num_pages: 48
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Story of Babar
titlecomplete: The Story of Babar
genres: Juvenile, Fiction, Classics, France, Young Adult, Childrens, Kids, Picture Books, Animals, Fantasy
ratings_count: 58490
series: Babar
publisher: Random House