Bonjour, Babar!: The Six Unabridged Classics by the Creator of Babar
by Jean De Brunhoff
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Author: Jean De BrunhoffIntroduction: Kevin Henkes
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-26
ISBN: 0375810609
Number of pages: 280
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of Bonjour, Babar!: The Six Unabridged Classics by the Creator of Babar
Book Review: Revisiting childhood
Summary: 5 Stars
Babar looms large in my childhood memories. My parents read us these stories before we were able to read them ourselves. As we learned to read, we read them over and over again. This collection "Bonjour, Babar!" brings back so many of those memories. As I turn each page the familiar pictures leap out to me. "Oh, I remember that!" These are still wonderful stories that I can now read to my grandchildren.
Summary of Bonjour, Babar!: The Six Unabridged Classics by the Creator of Babar
In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff created Babar, a little elephant who walked out of the jungle and into the hearts of civilized readers the world over. Widely recognized as the father of the picture book, Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated six Babar stories before his early death in 1937. Every word and every picture of these classics is included in this big, inviting gift edition.Seven decades after Babar was born, the world is still very much in love with the noble elephant. Before his untimely death at age 37, Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated six stories about Babar and his friends and family. In this exquisite gift edition, every one of these stories is included, with not a word or picture left out. From The Story of Babar--in which the elephant is born, loses his mother, runs off to Paris, and returns to be crowned king--through The Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Babar and Zephir, Babar and His Children, and Babar and Father Christmas, the beloved pachyderm's incredible life adventures are chronicled for our reading pleasure. In his introduction, picture book author-illustrator Kevin Henkes writes, "Where else could one find a balloon accident, a deadly poison mushroom, a runaway carriage, an extraordinary flying machine, a snake attack, fire, war, death, birth? These books are full of adventure and fantasy, but they also deal with the stuff of real life. And I'm convinced children long to see both the dark and the light sides of human experience reflected in their books just as much as adults do, perhaps more." Adults who truly wish to share the joys of the classics with the children in their lives could do no better than to present them with this grand collection. (Ages 4 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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