Munro Leaf (1905–1976)

Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful--and--beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree.

Independent reader grades 2-3

Classic book, about bull which likes to smell flowers and not fight. First published in 1936 and was banned by Hitler, as it supported pacifist's tendencies.

Even better than Ferdinand, this is the tale of a boy caught between Highland and Lowland Scottish cultures who finds a calling that makes all his dissentious relatives happy: playing an extraordinarily large bagpipes.