Bob first sauntered into readers’ hearts in Applegate’s “The One and Only Ivan,” a bestseller that won the Newbery Medal in 2013. The new book reunites BFFs Ivan, a gentle silverback ...

The One and Only Ivan writer Mike White has explained the biggest change from the book for the new Disney+ movie. Adapted from the bestselling children's book by Katherine Applegate, The One and ...

"People call me the Freeway Gorilla. The Ape at Exit 8. The One and Only Ivan, Mighty Silverback. The names are mine, but they're not me. I am Ivan, just Ivan, only Ivan. Humans waste words.

ExploreIvan the gorilla of Zoo Atlanta dies As we learn in the children’s book “The One and Only Ivan,” by Katherine Applegate, Ivan is strong, sensitive and patient. “Patient is a useful ...

I’ll do anything' for theater: Andrew Lloyd Webber gets experimental COVID-19 vaccine Tuns out plenty of people wanted to know about Ivan: Applegate’s 2012 book, “The One and Only Ivan ...

It was through the 1993 New York Times article “A Gorilla Sulks in a Mall as His Future is Debated” that the young adult and children's fiction author learned about Ivan, a silverback ...

Just in time for summer, NPR's Backseat Book Club will introduce us to an amazing gorilla. He's the title character in The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Ivan is a silverback who's the ...