He marries his cousin, Celeste, and they subsequently have children and teach them valuable lessons. Because of his travels and civilization, Babar is chosen king of the elephant kingdom. Just as he returns to his community of elephants, their king dies from eating a bad mushroom. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle in exile, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants.

It tells of a young African elephant, named Babar, whose mother is killed by a hunter. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. Gavin Magrath (young 1989 TV series and movie)īabar, Doctor of Letters, King of the ElephantsĪrthur (brother-in-law), Badou (grandson), Lulu (granddaughter), Periwinkle (daughter-in-law), Cory (son-in-law)īabar the Elephant ( UK: / ˈ b æ b ɑːr/, US: / b ə ˈ b ɑːr/ French pronunciation: ) is an elephant character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. Gordon Pinsent (1989–2015 2 TV series and movie)ĭan Lett (1999–2000 movie and TV series) This book is recommended for purchase as a Christmas themed concept book in a public or school library.Cover of the first Babar story, Histoire de Babar ( Story of Babar), published 1931. Interestingly, this story was the last story written by Jean De Brunhoff before his sudden death and his brother Michel directed the coloring of this book as well as His Children. There are occasional scenic illustrations incorporated into the story as well. The images mostly depict the isolated events that take place on each page through focal illustrations. The illustrations are indicative of the Babar series and stand alone from textual narrative. However, it is well suited for a one-on-one read aloud with a younger child or a story time read aloud with older students.

The text is translated from the original french and requires a high reading level for independent reading. This charming edition to the Babar series tells the story through large blocks of narration and a series of colored, drawn illustrations. Babar searches far and wide to find Father Christmas so that the children in Elephant’s country can receive Christmas presents from the saint too. As the last story in the series of Babar Books, Jean De Brunhoff tells the story of Babar traveling to find Father Christmas on behalf of the children in the Elephant’s country.

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