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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American writer and illustrator (1905–1976)
| Born | 4 December 1905 |
| Died | 21 December 1976 |
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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 literaturePeople
Corduroy, Ferdinand, Homer Price, Madeline, Matilda, Miss Ruphius, Peter Rabbit, Pippi Långstrump, Sam Gribley, Sebastian, Winnie-the-PoohTime
1937ID Numbers
- OLID: OL955424A
- ISNI: 0000000109092130
- Library of Congress Names: n83164443
- LibraryThing: leafmunro
- MusicBrainz: 08dc076d-fef8-45b7-8eb2-792147a887f1
- VIAF: 64125452
- Wikidata: Q717175
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q717175
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- Munro, Leaf
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