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12_honking_geese's review against another edition
1.0
Babar marries his little cousin, westernizes his community (and that’s seen as a good thing), and the death of his mother is just not looked back on.
baileychadwick's review against another edition
1.0
I wish I could give it a negative star. And I wish my daughter would stop wanting to read "The Elephant Book."
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story about a very strange older rich lady who enjoys spending her money on elephants apparently. Not really, but it is a strange lady to spend her riches on elephant clothes and she gives this elephant her car, not a cheap gift.
The story is about Babar the elephant and his journey from his mother being shot out from under him and killed by a hunter, his run to the city where he meets the old woman and then how he wears clothes and acts like a human. This is from 1933 and it’s an interesting little story. I think if I were a child, I would like this more. I’ll give it another star in that consideration and for being a classic.
Now the children did like the story and the elephant wearing clothes. They were very sad when the mother was killed. They were shocked. The nephew loved seeing the elephant drive. The nephew gave this 5 stars and the niece gave this 3 stars.
The story is about Babar the elephant and his journey from his mother being shot out from under him and killed by a hunter, his run to the city where he meets the old woman and then how he wears clothes and acts like a human. This is from 1933 and it’s an interesting little story. I think if I were a child, I would like this more. I’ll give it another star in that consideration and for being a classic.
Now the children did like the story and the elephant wearing clothes. They were very sad when the mother was killed. They were shocked. The nephew loved seeing the elephant drive. The nephew gave this 5 stars and the niece gave this 3 stars.
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
5.0
Enfin un livre que je peux lire en français. J'ai lu ceci en anglais il y a plusieurs années. Babar est aussi gentil que je me souviens.
ryouhku's review against another edition
5.0
The second page of the book makes me teary-eyed every time I read it, but the rest of the time you spend admiring the gumption of the little (and then not so little) elephant Babar and marvel at his escapades and adventures. I love all the Babar books written by Jean de Brunhoff, but this is by far my favorite.
line_so_fine's review against another edition
5.0
My dad read me all the Babar books and I will always love them.
biddywink's review
3.0
This classic picture book has good illustrations and a non-stale old-timey feel that is cozy, save for the surprisingly graphic illustration of the death of the old king. I like that the camel is called a dromedary.
In October 2013, I was fortunate enough to meet Laurent de Brunhoff, the current author of the Babar series and one of the two sons for whom Jean de Brunhoff and his wife created the Babar world and books. He is a charming French man, endearing in his readings of his work. His author visit was my impetus for reading the book that started it all.
In October 2013, I was fortunate enough to meet Laurent de Brunhoff, the current author of the Babar series and one of the two sons for whom Jean de Brunhoff and his wife created the Babar world and books. He is a charming French man, endearing in his readings of his work. His author visit was my impetus for reading the book that started it all.
psitsbethany's review against another edition
3.0
All though there are slight differences in the many "100 books you should read before kindergarten" lists floating around cyberspace, this one seems to be a standard. I don't really know why. We don't love it around here. It is kind of sad and a bit weird. Is it just out of loyalty to an old classic that we keep counting this as a literature treasure? Please, feel free to enlighten me ...
engpunk77's review against another edition
1.0
We went back through our blue hardcover book that is a collection of the "best of 20th century" fiction for children. My son and I realized that there were 3 stories we never read, this being the second. This was by far the lamest excuse for a story I've ever seen, even worse than "Jenny Linsky & the Cat Club." This goes to show that we either had terrific intuition in skipping these stories in the first place, or, it's impossible to go back when your child is in (or you are in) 4th grade and appreciate what is written for younger children. I believe the issue is the former because we still love "The Tub People", but how, then, was this chosen to represent the best of the century? I'd love to hear anyone else's ideas on this.....