![]() It was de Brunhoff’s uncles who convinced his father that Babar’s story could appeal to a wider audience. De Brunhoff says he has no memory of hearing the first story, but remembers watching his father paint the elephant (Jean is credited with adding Babar’s bowler hat and bright green suit). She later would refuse to add her name as an author on the stories. To distract his younger brother, Mathieu, from a stomach ache, de Brunhoff’s mother, Cecile, made up the story that would eventually become Babar. THE CHARACTER WAS CREATED BY THE MATRIARCH OF THE DE BRUNHOFF FAMILY. His son, Laurent de Brunhoff, eventually took over the family character after his father’s death-even when his mother said there would never be another Babar book-and published an additional 35 Babar books. Jean published The Story of Babar in 1931 and wrote seven books about the elephant. ![]() Jean de Brunhoff was working as a painter in France when his two sons brought to him a story of a resilient elephant who runs away to the city after his mother is shot by a hunter. ![]() THE BOOK SERIES IS WRITTEN BY TWO AUTHORS: A FATHER AND HIS SON. Learn more about the French pachyderm king with the following facts. ![]() From a bedtime story shared between a mother and her sons to a children’s series that has sold over 10.1 million copies in the U.S., Babar and his adventures have captivated children for generations. ![]()
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