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| Born | Wilbur Monroe Leaf December 4, 1905 Hamilton, Maryland |
| Died | December 21, 1976 (aged 71) Garrett Park, Maryland |
Wilbur Monroe Leaf (a.k.a. Munro Leaf) (December 4, 1905 – December 21, 1976) 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 stirred an international controversy.