The Story of Babar (Babar)

by Jean de Brunhoff

The classic story of literature’s most beloved elephant. 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. Later, with cousins Celeste and Arthur, he returns to the great forest to be crowned King of the Elephants. With the original illustrations from Jean de Brunhoff's 1931 classic, this first Babar story has enchanted generations.

• ISBN10: 0394805755
• ISBN13: 9780394805757
• Publish Date: 12 September 1937
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc
• Imprint: Random House USA Children's Books
• Edition: 1st Dragonfly ed
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 56
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780394805757

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