A true classic with a timeless message!
All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights.
Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So
what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid?
The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchanted, and provoked readers
ever since it was first published in 1936 for its message of nonviolence
and pacifism. In WWII times, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned in
Nazi Germany, while Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union,
granted it privileged status as the only non-communist children's book
allowed in Poland.
The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and civil rights, Mahatma
Gandhi--whose nonviolent and pacifistic practices went on to inspire
Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.--even called it his favorite
book.
The story was adapted by Walt Disney into a short animated film entitled
Ferdinand the Bull in 1938. Ferdinand the Bull won the 1938 Academy
Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).