The One and Only Ivan - what does this mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but please settle this hot family debate.

For those who don't know, it's a kid's book and the main character is a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a little circus in the mall. He observes humans shopping at the mall. He says "They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves and smelling of a thousand hands, back and forth and back again." This is dollar bills, right?

He says, "They spin pink clouds you can eat." So that is cotton candy....

But what is THIS:
"They build domains with flat waterfalls."

What do you think?

Mom

[Anonymous]

It's a great book as is its sequel the One and ONly Bob.

[Anonymous]

That's funny. Last spring, this was one book that my 4th graders were reading in school. The last week of school, they got to watch the Disney movie made from the book. They watched the first half and then my son tested positive for Covid and had to miss the last 3 days of the school year. The thing he was the most upset about was not being able to see the second half of the movie (even though he had read the book in class with everyone else, so knew what would happen). I ended up getting Disney+ for one month just so that he could watch the full movie at home while in isolation. And then, we got sucked in and we now have a full year subscription to Disney+. *sigh*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You have too much time on your hands.

You do too if you can post unhelpful info on forums.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but please settle this hot family debate.

For those who don't know, it's a kid's book and the main character is a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a little circus in the mall. He observes humans shopping at the mall. He says "They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves and smelling of a thousand hands, back and forth and back again." This is dollar bills, right?

He says, "They spin pink clouds you can eat." So that is cotton candy....

But what is THIS:
"They build domains with flat waterfalls."

What do you think?

Mom

Are you a child reviving this old thread to do an "I see you" to your mom?

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

You are right about the money and cotton candy I think

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but please settle this hot family debate.

For those who don't know, it's a kid's book and the main character is a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a little circus in the mall. He observes humans shopping at the mall. He says "They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves and smelling of a thousand hands, back and forth and back again." This is dollar bills, right?

He says, "They spin pink clouds you can eat." So that is cotton candy....

But what is THIS:
"They build domains with flat waterfalls."

What do you think?

Paintings of waterfalls. Ivan lives in a cage with painted waterfalls on the walls. Great book BTW.

[Anonymous]

Wait, this thread is from 2019, who's been bumping it?

[Anonymous]

skyscrapers (with reflective surface)

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a house with a swimming pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but please settle this hot family debate.

For those who don't know, it's a kid's book and the main character is a gorilla named Ivan who lives in a little circus in the mall. He observes humans shopping at the mall. He says "They pass their green paper, dry as old leaves and smelling of a thousand hands, back and forth and back again." This is dollar bills, right?

He says, "They spin pink clouds you can eat." So that is cotton candy....

But what is THIS:
"They build domains with flat waterfalls."

What do you think?

Paintings of waterfalls. Ivan lives in a cage with painted waterfalls on the walls. Great book BTW.

Yup, and it has flowers without scents and tress without roots. The picture of the jungle -- as opposed to the real thing -- is clearly doing nothing for him.

[Anonymous]

I agree that it’s a picture of a waterfall.

We also read applegate’s book about a tree- I can’t think of the name of it, but I was sobbing at the end. It so, so good.

[Anonymous]

Windows.

If it was swimming pools then he’d know it as a pond or lake.

[Anonymous]

i think them mean a wall because they say a flat waterfall