The One and Only Ivan, Bob, and Ruby Collection: The One and Only Ivan, The One and Only Bob, and The One and Only Ruby

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

A gorgeous box set containing the paperback editions of the first three books in Katherine Applegate's New York Times bestselling series, The One and Only.

Find the Newbery Medal–winning modern classic, The One and Only Ivan, and its bestselling sequels, The One and Only Bob and The One and Only Ruby, in this paperback box set!Ivan is an easygoing 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.Continuing the story of these friends in The One and Only Bob, Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.And the littlest elephant shares her own story in The One and Only Ruby, picking up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob as Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting her at the sanctuary. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob.

About the Author

Katherine Applegate is the Newbery Medal–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including the One and Only series, the Endling series, Crenshaw, Wishtree, the Roscoe Riley Rules chapter books series, and the Animorphs series. She lives with her family in Nevada.