The Story of Babar by Jean De Brunhoff
The classic first story about literature's most beloved pachyderm. After his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady. He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants. Translated from Jean de Brunhoff's original French, the adventures of the world's most popular elephant and his friends have enchanted an three generations. Delightfully amusing illustrations make this short collection of classic Babar tales a book to treasure for children young and old.
"If you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste," writes AA. Milne in his preface to "The Story of Babar". "And if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now."
Born in Paris, Jean de Brunhoff was the fourth and last child of a successful publisher. His wife Cecile, whom he married in 1924, was a successful pianist, and also contributed to her husband's success by coming up with the original idea for Babar. The couple had three sons and Babar first appeared as an unnamed baby elephant in a bedtime story Cecile to told them when they were young children. The next day the boys retold the story to their father, and the expanded and developed result was The Story of Babar (1931).
De Brunhoff produced a total of seven Babar books before his death at the age of 98. Millions of Babar books have been sold all around the world.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781405238182 |
| ISBN 10 | 1405238186 |
| Title | The Story of Babar |
| Author | Jean De Brunhoff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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