The One and Only Ivan Paperback – January 6, 2015

Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal

2012 Christopher Medal

Gold Medal in Juvenile LIterature, 2012 California Book Award

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2013 Crystal Kite Award Winner

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#1 New York Times bestseller

School Library Journal Best of Children’s Books 2012

Kirkus Reviews Best of Children’s Books 2012

Amazon 2012 Best Books of the Year, Middle Grade

Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012

New York Public Library 100 Books for Reading and Sharing, 2012

Cybils shortlist, 2012 middle grade fantasy (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards)

Texas Bluebonnet Award, 2013-14 Master List

2012 Nerdies Book Award, middle grade fiction

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews:
“How Ivan confronts his harrowing past yet stays true to his nature exemplifies everything youngsters need to know about courage.”

Starred Review, School Library Journal:
“The characters will capture readers’ hearts and never let go. A must-have.”

Starred Review, Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books:
“Extraordinary.”

“Discover an animal hero that will take his place with other courageous and beloved animals such as Babe, Mrs. Frisby, Charlotte and Wilbur. Adults reading this aloud with children will find it just as rewarding.”
–Shelf Awareness

“The best book of 2012.”
–John Schumacher (Watch. Connect. Read. blogger and 2014 Newbery committee member) and Travis Jonker (School Library Journal blogger, 100 Scope Notes, and 2014 Caldecott committee member)

“Beautifully written, intelligent, and brave book…Quite simply, this story is life-changing.”
–Patricia MacLachlan, Newbery Medalist, Sarah, Plain and Tall

“The One and Only Ivan will break your heart–and then, against all odds, mend it again.”
–Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor author of The Wednesday Wars

“Kindness and its ability to change lives shines through on every single page of this book.”
–Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor author of The Underneath

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living in a shopping mall, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.

Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting.

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.