The One and Only Ivan Movie Tie-In Edition: My Story

by Katherine Applegate, Patricia Castelao (Illustrations)

The #1  New York Times  bestselling and Newbery Award-winning novel  The One and Only Ivan  is now a major motion picture streaming on Disney+,  with a star-studded cast including Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Bryan Cranston, and more! This movie tie-in hardcover edition features full-color images from the film, quotes from the stars, and new cover art. This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself.  Ivan is an easy-going gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. Mostly, he thinks about art. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better. The One and Only Ivan  was hailed as a best book of the year by  Kirkus ,  School Library Journal , and Amazon and earned four starred reviews. In the tradition of timeless stories like  Charlotte's Web  and  Stuart Little , Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan's unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope. An author's note depicts the differences between the fictional story and true events. And don’t miss the sequel to this beloved modern classic— The One and Only Bob !

Genres: Middle Grade

336 pages, Hardcover

Published June 23, 2020

About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate has written many books for young readers, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal.

Katherine’s picture books include THE BUFFALO STORM, illustrated by Jan Ormerod (Clarion Books); THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF IVAN, THE SHOPPING MALL GORILLA, illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Clarion Books); SOMETIMES YOU FLY, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Clarion Books); and ODDER: AN OTTER’S STORY, illustrated by Charles Santoso (Feiwel & Friends).

She’s written or co-written three early chapter series for young readers: ROSCOE RILEY RULES, a seven-book series illustrated by Brian Biggs (HarperCollins); DOGGO AND PUPPER, a three-book series illustrated by Charlie Alder (Feiwel & Friends). With Gennifer Choldenko, she co-authored DOGTOWN and MOUSE AND HIS DOG, illustrated by Wallace West (Feiwel & Friends).

Books for middle-grade readers include HOME OF THE BRAVE (Feiwel & Friends); THE ONE AND ONLY series, illustrated by Patricia Castelao, including THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, THE ONE AND ONLY BOB, THE ONE AND ONLY RUBY, and THE ONE AND ONLY FAMILY (HarperCollins); the ENDLING trilogy (HarperCollins); CRENSHAW (Feiwel & Friends); WISHTREE (Feiwel & Friends); WILLODEEN (Feiwel & Friends); ODDER (Feiwel & Friends); and the forthcoming POCKET BEAR (Feiwel & Friends).

With her husband, Michael Grant, Katherine co-wrote ANIMORPHS, a long-running series that has sold over 35 million books worldwide. They also wrote two other series, REMNANTS and EVERWORLD, and a young adult novel, EVE AND ADAM (Feiwel & Friends.)

Katherine’s work has been translated into dozens of languages, and her books have won accolades including the Christopher Medal, the Golden Kite Award, the Bank Street Josette Frank Award, the California Book Award Gold Medal, the Crystal Kite Award, the Green Earth Book Honor Award, the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award, and the E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Many of her works have appeared on state master lists, Best of the Year lists, and Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists.

Katherine lives in Nevada with her husband and assorted pets. She is represented by Elena Giovinazzo at Heirloom Literary and Mary Pender at WME.

Reviews

[Rosemary]

My 10 yr old son and I tried to read this together. I had to finish without him as it was too emotional for his sensative heart. Good story but my child had a hard time with the grief and felt really bad throughout the majority until he finally said he couldn't finish. I finished it and told him the end.

[Jean Oram]

Poignant. Written with very short “chapters” to pull the reader along.

Inspired by a true story of a captive gorilla in a mall.

Pulls on the heartstrings.

Great characterization.

Both of my kids loved the book and my son insisted I read it, too. (He read it in about one sitting!)

[Meaghan]

4.75

[eyn]

3.5 - Just finished reading this book and WOW. I thought the writing was good and the characterisation of Ivan was well done. It is truly impressive how Applegate has translated the thoughts of a gorilla onto page. At times, I did feel like the language and imagery was quite dark and explicit considering this is a children's book. But at the same time, I think it's important that we must not censor some realities or minimise how common abuse towards animals is. Overall, a good read!

[Jody Elmer]

Excellent family read! My 9-year-old and I read this book together and absolutely fell in love with Ivan and all the animal characters!

[Julia Klein]

I read it in the 3rd grade.

[john]

It is the best book you can read

[Patricia]

3.5 ⭐️

[Glenda]

My 12 year old grandson recommended this book to me. He remembered that I bought it for his birthday. It won the Newberry Award and was made into a movie.🍿 It was a wonder filled story! I loved it!😍

[Ally O]

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”

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