For more than 70 years, Babar, the adventuresome French elephant, has reigned supreme. Although he is known to generations as “King of the Elephants,” the original “Story of Babar” was based on a bedtime tale, which the wife of Jean de Brunhoff told their two young children.
Just as stories are passed on from parent to child, so did the legacy of Babar, from father to son, after Jean’s untimely death in the mid thirties. Since the 1940s, his son Laurent has penned over 30 Babar books, making it one of the most popular children’s books series. This hour, we invite you to gather around and get comfortable as we trace the story of the first elephant to wear shoes with spats Author Laurent de Brunhoff and the best of Babar.
Guests:
Laurent de Brunhoff, author “Babar’s Museum of Art.”;
Perri Klass, President and Medical Director, “Reach out and read,”