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Munro Leaf

Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a. Munro Leaf) (December 4, 1905 – December 21, 1976) was an American author of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (1936), a children's classic which he wrote on a yellow legal-length pad in less than an hour. Labeled as subversive, it stirred an international controversy.
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American writer and illustrator (1905–1976)

Born 4 December 1905
Died 21 December 1976

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  • Cover of: The story of Ferdinand
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    Cover of edition elcuentodeferdin00munr Cover of edition ferdinand0000leaf Cover of edition ferdinandustauru0000leaf Cover of edition elcuentodeferdin0000unse Cover of edition storyofferdinand00leaf_0 Cover of edition isbn_9780670674244 Cover of edition storyofferdinand00leaf Cover of edition storyofferdinand00munr Cover of edition cuentodeferdinan00munr First published in 1936 — 70 editions
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  • Cover of: Wee Gillis
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    Cover of edition isbn_9781590172063 First published in 1938 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Manners can be fun
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    Cover of edition mannerscanbefun00leaf First published in 1936 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1937 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1944 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: How to Behave and Why
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    First published in 1946 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Reading Can Be Fun
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    First published in 1953 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Robert Francis Weatherbee
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  • Cover of: Safety can be fun

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  • Cover of: Turnabout.
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    Cover of edition turnabout00leaf First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Boo: who used to be scared of the dark.

    First published in 1948 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Fair play
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    First published in 1939 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Book of Children's Classics
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    Cover of edition bookofchildrensc0000lloy First published in 1997 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Being an American can be fun.
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    Cover of edition beingamericancan00leaf First published in 1964 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Grammar can be fun
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    First published in 1934 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Health can be fun
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  • Cover of: Metric can be fun!
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    Cover of edition metriccanbefun0000leaf First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Fly away, watchbird! : a picture book of behavior

    First published in 1941 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Geography can be fun.

    First published in 1951 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Science can be fun.
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    First published in 1958 — 2 editions
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American writer and illustrator (1905–1976)

Born 4 December 1905
Died 21 December 1976

Subjects

Juvenile literature, Fiction, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Etiquette for children and teenagers, Children, Behavior, Ethics, Etiquette, Animals, Animals, fiction, Bulls, Children's stories, English language, Grammar, Health, Humorous stories, Picture books, Accidents, Children's literature, Contentment, Human behavior, Manners and customs, Manners and customs, juvenile literature

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Scotland, Spain, United States, New York (N.Y.)

People

Corduroy, Ferdinand, Homer Price, Madeline, Matilda, Miss Ruphius, Peter Rabbit, Pippi Långstrump, Sam Gribley, Sebastian, Winnie-the-Pooh

Time

1937

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  • Munro, Leaf

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February 1, 2022 Edited by tmanarl bio
February 1, 2022 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
January 16, 2021 Edited by Lisa merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import