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| Munroe Wilbur Leaf was born on December 4, 1905, the son of Charles W Leaf (1871-1965) and Emma India Leaf in Hamilton, Maryland. | |
| Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a. | |
| William Munro Leaf was the author of some thirty popular books for children. |
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Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a. Munro Leaf) (December 4, – December 21, ) was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his year career. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (), a children's cl*ic which he wrote on a yellow legal-length pad in less than an hour. Labeled as subversive, it stirred an international controversy.
Early life
Munroe Wilbur Leaf was born on December 4, , the son of Charles W Leaf () and Emma India Leaf in Hamilton, Maryland. Leaf had an older sister, Elizabeth W Leaf. By his family lived in Washington, D.C., where his father had established his career as a machinist at the Government Printing Office. Leaf studied at the University of Maryland where he had played lacrosse and served as cl* treasurer, graduating in He honeymooned with his wife Margaret Pope in Europe in He graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in English literature in
Books by Munro Leaf (Author of The Story of Ferdinand)
- During his forty-year career in children’s literature, Munro Leaf wrote and illustrated nearly forty books.
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- During his forty-year career in children’s literature, Munro Leaf wrote and illustrated nearly forty books.
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- The renowned children's author Munro Leaf talks about his career in publishing and writing "Ferdinand" and other children's books.