Jean de Brunhoff (1899–1937)
Author of The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant
About the Author
Jean de Brunhoff 1899 - 1937 Jean de Brunhoff (born December 9, 1899) was a French writer and illustrator known for creating the Babar books, the first of which appeared in 1931. He was the fourth and youngest child of Maurice de Brunhoff, a publisher. After the first book Histoire de Babar (The show more Story of Babar), six more titles followed before Jean de Brunhoff died of tuberculosis at the age of 37. He was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Many people credit Jean's wife, Cécile de Brunhoff, as the real creator of Babar. After Jean's death, his brother Michel de Brunhoff, who was the editor of French Vogue, oversaw the publication in book form of his two last books, Babar and His Children and Babar and Father Christmas. The Babar series continues to be an international bestseller. Babar the elephant is an iconic character who has also been paid tribute by many museums worldwide. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Jean de Brunhoff
Babar's cousin, that rascal Arthur 2 copies
Histoire de Babar, le petit éléphant Livre 1 AUDIO CD ( nouvelle edition ) (French Edition) (2015) 2 copies
The Babar story-book 2 copies
BABAR IMAGES AUTOCOLLANTES 2 copies
BABAR S'AMUSE 1 copy
LES DINOSAURES 1 copy
Babar Musicien 1 copy
Babar et son ami Zephir 1 copy
Babar: "Story of Babar", "Babar's Travels", "Babar the King", "Babar at Home" (Babar Reduced Facsimiles) (1991) 1 copy
The Story of Babar 1 copy
Babar l'elefantino 1 copy
Babar i el cocodril 1 copy
Babar sur l'île déserte 1 copy
Babar em Familia 1 copy
Babar och hans trädgård 1 copy
Babar es vesteix 1 copy
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Author — 1,528 copies
The Graphic Canon of Children's Literature: The World's Greatest Kids' Lit as Comics and Visuals (2014) — Contributor — 90 copies
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- Canonical name
- Brunhoff, Jean de
- Birthdate
- 1899-12-09
- Date of death
- 1937-10-16
- Burial location
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise, Paris, France
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Cause of death
- tuberculosis
- Places of residence
- Paris, France
- Education
- L'Ecole Alsacienne
Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France - Occupations
- children's book author
illustrator - Relationships
- Brunhoff, Laurent de (son)
Brunhoff, Cécile de (spouse)
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The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff
This story is about Babar, the elephant, and his adventure to the city and how he adapts when he he meets a welcoming older woman. As the story progresses, Babar goes back to his family in the jungle because he misses them. Additionally, Babar shares his new knowledge about the city with his family and he becomes their king.
Contains: The Story of Babar, The Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Babar's Birthday Surprise, Babar's Mystery and Babar and the Wully-Wully.
https://nextshark.com/colonialism-kids-racist-origins-babar-elephant
This article changed my mind completely about what this book is about. While I can understand that boundary's of permissibility keep changing. I feel that in this day and age such books should not be encouraged or kept in library spaces (without any engagement about the context it was set in).
Good book to introduce Racism and Colonialism to children.… (more)
This article changed my mind completely about what this book is about. While I can understand that boundary's of permissibility keep changing. I feel that in this day and age such books should not be encouraged or kept in library spaces (without any engagement about the context it was set in).
Good book to introduce Racism and Colonialism to children.… (more)
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