When the children are awaythe animals will play. Susan Collins Thoms makes a sparkling picture book debut with this hilarious story of class pets on the loose; colorful and humorous pictures by Quebecois artist Roge add to the great fun.Life is great for Cesar the iguana. After all, he went from living in Pets-A-Plenty to an excellent new home in Ms. Lee s elementary school classroomwith 25 best friends to pamper him. But now spring break has arrived, the kids are gone, and poor Cesar s a puddle of sadness. Until"he takes a vacation too"! From classroom to classroom he wanders, meeting all the other school pets and making hilarious notes in his journal.
Before long, he s feasting on strawberries, dancing the Iguana Shuffle, and playing hockey in the teacher s lounge. Will he ever want to return to his cage?
Cesar s having a blastand young readers will too!
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