Ferdinand is a little bull in Spain who likes to "sit just quietly under the cork tree and smell the flowers"

Author: Munro Leaf
Illustrator: Robert Lawson
Published: Penguin Books, 1936

Ferdinand is a little bull in Spain who likes to "sit just quietly under the cork tree and smell the flowers" while the other young bulls play at butting their heads together. Even after Ferdinand grows up, he prefers contemplating to fighting. Mistakenly picked for a bull fight in Madrid, Ferdinand sits down in the middle of ring and refuses to fight fiercely as everyone expects. Returned to his field, Ferdinand continues sitting under his tree and smelling the flowers and being happy. Remarkable black and white drawings illustrate the timeless story of a bull who follows his heart and lives peacefully with nature.