The classic story of literature's most beloved elephant. 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. Later, with cousins Celeste and Arthur, he returns to the great forest to be crowned King of the Elephants. With the original illustrations from Jean de Brunhoff's 1931 classic, this first Babar story has enchanted generations.
| ISBN: | 9780394805757 |
| Publication date: | 12th September 1937 |
| Author: | Jean de Brunhoff, Merle Haas |
| Publisher: | Random House Books for Young Readers an imprint of Random House Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 47 pages |
| Series: | Babar Series |
| Genres: |
Animal Stories Children’s / Teenage general interest: Large land mammals Classic Literature Adventure Stories |