Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla is a picture book written by K.A. Applegate and illustrated by G. Brian Karas. Ivan is a gorilla who was living with his family in a tropical forest in Africa, when poachers captured Ivan and another gorilla, and brought them to Tacoma, Washington. The other gorilla died, so he lived with a human family for a couple years, but when he grew too large for him to handle, he moved to a mall, where his new home was a 14×14 foot cage. He lived in the cage for 27 years when people started to notice Ivan’s loneliness, and started to protest about sending him to a better home. Scientists brought him out of his cage and trained him to be used to a jungle environment, and put him in a zoo with other gorillas where he could live in better conditions. He lived until the age of 50. The main idea of this true story was animal cruelty, and this story would definitely give hope to others. It proves that together, we can fight and stop animal cruelty together, like people did with Ivan. I would rate the book 9/10 and recommend it for elementary aged students. The book made me feel sad at times, but I really enjoyed this book! I really liked the cute illustrations and how the author told the story in a creative kid-friendly language. Overall, I would definitely recommend it to younger kids and wouldn’t mind reading it again.