![]() ![]() A closer look reveals that Babar the Little Elephant was undoubtedly written as an endorsement of French colonialism-a message that probably escapes the average pre-schooler.īrunhoff wrote Babar the Little Elephant at a time when France’s understanding of colonialism was in flux. Yet there is more to Babar than a little elephant’s antics. Babar is raised in the city to become the king of the forest-one who gets into mischief thanks to his insatiable curiosity. īabar the Little Elephant is beautifully illustrated and charming. Jean de Brunhoff’s 1931 tale continues to reach children worldwide through numerous sequels available in 17 languages, not to mention a television show on CBC/HBO available in 30 languages across 150 countries. In the early 2000s my parents read The Story of Babar the Little Elephant to me, using my mother’s worn copy from the late 1960s. 2021.īabar the elephant is one of the most widely recognized characters in children’s literature. The inside cover of Jean de Brunhoff’s 1931 Histoire de Babar le petit éléphant (The Story of Babar the Little Elephant). ![]()
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