The Story of Babar
Books / Hardcover
Books › Juvenile Fiction › Animals › Elephants
ISBN: 0394868234 / Publisher: Random House, August 1984
Having left the jungle to go to Paris, a young elephant is soon adopted by a kind old lady
Read More
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.
Read Less