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I wanna iguana

Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.

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Main Author:	Orloff, Karen Kaufman
Other Authors:	Catrow, David (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2004.
Subjects:	Iguanas as pets > Juvenile fiction. Pets > Juvenile fiction. Letters > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and sons > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
Awards:	A Junior Library Guild selection.
ISBN:	0399237178 (hardcover) :
Author Notes:	Karen Kaufman Orloff is the author of many books for children including I Wanna Iguana , I Wanna New Room , and I 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.