A review by jwsg
The Story of Babar: The Little Elephant by Jean de Brunhoff

1.0

I read this before reading this to my kids and I don’t think I’ll be reading this to them after all. Babar’s mother is killed by a hunter, he makes his way to town where he is anthropomorphized and presumably, civilized, by getting clothes, getting an education and taught proper etiquette and how to drive. When he makes it back to the forest, he is deemed worthy of becoming king of the elephants because of his deep learning. I’m not sure this sends the right messages. It’s also a little too bizarre for my tastes (this coming from someone who just read Spaghetti for a Yeti)