The Story of Ferdinand, Munro Leaf
The Story of Ferdinand, Munro Leaf
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The Story of Ferdinand

Author: Munro Leaf

Narrator: Larry Robinson

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 02/28/1989

Categories: Children's Fiction


Synopsis

"Read with lively narration and dramatic expression...brilliant, expressive and appealing." - Booklist

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on October 21, 2020

Love this peace loving Bull. Great story to introduce to my niece and nephew. I think the first time I knew of this story was seeing the Disney Cartoon and the peaceful bull. But, the story is amazing all on its own. Munro created something wonderful here to reach through the ages. It's getting close......more

Goodreads review by da on January 05, 2018

Lovely, lovely book. Sweet story -- plus bonus magical illustrations of romanticized Spain of yore to delight all.......more

Goodreads review by Jon on May 30, 2017

I enjoyed this book on several levels: a wonderful book about being yourself for children - but also a subconscious commentary on fascist Spain - a bull with a big heart picked to be slaughtered at the Blood Wedding of Franco and fed to his guests - my interpretation.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on January 15, 2018

"This is the story of Ferdinand - a little bull who would rather sit and smell flowers than fight in the bullring." This book truly is a gem. While I had heard about this work before, this is the first time that I have read it and I absolutely love it. Originally published in 1936, this work has bee......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 06, 2016

The mood and tone of this story are both spot on. And even though Ferdinand is easy to love, and even though the beginning is cute and entrancing, overall, the story is just pretty okay. It's about a bull who doesn't want to fight like all the others, because he'd rather just relax and smell flowers.......more