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The Story of Ferdinand

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Soon to be a major motion picture!

Ferdinand is the world’s most peaceful–and–beloved little bull. Whilst the entire other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit down and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf’s simple storytelling paired with Lawson’s pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true classic. Commemorate the 75th anniversary of the book’s original publication with this beautiful and affordable 8×8 paperback edition.

What else will also be said about the fabulous Ferdinand? Published more than 50 years ago (and one of the vital 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 under a cork tree– just smelling the flowers–to jumping around, snorting, and butting heads with other bulls. This cow is no coward–he simply has his pacifist priorities clear. As Ferdinand grows big and strong, his temperament remains mellow, until the day he meets with the fallacious end of a bee. In a show of bovine irony, the someday Ferdinand is most definitely not sitting quietly under the cork tree (as a result of a frightful sting), is the selfsame day that five men come to make a choice the “biggest, fastest, roughest bull” for the bullfights in Madrid.

Ferdinand’s day in the arena gives readers not only an education in the historical tradition of bullfighting, but also a lesson in nonviolent tranquility. Robert Lawson’s black-and-white drawings are evocative and detailed, with especially sweet renditions of Ferdinand, the serene bull hero. The Story of Ferdinand closes with one of the vital happiest endings in the history of happy endings–readers of all ages will glide off to a peaceful sleep, dreaming of sweet-smelling flowers and contented cows.

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