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The story of Simpson and Sampson,
Card catalog The fact that two royal brothers look alike but behave like mirror images nearly pushes them into a confused and pointless joust.
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1941
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Munro Leaf
90 books556 followersWilbur Monroe Leaf AKA Munro Leaf, author and illustrator of dozens of children’s books.
He is best remembered for his signature character, Ferdinand, the Spanish bull who preferred smelling flowers to fighting in a ring in Spain. Composed in less than an hour one Sunday afternoon in 1935, the book sparked controversy. With the Spanish Civil War raging, political critics charged that it was a satirical attack on aggression. In Germany, the book was burned; in India, Ghandi called it his favorite. Even today, Ferdinand continues to charm children around the world—the story has been translated into over 60 languages.
He is best remembered for his signature character, Ferdinand, the Spanish bull who preferred smelling flowers to fighting in a ring in Spain. Composed in less than an hour one Sunday afternoon in 1935, the book sparked controversy. With the Spanish Civil War raging, political critics charged that it was a satirical attack on aggression. In Germany, the book was burned; in India, Ghandi called it his favorite. Even today, Ferdinand continues to charm children around the world—the story has been translated into over 60 languages.
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March 10, 2019
Anything Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson collaborated on is by definition worth a good look. This, their third and final book together, is perhaps the weakest of the three, but it still has Leaf's wonderful humor and Lawson's sublime pen drawings to keep you smiling. And, as Shakespeare knew, identical twins getting mixed up is always funny.
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