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The Story of Ferdinand
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The Story of Ferdinand (1936) (edit title/settings)

by Munro Leaf (Author), Robert Lawson (Illustrator) (edit contributors)

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What else can be said about the fabulous Ferdinand? Published more than 50 years ago (and one of the bestselling children's books of all time), this simple story of peace and contentment has withstood the test of many generations. Ferdinand is a little bull who much prefers sitting quietly... read more

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Ferdinand is a young bull that lives in Spain. When all the other bulls want to run and fight, Ferdinand wants to just sit quietly and smell the flowers. But when he grows older and the bull fighters come, he is stung by a bee and runs around mad. The bull fighters decide to take him and put... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Ferdinand is a young bull that lives in Spain. When all the other bulls want to run and fight, Ferdinand wants to just sit quietly and smell the flowers. But when he grows older and the bull fighters come, he is stung by a bee and runs around mad. The bull fighters decide to take him and put him in the fight. But that is not what Ferdinand wants to do. He just sits quietly and smells the flowers in the middle of the bull ring. So they take him back to the pasture and Ferdinand is happy.

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  • Ferdinand: A bull that does do stuff that the other bulls do, but he smells flowers.
  • Ferdinand's mother: She is a cow that is worried about Ferdinand.
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  • “He liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers.”
  • “His mother saw that he was not lonesome, and because she was an understanding mother, even though she was a cow, she let him just sit there and be happy.”
  • “"And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly."”

First Sentence edit see section history

Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 53 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Munro Leaf (Author)
  2. Robert Lawson (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: The Viking Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1936
ISBN: 0-670-67424-9
Page Count: 68

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