By: Karen Kaufman Orloff Publisher: Putnam Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Putnam Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 32 Publication Date: September 09, 2004 Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Product 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.
YOU Wanna Iguana This book is hysterical. Written in the format of notes going back and forth between Alex and his Mom regarding a pet iguana, you just may like it even more than your child (I think I do!) My five-year-old son loves the illustrations and I could read this one over and over without completely losing my mind.
GREAT ART, FUNNY STORY LINE, GOOD TEACHING TOOL. GREAT BOOK! Karen Orloff and David Catrow have teamed up in this one to give us a very funny story of a little boy, Alex, who wants very, very much to have his own pet Iguana. The problem is...obviously, Mom! The entire book is consists of notes, or mini-letters, written between Alex and his mom. The little boy of course is pointing out the obvious advantages of having his own lizard in his room (in his eyes), and his mom counters each note with her own note pointing out the obvious disadvantages of having a reptile in the home..a reptile that can possibly grow to several feet long!. The unique exchange of letters is absolutely hilarious.
Each letter, both from Alex and from mom, is highlighted with some wonderful illustrations and pictures by David Catrow. They fit the text perfectly which makes this book quite easy to read to an individual child or to a group. Each letter allows the reader to open up discussion as to the arguments presented by both mom and Alex. It is fun to have the kids think of other reasons for both sides of the argument.
All in all, this is a fine little book and I do recommend you add it to your library. You certainly cannot go wrong with this one.
This was a fun book. My daughter picked this one. She liked the cover.
This is a fun book that with give both the reader and listener something to laugh.
Little Alex wants a baby iguana from his friend Stinky and writes a letter to his mother explaining why he needs it and has to have it to save it from the Stinky's dog Lurch. Mom writes back that Stinky's mom will not let that happen.
The exchange goes on as Alex tries all reasoning to get the iguana.
There are funny parts for parents such as one line about cleaning the cage "P.S. If you clean his cage as well as you clean your room, you're in trouble." I especially liked how Alex argued the iguana would allow him to have the brother he never had. He has one.
The artwork is very good.
This book is also a good reader book for new readers. My daughter read it in one sitting.
Wonderfully entertaining I purchased this book for my grandsons, I read it first and laughed through out. Then I gave it to them and they also thought it was funny. It's very entertaining, and written for adults and children.
Alex could be your child This book is so wonderfully written by Karen Orloff that Alex is able to appeal to all ages, races and genders. If your child has ever asked for a pet you can identify with this book. The mother son relationship is how we all remember our grown and almost grown little boys starting out.
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