I Wanna Iguana

Hilarious notes between a son and his mum show how kid logic can be very persuasive.

Alex just has to convince his mum to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it, clean its cage, or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course, Mum imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home.

Alex 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 mum's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile?

Kids 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 humour to even higher heights.

Look for more stories highlighting Alex's powers of persuasion: I Wanna New Room and I Wanna Go Home.