New Releases by Jean De Brunhoff

Babar and Celeste build their new city, Villa Celeste, together with all the elephants! Relive, together with the little ones of the house, the magic of children''s stories with these beautifully illustrated classic stories. Continue having fun after reading with the quizzes included at the end of the story.

Babar and Celeste are going to be parents! Meet Alejandro, Flora and Pom. And, after reading, test yourself with the riddles included at the end of the story.

"En esta ocasión, Babar invita a los pequeños lectores entrenar la capacidad de observación y a ampliar su vocabulario. En cada página doble página se presenta una elaborada escena en la que deberán descubrir todas las palabras que comiencen por la letra indicada. Después de haber escudriñado bien la ilustración, podrán acudir a las páginas finales, en las que encontrarán las soluciones para cada letra"--

Facsimile of 1933 Edition. New English Translation especially for this edition. Jean de Brunhoff (1899-1937) was a French writer and illustrator and creator of the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, CÉcile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant Babar whose mother is killed by a hunter. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle, visits a big city, and returns to bring the benefits of civilization to his fellow elephants. Just as he returns to his community of elephants, their king dies from eating a bad mushroom. Because of his travels and civilization, Babar is appointed king of the elephant kingdom. He marries his cousin, and they subsequently have children and teach them valuable lessons. In Babar the King, the third installment in this series, Babar and his family lead the elephants as they build a magnificent city: Celesteville. Life is peaceful and contented, everyone has a job to do, and celebrations are frequent. But one fateful day a snake bites the Old Lady and Babar fears that he may lose his oldest friend. Illustrated in full color by the author.

En la selva acaba de nacer el elefantito Babar. Al poco tiempo, un cazador mata a su madre y Babar tiene que ponerse a salvo en la ciudad. Alli conoce a una anciana senora que sera su mejor amiga.

Newcomers to Celestville have so many Christmas decorations on their hilltop house that Babar receives a demand from King Rataxes of nearby Rhino City that the "ugliness" be removed.

Billedbog om hvordan Kong Babar får bygget Celesteby, hvor den gamle dame bliver lærerinde for elefanterne

The story of the orphaned elephant who was taken in by a kindly old woman in the city before returning to the forest to be crowned king features music composed for the character by Francis Poulenc.

A little elephant runs away from the jungle and goes to Paris to live with a kind lady.

Bright, colourful alphabet book with colour illustrations by author. Brief text puts letters into context.

Such joy in Celesteville! Babar and Celeste have had triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments. Between getting stuck in the treetops and being chased by a crocodile, he certainly keeps Babar on his toes, but the king readily admits, " Truly it is not easy to bring up a family, but how nice the babies are!" The fifth Babar story is a wonderful and heartwarming salute to parenthood which every Mom and Dad will appreciate.

In words and pictures the many things that Babar and his friends do at home.

In words and pictures the sights and sounds that Babar and his friends experience on their walk through the forest.

In words and pictures the fun Babar and his friends had on their trip to the seashore.

In words and pictures the adventures of Babar and his friends as they take a walk through the streets of Celesteville.

Babar and Celeste take off on their honeymoon travels, visiting a variety of beautiful places--including a deserted island, a circus, and ski slopes--in a pop-up version of a Babar classic.

One of the stories featuring Babar the Elephant, who was created in the 1930s by Jean de Brunhoff and given new life by his son Laurent after World War II. The cassette features the voice of Louis Jourdan.