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# Munro Leaf

(1905–1976)   Writer

 **3** quotes in **13** categories

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Munro Leaf was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Munro Leaf

Born December 4, 1905

Died December 21, 1976

Profession Writer

## About Munro Leaf

American writer and illustrator (1905–1976)... \| Wilbur Monroe Leaf was an American writer of children's literature who wrote and illustrated nearly 40 books during his 40-year career. He is best known for The Story of Ferdinand (1936), a children's classic which he wrote on a yellow legal-length pad in less than an hour. Labeled as subversive, it

##  Quotes by Munro Leaf

> [...She Let Him Just Sit There and Be Happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munro-leaf/she-let-him-just-sit-there-and-be-happy/)

[Munro Leaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munro-leaf/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/munro-leaf-88166_book_she-let-him-just-sit-there-and-be-happy_40607.png)

> [“And for all I know he is sitting there still, under his favorite cork tree, smelling the flowers just quietly”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munro-leaf/and-for-all-i-know-he-is-sitting-there-still-under-his-favorite-cork/)

[Munro Leaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munro-leaf/)

[Quietly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/quietly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/munro-leaf-88166_quietly_and-for-all-i-know-he-is-sitting-there-s_694874.png)

> [His mother saw that he was not lonesome, and because she was an understanding mother, even though she was a cow, she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/munro-leaf/his-mother-saw-that-he-was-not-lonesome-and-because-she-was-an/)

[Munro Leaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/munro-leaf/)

[Cows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cows/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/munro-leaf-88166_cows_his-mother-saw-that-he-was-not-lonesome_702746.png)

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