Babar and the Succotash Bird
One sleepless night, Babar's son Alexander steps onto the terrace to  look at the moonlit sky. But it's not the moon filling the sky with brightness.  Alexander is startled to see a luminous red and gold bird gliding towards him,  clapping his beak: "Tash! Succotash! What are you doing here so late?" The young  elephant is delighted to discover that this marvelous bird is in fact a wizard.  After partaking of the Succotash Bird's magical charms, Alexander bids him  farewell. The very next day, on a hike with his family, Alexander meets his  fine-feathered friend again... or does he? As the Succotash Bird warned him the  evening before, "sometimes it's hard to tell friend from foe." This curious  addition to the classic Babar series provides an interesting, yet somewhat odd  lesson in recognizing that things are not always as they seem. Alexander's  nightmarish education via the bad wizard is a bit harsh, with little to comfort  him other than a lucky save by his mother and the good wizard.Laurent de Brunhoff, building upon his father Jean de Brunhoff's original seven  Babar stories, includingBabar  the KingandThe Story of  Babar, the Little Elephant, has created more than 30 books about the  world's most beloved pachyderm. Laurent de Brunhoff brings to life the  adventures of Babar and his family with his tremendously appealing, loosely  colored and outlined illustrations. Babar, once met, will remain with every  reader for life. (Ages 4 to 7)--Emilie Coulter