In Spain lives
a big and strong bull whose name is
Ferdinand. Unlike the other young bulls, Ferdinand does not like to fight. He would rather sit in the shade of his favorite cork tree and smell the flowers. And he does just that, until the day when a bumblebee and some men from the Madrid bullfights give gentle Ferdinand a chance to be the most ferocious star of the corrida-and the most unexpected comic hero.
Seventy-five years on, his popularity undiminished, Ferdinand is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, quietly smelling the flowers. A new generation of readers can now enjoy this enduring classic with this handsome slipcase edition.
Munro Leaf is the author of many beloved children's books, including The Story of Ferdinand and Wee Gillis. He died in 1976.
Robert Lawson is the only person ever to receive both the Newbery and Caldecott Awards, for They Were Strong and Good and Rabbit Hill, respectively. He died in 1957.