The Story of Ferdinand

　　從前從前，在西班牙，有隻名叫費迪南的公牛，從小到大就只喜歡靜靜坐在樹蔭下聞著花香。有一天，歪打誤撞被鬥牛場上的費迪南，眼中只看見場邊女士帽子上的花朵，牠竟坐在場中央，聞起花的芳香，完全無視於揮刀刺向牠的鬥牛士……

　　Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful—and—beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit 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 8x8 paperback edition.

　　Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.
本書中譯版《愛花的牛》由遠流出版。

作者簡介

　　Munro Leaf wrote a number of books for children, including The Story of Ferdinand and Wee Gillis, both illustrated by Robert Lawson. Because of his work's international appeal, Mr. Leaf and his wife were invited on three twenty-six-country tours under the auspices of the U.S. State Department, giving talks to children and to local educators and librarians. Mr. Leaf 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. Mr. Lawson died in 1957.