I Wanna New Room

Karen Kaufman Orloff. Illustrated by David Catrow. 32 pages.

From the creators of "I Wanna Iguana" comes a new chapter in the life of Alex. Written as a series of letters between Alex, his mother and his father, Alex explains all the reasons why he should not have to share a room with his brother Ethan now that baby Annie has arrived -- when Ethan sleeps, it sounds like a cat coughing up fur balls, he sticks crayons up his nose and he breaks Alex's toys. Alex's extravagant pleadings are met with sensible responses from his parents, until Dad hits upon the solution of the two of them building Alex his very own treehouse that he doesn't have to share with anyone (unless he starts missing his little brother).

Catrow's hilarious and detailed illustrations are the perfect complement to Alex's sly and persuasive letters. Readers will especially enjoy Catrow's bird's eye view of Alex's plans for his own wing on the house -- a young boy's dream room!