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. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...

"Me llamo Iván. Soy un gorila. No es tan sencillo como parece." "When Ivâan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life."--Publisher.

"The traveling Medici Bros. circus is made up of a ragtag group. There's Miss Atlantis, the resident mermaid, who is trying to find her voice. And Rongo, a stongman juggling more duties than he can keep track of. There's also a brokenhearted family in need of some healing: Holt--a former Stallion Star and war veteran; his daughter, Milly--a budding scientist with little interest in taking up the family act; and her little brother Joe--a clumsy kid...