One and Only The One and Only Ivan CD, (Audiobook)

from ParadisePorch

I LOVED this. It's a children's chapter book that I read aloud to my grandkids. Heart-wrenching, but it turns out okay. Still . . . Author's note: The One and Only Ivan is a work of fiction, but the inspiration for this imagined tales lies in a true story. Ivan, a real gorilla, now lives at Zoo A...

from alyssakimpisarski

In this Newbery Award winning book, Ivan is the narrator of this story. Ivan is a gorilla living in a solitary cage in a zoo themed mall. Through series of short sentences grouped in thematic page-long chapters, Ivan describes his growing discontent for his life at the mall and his blunt observat...

from secondhandrose

Wow! This was so good. Definitely 5 stars. There were moments that were so sad but also moments of hope. Although this is considered a middle grade book I feel the concepts are for slightly older children. Moving onto the sequel right away.

from beserene

This extraordinary children's novel, which recently won a well-earned Newbery, wraps the reader in the voice of Ivan, the one and only mighty silverback gorilla, who has been caged at a mall just off the highway for most of his life. The story flows from his frank perspective, and Ivan simply tel...

from foggidawn

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate is many things: a verse novel, a tear-jerker, based on a true story. Ivan is a gorilla who has spent nearly 30 years as the main attraction in a run-down circus-themed shopping mall. He's been alone so long that, for all he knows, he might be the only ...