Picture Puffin Books: The Story of Ferdinand (Hardcover)

from mnorth2

Review: "The Story of Ferdinand" has always been one of my favorites since I was a child. Ferdinand is just a sweet little bull who does not like to rough house like the others, all he wants to do is sit under his cork tree and smell flowers. Ferdinand does not care what other individuals think, ...

from maryanntherese

This is the story of a young bull who would rather do his own thing, (which in this case is sit and smell flowers), instead of what everyone else was doing (fighting in the bull fights). When he is chosen for the ring, he perseveres in being himself. I liked this book because it illustrates the v...

from lquilter

I really love this story of the bull who wants to go his own way, his hapless involvement in bullfighting, and his placid refusal to fight. Plus, his mama, who wanted to make sure that her son was okay -- then when she saw he was happy, she gave the bovine equivalent of a shrug and said well enou...

from sweetiegherkin

Even though it's a well-known classic, I had somehow never heard of this book until earlier this year when an acquaintance brought it up during a discussion about children's picture books. Of course, I had to go out and find it, and I'm happy to be introduced to this gem. Unlike the other young b...

from magen.rauscher

I absolutely loved this book. I will be able to use this book to teach the importance of being gentle. This book is a fantasy book. This book is about a gentle bull that was never interested in being strong like the other bulls. All Ferdinand wanted to do was sit under his tree all day. One day h...