I Wanna Iguana

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/09/2004
ISBN: 9780399237171
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.74h x 10.76w x 0.44d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Florida Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Honor Book
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/15/2004 pg. 811
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 126
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 47 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 80398 / I Wanna Iguana
Reading Level: 2.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5