{"id":38081,"date":"2020-07-25T22:56:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T02:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38081"},"modified":"2020-07-25T22:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T02:56:56","slug":"review-of-the-one-and-only-bob-by-katherine-applegate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=38081","title":{"rendered":"Review of The One and Only Bob, by Katherine Applegate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The One and Only Bob<\/em><\/p>\n

by Katherine Applegate
\nread by Danny DeVito<\/p>\n

HarperCollins, 2020. 4 hours.
\nReview written July 25, 2020, from a library eaudiobook
\nStarred Review<\/p>\n

The One and Only Bob<\/em> is a sequel to Newbery-winning The One and Only Ivan<\/a><\/em>. It doesn\u2019t pack as much of a punch as the first book, but I\u2019m glad it doesn\u2019t. Because the first book had the characters fighting a bad situation, and I don\u2019t want these beloved characters up against injustice again.<\/p>\n

This time, though, they\u2019re up against a hurricane. The little dog Bob, wonderfully voiced with attitude by Danny DeVito, was with his humans visiting Ivan at the zoo when a hurricane and then a tornado struck. Bob didn\u2019t stay with the humans \u2013 in fact, he flew through the air. In the story that follows, Bob is involved both in rescuing other animals and in being rescued. He also does some coming to terms with his past.<\/p>\n

I thought the summary of what went on in the first book went on a little long. Surely it\u2019s safe to assume that anyone reading this book has read the earlier book. However, once it got past that, Bob\u2019s a fun dog to hang out with. There\u2019s a glossary of doggy terms at the front which have a very believably doggy attitude. The fact that Bob and Ivan used to watch the Weather Channel on Ivan\u2019s little TV at the mall means that Bob believably knows quite a bit about hurricanes.<\/p>\n

There were some coincidences, yes. But it all makes for a fun story, and it\u2019s great to spend time again with Bob, Ivan, Ruby, and their humans. We root for resourceful, though small Bob as he takes on a hurricane.<\/p>\n

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