The Babar Treasury: A beautiful treasury of 5 Babar stories - Hardcover

De Brunhoff, Jean; Egmont Books

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405241136 ISBN 13: 9781405241137

Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This charming collection of five French illustrated classics follows the adventures of the world’s best-loved elephant, Babar.

In this glorious collection of stories we follow Babar the elephant as he becomes king of his people, builds a city, founds a family and even meets Father Christmas. Tested by difficult trials – from snakes to fire to runaway prams – he always comes out on top, with the help of patience, determination and, on one memorable occasion, a flight of winged elephants.

One of the most iconic series of animal books in history, Babar has become a household name both as a character in children’s books and on TV. Jean de Brunhoff’s exquisite stories have charmed readers around the world for 80 years, and fans of the king of the elephants can now cherish a collection of his tales in this beautiful gift book format.

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Review:

`If you love elephants you will love Babar and Celeste. If you have never loved elephants you will love them now.' A. A. Milne

About the Author:

Jean de Brunhoff Frenchman Jean de Brunhoff is considered to be one of the greatest picture book authors in history. Born in Paris, de Brunhoff was the fourth and last child of a successful publisher. He enjoyed a prestigious education, before joining the French army and fighting on the front lines at the end of the First World War. After the armistice, he decided to become a professional artist and studied painting at the Academie de la Grand Chamiere in Montparnasse. De Brunhoff's wife Cecile, whom he married in 1924, was a successful pianist, and also contributed to her husband's success by coming up with the original idea for Babar. The couple had three sons (Laurent, 1925), (Mathieu, 1926) and Thierry (1934), and Babar first appeared as an unnamed baby elephant in a bedtime story told by Cecile to Laurent and Mathieu when they were six and five years old respectively. The next day the boys retold the story to their father, and the expanded and developed result was The Story of Babar (1931). Sadly, de Brunhoff soon discovered that he had tuberculosis, which obliged him to spend a lot of his time in a Swiss sanatorium. Yet he managed to produce a total of seven Babar books before his death at the age of 37. Since then, millions and millions of Babar books have been sold all around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1405241136
• ISBN 13: 9781405241137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240