Story of Babar: The Little Elephant

The classic first story about literature' s most beloved pachyderm. 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 and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants. Translated from Jean de Brunhoff's original French, the adventures of the world's most popular elephant and his friends have enchanted an three generations. Delightfully amusing illustrations make this short collection of classic Babar tales a book to treasure for children young and old.de Brunhoff, Jean is the author of 'Story of Babar: The Little Elephant' with ISBN 9780394829401 and ISBN 0394829409.