The Story of Ferdinand :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Wonderful classic

2008-03-10
I loved this book as a child and my four children (14, 12, 11, 8) all enjoy this book as well. A great story to remind everyone that there is someplace for you in this world and its not always where you thought you would be!

My son's favorite book when he was little

2008-01-13
I was delighted to find this childhood book on Amazon. So easy! Great service too.

Ferdinand: the friendly bull

2007-12-09
I LOVE this book. I remember it from when I was a child. I bought it for my 3 year old niece and she is going to adore it! It tells the story of a bull who just wants to enjoy the flowers instead of attacking the matador.

A Childhood Favorite

2007-09-16
You know how your child probably has a book that they want you to read again and again? Well, Ferdinad was that book for me. It was one of the first books I read by myself. I first fell in love with this book back in the 1970's. I was suprised to learn that it was written in 1936 but propbably should not have been. It is truely a classic in children's lit.

I'm sure your children will love it.

ferdinand

2007-05-25
One of my favorite books as a child, my children enjoyed it just as much.

Still Great

2008-07-14
My mother used to read me this story as a kid. I always liked it. As I got older, I began to appreciate it even more for its subtle humor. The story is unique and the illustrations should really be admired. I just bought it for my 2 year old and she seems to enjoy it as well. I highly recommend it.

Sweet Story about Being Your Own Person

2008-07-08
Ferdinand is a bull who listens to his own heart. He does not bow to 'peer pressure' and try to be someone he is not. The story is not really about bull-fighting, but about self-acceptance and the acceptance of others for whom they are -- even when initial expectations are not met.

A Charmer for the Peacemaker in all of us.

2008-05-07
I completely forgot about this book until one of my students had me read it. Such a classic with an important message about staying true to yourself even if you are off the beaten path. The Spanish culture and charming illustrations only make this all the more likeable.

A Classic

2008-05-04
What a lovely classical story of peace. Ferdinand is a peaceful bull who loves to lie in the meadow and smell flowers. He gets stung by a bee at exactly the wrong moment (when the bullfighters are coming to pick a bull to take to the fights). So he is, of course, carted off to fight, since he is obviously the feistiest bull in the field. When he gets to the ring, no matter how mean the bullfighters are to him, Ferdinand just lies down and smells the flowers on the ladies' hats. This is such a beautiful story of peace and hope. Even though bullfighting is not promoted or accepted in the U.S., I think this is a beautiful classic story and I do recommend it for all ages.

Ferdinand the bull

2008-03-18
the book and the cd were in good shape and the story was
similar to the one i knew when i was a child but not the
same. i was looking for a copy of the one i knew in the
early 50's, it was fun to listen to and it was funny.
there is another story of the flying mouse at the same
time, that i am looking for.