Babar the Elephant

Babar the Elephant is a popular French children's fictional character who first appeared in L'Histoire du Babar by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 and enjoyed immediate success. English language versions entitled The Story of Babar, appeared in 1933 in Britain and the USA. The story is based on a tale de Brunhoff's wife, Cecile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant called Babar who leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilisation to his fellow elephants.

List of Babar books

Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated seven Babar books; the series was continued by his son Laurent.

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Jean de Brunhoff's Babar books were:

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• Histoire de Babar (1931)
• Le Voyage de Babar (1932)
• Le Roi Babar (1933)
• L'ABC de Babar (1934)
• Les vacances de Zéphir (1936)
• Babar en famille (1938)
• Babar et le père Noël (1941)

Laurent de Brunhoff's books:

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• Babar et ce coquin d'Arthur - 1948
• Pique-nique chez Babar - 1949
• Babar dans l'Île aux oiseaux - 1952
• La fête à Celesteville - 1954
• Babar et le professeur Girafon - 1956
• Le château de Babar - 1961
• Je parle anglais avec Babar - 1963
• Je parle allemand avec Babar - 1966
• Je parle espagnol avec Babar - 1966
• Babar à New York - 1966