1. THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN Characters

2. IVAN  Ivan is the main character in this book  Ivan is a Silverback Gorilla that lives in a video arcade/mall where he performs shows  Ivan was just a little kid when he got taken to the mall  Ivan is very smart and can understand humans

3. STELLA  Stella is a African Elephant that lives in the video arcade mall  Stella is one of Ivan’s best friends  Stella has lived at the mall about as long as Ivan has  Stella is older than Ivan  Stella is very kind an heart warming

4. BOB  Bob is a stray dog that came to the mall  Bob is like Ivan’s sidekick  Bob is a very small dog that got thrown off a pickup truck along with family but he was the only one to survive.

5. RUBY  Ruby is the new baby elephant that just came to the mall  Ruby is very shy in the beginning, but Stella helps her out and shows her the ropes  Ruby is really new at all of this and can’t understand humans too well so Ivan teaches her

6. MAC  Mac owns the “circus” and takes care of the animals  Ivan lived with Mac for the an early part of his life  Mac is kind of pour you could say so he can’t get the best medical help or supplies

7. JULIA  Julia is a 10 year old girl that is really fond of Ivan  She always draws with Ivan and does homework with Ivan and cares a lot about all the animals