The Story of BabarIn 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