I Wanna Iguana

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Hardcover
Publish Date: September 2004
Language: English
Reading Level: 2.7
EAN: 9780399237171

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Overview

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.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 8.74 x 10.76 x 0.44 in
Lexile Score: 580
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0399237178

Awards

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