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I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff

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I Wanna Iguana

Karen Kaufman Orloff

Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · September 9, 2004

Reading lane: Reptiles & Amphibians

A Picture Books pick for readers exploring I Wanna Iguana.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Persuasive Notes

A comic back-and-forth pairs kid logic with a parent's very different iguana worries.

Come here for

  • Playful arguments about the case for an iguana
  • The familiar art of trying to persuade a parent

Expect

  • Negotiations unfolding through notes
  • Lively illustrations of two very different visions

Book Details

Authors
Karen Kaufman Orloff
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
September 9, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Reptiles & Amphibians · Alligators & Crocodiles
Reading lane
Reptiles & Amphibians

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Reptiles & Amphibians

  • Parent-Child Stories

  • Funny Stories

About This Book

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 p...

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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. Look for more stories highlighting Alex's powers of persuasion: I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home.

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