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.
An International Reading Association Children’s Choice Notable Book A Junior Library Guild Selection Arkansas’s Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book Florida Children’s Book Award Honor Book California Young Readers Medal nominee AZ Grand Canyon Reader Award nominee Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award nominee Prairie Bud Children’s Book Award nominee Georgia Children’s Book Award nominee Colorado Children’s Book Award nominee Ladybug Picture Book Award nominee Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award nominee Maine Chickadee Book Award, 2nd place Montana Treasure State Award nominee Golden Sower Award Nominee Young Hoosier Award Nomineenominee Abilene, Texas’s Mockingbird Book Award
"Hilarious. . . A familiar domestic interchange, played out with broad comedy—and mutual respect, too." -Kirkus Reviews
"This funny story is told through an amusing exchange of notes, as Alex tries to convince his seemingly unshakable mother that he should be allowed to adopt a friend's baby iguana ("If I don't take it, he goes to Stinky and Stinky's dog, Lurch, will eat it. You don't want that to happen, do you?"). . . The tale is perfect for reader's-theater presentations and could also be used effectively as a writing prompt for older children. It will make even the most serious youngsters giggle." -School Library Journal
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.
Praise
An International Reading Association Children’s Choice Notable Book A Junior Library Guild Selection Arkansas’s Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book Florida Children’s Book Award Honor Book California Young Readers Medal nominee AZ Grand Canyon Reader Award nominee Black-Eyed Susan Picture Book Award nominee Prairie Bud Children’s Book Award nominee Georgia Children’s Book Award nominee Colorado Children’s Book Award nominee Ladybug Picture Book Award nominee Kentucky Bluegrass Award nominee Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award nominee Maine Chickadee Book Award, 2nd place Montana Treasure State Award nominee Golden Sower Award Nominee Young Hoosier Award Nomineenominee Abilene, Texas’s Mockingbird Book Award
"Hilarious. . . A familiar domestic interchange, played out with broad comedy—and mutual respect, too." -Kirkus Reviews
"This funny story is told through an amusing exchange of notes, as Alex tries to convince his seemingly unshakable mother that he should be allowed to adopt a friend's baby iguana ("If I don't take it, he goes to Stinky and Stinky's dog, Lurch, will eat it. You don't want that to happen, do you?"). . . The tale is perfect for reader's-theater presentations and could also be used effectively as a writing prompt for older children. It will make even the most serious youngsters giggle." -School Library Journal
