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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
2.5
I think this book is ok, but there are a few issues. The beginning is pleasant but the rest isn't at all. The start, I must say, is quite nice and amusing as well, since no-one seems to be surprised that an elephant is walking around and buying clothes. As for the characters, since they appear so briefly, the only one I like is the old lady because she is so kind to Babar. The illustrations are ok but nothing memorable or extraordinary.
I think this book is ok, but there are a few issues.
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First of all, after Babar has bought his clothes it goes by way too quickly. Like, he goes to live with the old lady and then all of a sudden his cousins are with him, they go back home, Babar becomes King, and decides to marry his cousin.
fast-paced
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.
I wish I could give it a negative star. And I wish my daughter would stop wanting to read "The Elephant Book."
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.
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.
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.
My dad read me all the Babar books and I will always love them.