Name: Karen Kaufman Orloff
Biographical Information: Karen Kaufman Orloff is the author of four picture books, including the award-winning “I Wanna Iguana” and its follow-up title, “I Wanna New Room.” She lives in Hopewell Junction, NY and writes two columns for “The Poughkeepsie Journal.”
Featured Book: I WANNA NEW ROOM. Alex, the spunky letter-writer, is back in “I Wanna New Room,” the fun follow-up to “I Wanna Iguana.” With a new baby sister in the house, Alex is forced to share a room with his annoying brother, Ethan, who “barks like a walrus and sticks crayons up his nose.” Can the power of the pen help Alex get the space and privacy a practically grown-up boy needs?
Other Titles:
I Wanna Iguana
If Mom Had Three Arms
Talk, Oscar, Please! (March 2011)
Age Group of Materials Published: Elementary
Honors: I WANNA IGUANA was an IRA Children’s Choice Notable Book, as well as an Honor Book for the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, the Sunshine State Book Award, and Maine’s Chickadee Award.