The Story of Babarby Jean de Brunhoff | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Humorous Novels" |
| Pages: | 48 |
| Year of Publication: | 1933 |
| Date Read: | 09/22/1998 |
| Notes: | It's amazing how much can happen to one little elephant in the course of one little book: Babar loses his mother to a hunter, wanders into the city, gets a new wardrobe, becomes the hit of high society, marries his cousin Céleste (totally acceptable in contemporary Elephantine society), and is crowned King of the Elephants. The Story of Babar is essentially the tale of a country boy who comes to the city and, while there, comes of age. In the end, he returns home to share his knowledge and experiences with family and friends. The beautiful, delightfully detailed illustrations — de Brunhoff was a painter by trade — never fail to amuse. COMMENTS — Widely recognized as the father of the picture book, Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated six Babar stories before his early death in 1937. |
| My Rating: | 5 |