Jean de Brunhoff

Jean de Brunhoff (December 9, 1899 – October 16, 1937) was a French writer and illustrator known for co-creating Babar, which first appeared in 1931. The stories were orgianlly told to their son by his wife Cecile de Brunhoff. This creation marks a turning point in the history of children's illustrated books. It represents the beginning of the modern album. After its first appearance, five more titles followed authored by Jean de Burnhoff.

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After his death, Hachette bought the printing and publishing rights and his son, Laurent de Brunhoff, took his pen. The first seven albums were reprinted and millions of copies were sold all around the world, but they were all abridged, for they had 30 pages instead of the original 48.

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Pierre-Jean De Beranger	Nicolas-Jean De Dieu Soult French Military Commander	Jean-De-Dieu Soult Duke of Dalmatia 1856	Jean De La Fontaine's (1621-95) House at Chateau-Thierry 1838
Jean de Bethencourt French Navigator Conqueror of the Canary Islands	Portrait Bust of Jean De Bologna (circa 1529-1608) 1608 (Bronze & Marble)	Jean de La Valette Grand Master of the Knights of the Order of Malta	Marguerite de Flandre Wife of Jean de Montfort Duc de Bretagne
La Marseillaise Un film de Jean Renoir	The Jean De Paris Heights in the Forest of Fontainebleau 1867	Michel-Guillaume-Jean de Crevecoeur Frontispiece of His "Sketches of 18th Century America"	The Dog and the Wolf from Fables by Jean de La Fontaine