If you love elephants you will love Babar & Celeste writes A A Milne author of Winnie-the-Pooh in his preface to The Story of Babar & if you have never loved elephants you will love them now 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 & cultured & upon his return to the great forest is crowned King of the Elephants Jean de Brunhoff's tales of Babar have charmed readers around the world for 80 years His stories have followed the king of the elephants as he builds a city founds a family & even meets Father Christmas Tested by difficult trials
- from snakes to fire to runaway prams
- he always comes out on top with the help of patience determination & on one memorable occasion a flight of winged elephants One of the most iconic series of animal books in history Babar has become a household name both as a character in children's books & on TV Beautifully illustrated this edition is an ideal gift for children aged 3 & up Also look out for The Babar Collection & Babar the King Jean de Brunhoff is considered to be one of the greatest picture book authors in history Born in Paris de Brunhoff was the fourth & last child of a successful publisher He managed to produce a total of seven Babar books before his death at the age of 37 Since then millions & millions of Babar books have been sold all around the world