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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Thomas wasn't quite ready for this story:-)
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
La histoire de Barbar est un livre pour enfants avoir un petit éléphant que connais la ville et se transforme en le roi des éléphants. C'est drôle et parfait si tu est en train de apprendre Français.
Another banned book. Poor little Babar. His mom is shot and killed while he's riding on her back! Not a cheery way to kick of a children's picture book. Life does get better for Babar though, and when the king is poisoned and dies, well, he gets to be the next king. I didn't find anything really compelling in this book though, and it would definitely have it's sad moments for children. No need to ban it though. It's kind of like Bambi meets Lion King. ;) Again - the key with so many books - talk about it with your children.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I just reread this and boy do I have a list of complaints. I grew up with this book and as a child of course none of this bothered me.
1. His mom dies. It shows him witnessing her murder and crying over her corpse.
2. He goes from being a little elephant to being an adult in a matter of hours? Days?
3. He claims to live in a Forrest and it looks as if he ran to Paris.
4. They float between being just elephants and anthropomorphic too freely.
5. Two young elephants cousins find him in the city, they too grow up quickly while there.
6. The old king dies,there are pictorial depictions of this.
7. On the car ride back to the forest Babar becomes engaged to Celeste, whom is one of the young elephant cousins.
1. His mom dies. It shows him witnessing her murder and crying over her corpse.
2. He goes from being a little elephant to being an adult in a matter of hours? Days?
3. He claims to live in a Forrest and it looks as if he ran to Paris.
4. They float between being just elephants and anthropomorphic too freely.
5. Two young elephants cousins find him in the city, they too grow up quickly while there.
6. The old king dies,there are pictorial depictions of this.
7. On the car ride back to the forest Babar becomes engaged to Celeste, whom is one of the young elephant cousins.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
When his mother is killed by a hunter, Babar escapes to the city...where he is "civilized" by a rich old lady. While he loves living in the city, he misses his fellow elephants, and finally returns to herd and becomes king of the elephants.
Similar to Curious George, The Story of Babar was beloved when it was first published...but has some serious undertones of colonialization.
Similar to Curious George, The Story of Babar was beloved when it was first published...but has some serious undertones of colonialization.
Included on the list of “1000 books to read before you die” by James Mustich.