I Wanna Go Home
  • Published: 28 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780399254079
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

I Wanna Go Home

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25 Sep 2014
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28 Jan 2015
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The hilarious follow-up to I Wanna Iguana and I Wanna New Room--with guaranteed grandparent appeal!

Another hilarious companion to I Wanna Iguana with fun grandparents saving the day.

Alex is not happy about being sent to his grandparents’ retirement community while his parents go on a fabulous vacation. What could be worse than tagging along to Grandma’s boring bridge game or enduring the sight of Grandpa’s dentures?

But as the week goes on, Alex’s desperate emails to his parents turn into stories about ice cream before dinner and stickball with Grandpa. Before he knows it, Alex has made a surprising discovery: grandparents are way cooler than he thought!

Masterfully balancing hilarity and heart, Karen Kaufman Orloff and Dave Catrow deliver a story sure to entertain kids and grandparents everywhere. Look for more stories highlighting Alex's powers of persuasion: I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Iguana.
  • Published: 28 January 2015
  • ISBN: 9780399254079
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99
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Praise for I Wanna Go Home

Awards and honors:
I Wanna Iguana was an IRA Children's Choice Notable Book, Arkansas's Diamond Primary Book Award Honor Book, Sunshine State Book Award Honor Book, an Indiana Library Federation "Read-Aloud Books too good to miss," and nominated for state awards in CA, AZ, MD, SD, GA, CO, NH, WA, KY, ME (2nd place), AR, MT, NE, IN, and Abilene, TX. I Wanna New Room is nominated for state awards in IL and AR.

Praise for I Wanna Iguana:
"This funny story is told through an amusing exchange of notes, as Alex tried to convince his seemingly unshakable mother that he should be allowed to adopt his friend's baby iguana. It will make even the most serious youngsters giggle."--School Library Journal
"Catrow's ...illustrations bring the diverse visions of parent and child hilariously to life...A familiar domestic interchange, played out with broad comedy--and mutual respect, too."--Kirkus Reviews


Praise I Wanna New Room:
"The slapstick, sibling anger, and crowding issues are all spot-on." --Booklist
"Catrow's distinctive pencil-and-watercolor illustrations elevate the (mostly) realistic exchange in the letters to deliriously preposterous heights . . . . A sneaky lesson wrapped up in a flaky bundle of fun." --Kirkus Reviews
"A surefire kid-pleaser with a subtle, sweet lesson in peaceful coexistence." --School Library Journal