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"If you love elephants, you will love Babar and Celeste," writes A. A. Milne in his preface to "The Story of Babar". "And if you have never loved elephants, you will love them now."
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This charming French illustrated classics follows an adventure of Babar the elephant.
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In the great forest a little elephant is born. Read the first page
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is about an elephant's travels after the death of his mother-- his search for independence and his return home. He takes what he has learned on his travels and offers it to the other animals in the forest. The book teaches that you can overcome aversity and make good things happen by working hard. Babar gets beyond the death of his mother by going to the city, studying and by learning how to act in society. I like the book because it is well written and has excellent pictures. It also has a strong message and teaches you a lot about the ways of the world. I also like the way that elephants are used to teach the message.
---- Makki Russo (Age 7)----
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
My father read it to me. I read it to my boys, and now my grandchildren have met the gentle, bemused, wise elephant, his wife Celeste, the old lady, and the little elephants Flora, Pom and Arthur. I confidently assume I'll be reading Babar to great-grandkids one day. As in so many animal stories, there's the loss of a parent, followed by the assumption of responsibilities and rank. Babar is different, however. Just look at the insouciant way he wears his crown. As a small child, a half-century ago, I liked the endpapers best, with the elephant parade: nose to tail. As an adult, I appreciate the deadpan tone of the narrative as Babar learns how to rule. His creator has given him the correct dignified posture to grace his human clothing. People with too much time on their hands have offered literary criticism of this series. Children know better, and simply enjoy the stories and pictures.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I grew up with these books, as did my parents. They still delight me and the current generation of small people with their inventive sense of fun. They combine beautiful illustrations with a storyline that draws the little reader, or listener into a fantastical but highly credible world.
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and old story but still wonderful
I am buying all these books second time round for my grandsons's who love the story just as much as their Fathers did. Read more
Published 1 month ago by E. Winter
Babar, the elephant you never forget
I got interested in Babar 60 years ago, when I was just a lad. Now I've given the book to my granddaughter for her 6th birthday and she loves it! Funny, exotic, exciting. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Martin Healey
Classic story
I bought this for my 2 year old nephew and would suggest that this is probably the minimum age for this story. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ian Thumwood
Babar the Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff
The Story of Babar is the first of six books by Jean de Brunhoff, the creator of Babar the Elephant. It is a wonderful story that would appeal to any child from 3-9 years upwards. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Camilla Clegg
Babar the Elephant
This is a wonderful little book. I have such loveley memories of reading Babar the Elephant with my parents when I was little and I was delighted to find it to read to my children. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2005
So enjoyable and timeless!
Enjoyed reading this series so much to our son that I am buying these books 25 years later as gifts.
Published on 28 July 1999
Babar is cool
I am 14, and I still like Babar. It is high quality, eexcept for the fact that he married his cousin, Celeste. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 1998
Charming, loveable elephant shakes off reviewer's aspersions
Ah, Babar, my favorite childhood pachyderm. . . we meet again! Once a sweet waif of an elephant (zut alors, a waif elephant! Read more
Published on 28 April 1998
The cutest elephant around
The stories of Babar and his family are so endearing. I love him when he's king. Check out the cartoons, too!
Published on 23 April 1998
The way to the forest where we belong
I find it an outrage that older people pretend to have forgotten how it feels when a vile hunter kills your mother elephant. Read more
Published on 22 April 1998
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