Munro Leaf

Also known as

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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munro_Leaf

Born 1905-12-04

Died 1976-12-21

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• Open LibraryOL955424A
• ISNI0000000109092130
• VIAF64125452
• WikidataQ717175
• LibraryThingleafmunro

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