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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2004
  • Latest Book:
    May 2020
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Full Series List in Order

I Wanna

1 - I Wanna Iguana (Sep-2004)
2 - I Wanna New Room (Dec-2010)
3 - I Wanna Go Home (Sep-2014)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • 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 igu...



  • Â"I only have two arms!” Every mother has said it sometime, and every kid has heard it. But a young boy wonders: what would happen if Mom really had moreÂ...many more? Children looking at this inventive and amusingly illustrated picture b...



  • Ever since their baby sister came along, Alex has been forced to share a room with his little brother, Ethan, and it's a nightmare. Ethan always breaks stuff, snores like a walrus, and sticks crayons up his nose. No hardworking, well-behaved, practic...



  • A dog is a man's (and a child's) best friend--but it's tough when your best friend can only bark, yip, growl, and howl! Young readers will empathize with this sweet and funny story of a boy who begs his dog to talk. Tim Bowers' humorous pictures g...



  • Another hilarious companion to I Wanna Iguana. 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 ...



  • When someone smiles, who knows where it goes? Baby smiles at Mommy, Mom keeps it for a while . . . and then passes it on. As the smile begins its joyful journey -- moving from a first-grade class to a soccer team, from Gran to a garbage man, even to ...



  • “Little Bot, it’s time for bed. Let’s get ready, sleepyhead.” A sweet goodnight story with a unique hero. Even little robots need their rest -- and their parents tuck them in just like human mommies and daddies do. It doesn’t matter ...



  • “Some days are chocolate pudding pie days. Kites up in the sky days. Jumping super high days.” This rhyming picture book -- from the author of the bestselling I Wanna Iguana series and Miles of Smiles -- is a moving, powerful, delightf...



  • "What does Dudley do all day while we're away?" Sam wonders. Mom explains that Dudley does ordinary dog things: he eats, naps, guards the house, and plays. But in Sam's mind, Dudley's day at home is anything but ordinary. Delightful digital paintings...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen Kaufman Orloff has published 9 books.

Karen Kaufman Orloff does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dudley's Day at Home, was published in May 2020.

The first book by Karen Kaufman Orloff, I Wanna Iguana, was published in September 2004.

Yes. Karen Kaufman Orloff has 1 series.