Like Book 1, this one takes its vulnerable characters (and readers) through physically and mentally cruel conditions en route to a heartwarming conclusion.
Parents need to know that The One and Only Bob is a continuation of the story that began with Katherine Applegate's 2013 Newbery Award recipient The One and Only Ivan. Police fire shots at him and miss.Since the narrator is a dog, there's quite a lot of discussion of poop, pee, and the important information to be gleaned from smells thereof.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Bob feels guilty over abandoning his sister even though he is only a few months old.Īs Bob leaves the zoo, the wolf Kimu walks past the police cars. When her crying stops, he is too afraid to go check on her, so he leaves.
He decides he must leave the zoo and check on the animals at the animal shelter and hopefully find his sister.įlashback - After being tossed out of the moving truck, Bob hears Boss and knows she survived being thrown. Through the crackling static, Bob thinks he hears his long-lost sister bark over the police radio. After a frightening ordeal, firefighters free Ivan. Inside the gorilla cave, he finds Ivan trapped under crumbled concrete and a heavy beam. Ruby comes up with a plan to rescue Kudzoo by having several elephants weave their trunks together to form a net to scoop him out. A baby gorilla named Kudzoo becomes stuck in the elephant’s mud pond. There, he discovers the wall separating the two spaces has crumbled to the ground. He also passes the wolf den and sees Kimu in a dazed state.įinally, Bob reaches Gorilla World and Elephant Odyssey.
At one point, he helps a baby sloth get back to her family.
As he makes his way back to Ivan and Ruby, he comes across several zoo animals that need help. He flies across the zoo and lands in the giraffe cage. The One and Only Bob SummaryĪt the zoo, Bob visits Ivan and Ruby when a terrible storm quickly blows in. Ivan’s lovable friend narrates the story in The One and Only Bob. Fans of The One and Only Ivan are going to be thrilled with its sequel.
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