In the great forest a little elephant is born. His name is Babar...

- This hardcover edition is written and illustrated by Jean De Brunhoff.
- The classic first story about the most beloved pachyderm in literature.
- After his mother is killed by a hunter (we skip that page when we read it to our kids), Babar avoids capture by escaping to the city, where he is befriended by the kindly Old Lady.
- He becomes educated and cultured and, upon his return to the great forest, is crowned King of the Elephants.
- The adventures of the most popular elephant in the world and his friends have enchanted three generations.