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title: "The One and Only Ivan: A High-Energy School Story About Big Feelings, Friendship, and Learning Self-Control"
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# The One and Only Ivan: A High-Energy School Story About Big Feelings, Friendship, and Learning Self-Control

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- **What is this?** The One and Only Ivan: A High-Energy School Story About Big Feelings, Friendship, and Learning Self-Control
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desertcart.com: The One and Only Ivan: A High-Energy School Story About Big Feelings, Friendship, and Learning Self-Control: 9780061992254: Applegate, Katherine, Castelao, Patricia: Books

Review: what we thought - Incredible sweet story -9yo 5 stars, this is the best -6yo Beautiful, fun for all of us! Thought provoking. -35yo
Review: A Great Book to introduce Children to Literature - This book won the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature in 2013, and it was much deserved. Here's what the book has going for it: 1. The Targeted age of the reader: In recent years people have complained that the Newbery Medal was being awarded to books that were for an older demographic, like older teenagers. I'm not sure I agree with that, because when you read the earlier Newbery Medal books you can tell by the vocabulary and subject matter that the intent has always been for these books to enrich the young reader regardless of age. With that said, Ivan is a book that has a slightly younger age group in mind. Which is important as it will introduce the young reader to great stories spurring them on to try to read more Newbery Medal books. 2. The story is based on a true story. Ivan was real! The main parts of the story are true. This would be a great school book for a young, say 5th grade, class to read, and then research the true story. A simple Google search will turn up all kinds of information about the real Ivan, pictures and all. In turn this information could be used in projects and presentations. 3. I love the characters! I truly enjoyed getting to know every character presented in the story. From the animals to the humans, each one has a great personality that I really enjoyed. My two favorite characters were the young girl, Julia and the dog, Bob. The author could easily write more books about Ivan, and Julia and Bob. 4. The illustrations are nice, and very contemporary. What I didn't Like: 1. The book is separated out, but not into chapters. I wish she had done that. I really felt a "Charlotte's Web" vibe to this book. The plot and characters have some similarities that just made the book overall enjoyable to read. I recently heard that Disney has bought the movie rights to this story, and I hope that's correct. It would make a great movie!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,253 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Children's Ape & Monkey Books (Books) #28 in Children's Elephant Books (Books) #38 in Children's Classics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 28,582 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ what we thought
*by A***R on February 6, 2026*

Incredible sweet story -9yo 5 stars, this is the best -6yo Beautiful, fun for all of us! Thought provoking. -35yo

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Great Book to introduce Children to Literature
*by J***S on December 19, 2015*

This book won the Newbery Medal for Children's Literature in 2013, and it was much deserved. Here's what the book has going for it: 1. The Targeted age of the reader: In recent years people have complained that the Newbery Medal was being awarded to books that were for an older demographic, like older teenagers. I'm not sure I agree with that, because when you read the earlier Newbery Medal books you can tell by the vocabulary and subject matter that the intent has always been for these books to enrich the young reader regardless of age. With that said, Ivan is a book that has a slightly younger age group in mind. Which is important as it will introduce the young reader to great stories spurring them on to try to read more Newbery Medal books. 2. The story is based on a true story. Ivan was real! The main parts of the story are true. This would be a great school book for a young, say 5th grade, class to read, and then research the true story. A simple Google search will turn up all kinds of information about the real Ivan, pictures and all. In turn this information could be used in projects and presentations. 3. I love the characters! I truly enjoyed getting to know every character presented in the story. From the animals to the humans, each one has a great personality that I really enjoyed. My two favorite characters were the young girl, Julia and the dog, Bob. The author could easily write more books about Ivan, and Julia and Bob. 4. The illustrations are nice, and very contemporary. What I didn't Like: 1. The book is separated out, but not into chapters. I wish she had done that. I really felt a "Charlotte's Web" vibe to this book. The plot and characters have some similarities that just made the book overall enjoyable to read. I recently heard that Disney has bought the movie rights to this story, and I hope that's correct. It would make a great movie!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Encourages interest in reading
*by B***K on January 6, 2026*

Popular three book series get all three. Grandchildren absolutely love the stories

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*Last updated: 2026-03-14*