Booked with Abby

After his friends, Ivan and Ruby were sent off to a zoo, Bob settled down with Julia. Bob used to be a street dog but he might be going soft now. After a tornado hits the zoo, Bob thinks he may have caught a whiff of the past. With Ivan and Ruby trailing behind him, Bob sets off on an adventure to find his long lost sister.     This book has four parts. The first part of the book was mainly to recap everything in The One and Only Ivan  which was kinda boring and unneeded. The second part was when the tornado hit while in the third part, Bob tried to find his sister. The last part was kind of like an epilogue.      Unlike the first book in the series, The One and Only Bob  has a much happier, upbeat tone. The story was still a bit sad at times but not nearly depressing as The One and Only Ivan .      The One and Only Bob  was a short book and it flew by quickly. There was never a dull moment. There's also a small twist that changes t...

Ivan is a gorilla living ay the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade. He's content with his small life. He has sweet friends; Bob, Stella, and even Julia. But then everything changes. A new elephant comes and Ivan is no longer the star of the show. After making a promise to Stella, Ivan knows that Ruby doesn't belong in a cage. None of them do. He uses his art to convey his cry for help. He's determined to make good on his promise and bring all the animals to a zoo.      This story is so sad. The tone, the narration, even most of the story. All tear-jerking. So I recently reread The One and Only Ivan . I think I like this book more and more each time I read it. The chapters are usually really short (which I like). Usually two or three pages. I read this book really quickly (in two days).     The One and Only Ivan  is powerful and beautiful. The illustrations are stunning and the message the book conveys is great. I fell in love with Ivan and Ruby so quickly...