Munro Leaf
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Wilbur Monroe Leaf was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand, a children's classi
Munro Leaf on the poster for the Federal Theatre Project marionette production of Ferdinand the Bull (1937)
The Story of Ferdinand
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The Story of Ferdinand is the best-known work by the American author Munro Leaf. Illustrated by Robert Lawson, the children's book tells the story of a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight i
Munro Leaf
…21, 1976) was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (1936), a children's classic which he wrote on a yellow legal-length pad in less than an hour. Labeled as subversive, it stirred an international…
The Story of Ferdinand