Download or read book The Story of Babar written by Jean De Brunhoff and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1937-09-12 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.