cuter than hamsters. Love, your adorable son, Alex. Dear Alex: Tarantulas are quiet too -before ultimately capitulating. Catrow's scribbly, lurid, purple-and-green illustrations bring the diverse visions of parent and child to hilarious life, as a lizard of decidedly indeterminate ancestry grows in stages to the size of a horse, all the while exhibiting a doglike affection toward its balloon-headed prospective keeper-who is last seen posed by a new terrarium, pumping a fist in victory. A familiar domestic interchange, played out with broad comedy-and mutual respect, too. (Picture book. 7-9) (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
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.
