The Story of Ferdinand

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

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

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

"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

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