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Babar and His Children (Babar #6)
Such joy in Celesteville! Babar and Celeste have had triplets. The smallest, Alexander, has a knack for getting into predicaments. Between getting stuck in the treetops and being chased by a crocodile, he certainly keeps Babar on his toes, but the king readily admits, “Truly it is not easy to bring up a family, but how nice the babies are!” The fifth Babar story is a wonde...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
1966
by Random House
(first published 1938)
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I wanted to read, and possibly own, collections of classic children's stories. I know I've been read Babar before, at least I am familiar with him, but I don't remember how they sounded. I didn't enjoy reading this book. What might have been a fun story, the narrative didn't not do much to capture my interest.
I also took issue with the page that shows Queen Celeste hearing her new triplets are not gaining weight properly and need to be supplemented. What was the point of that part?
The next pag...more
I also took issue with the page that shows Queen Celeste hearing her new triplets are not gaining weight properly and need to be supplemented. What was the point of that part?
The next pag...more
Babar and his queen Celeste are having a baby, turns out to be three. Pom, Flora and Alexander are growing. Flora swallows a rattle, luckily Zephir gets the rattle out to save her. Arthur, the big brother, lets go of the carriage and Alexander almost flies into a deep ravine, luckily the squirrels and the giraffe saves him. Then Alexander almost floats into a crocodile, luckily Babar saves him. The babies snug in bed and Babar and Celeste have time to think how lucky they are that everyone is fi...more
This is another book I've read several times, though I'm not sure we owned it when I was young. I've read it to our five-year-old as well.
I'm dropping one star from my rating because the book is kinda scary; the children face horrible deaths three times because they're allowed to wander unsupervised! Yes, I understand that it's dramatic license, but I still find it appalling.
I'm dropping one star from my rating because the book is kinda scary; the children face horrible deaths three times because they're allowed to wander unsupervised! Yes, I understand that it's dramatic license, but I still find it appalling.
Mar 06, 2013
Judy
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
all and sundry (especially the original edition)
Recommended to Judy by:
my mother
Shelves:
children-s-books
I re-read this last night after borrowing it from the library. We have a copy of the earlier edition at my parents' place. It's still as gorgeous as I remembered it, with just the small misfortune of the hand-letering being replaced with fake hand-lettering, which takes away one star worth of charm and delight.
This is a little story about and elephant king and his subjects, but the story is centered around the elephants kings newly growing family. I am not sure how to uses this in any lesson plan, for it is just truly a story. I would use this book probably as a story I would just read to the class for fun.
Another of Caoimhe's favorites, although I find it terrifying that the children in the story come close to violent death on a number of occasions. I guess life for elephant triplets was pretty rough in the 1800's.
I enjoyed this book as a child, but when I started reading it to my daughter, I was a little horrified. This is colonial propaganda! Naturally, she loved it. . .
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Level: Primary-Intermediate
Babar and his wife Celeste have children.
Babar and his wife Celeste have children.
A little long for my 4 year old, but a good classic
Fiction,Children's fiction
Aug 02, 2011
Barb
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love Babar
The language is very formal, and the vocabulary quite advanced for a "modern child," and I was a little surprised that my daughter sat through the entire thing without getting restless, and without asking the meaning of any words. I think little kids understand more in context than we parents are sometimes apt to give them credit for. I remember liking these books as a kid; I just don't recall them being quite so formal.
ugh. i remember not being particularly fond of babar as a kid, and now i know why. the stories are long, obnoxiously wordy (try explaining this stuff to a 3 year old) and just blah. and sorry, but all the hideous things that happen to his children aren't amusing, they're just disturbing.
Charmingly illustrated as usual, but I have the sense we are wandering about a bit, story-wise, now that all our characters are established. Still a nice cautionary tale about the mischief unattended children tend to get into.
I personally like the illustrations in the Babar series. I read many to my son when he was a child.
Homey's wife (and cousin) pumps out three kids, and wackiness ensues. Great fun!
The paternal side of Babar is shown in the story of his family is told.
Another great book in this series.
Jun 17, 2013
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Jean de Brunhoff was a French writer and illustrator known for co-creating Babar, which first appeared in 1931. The stories were originally told to their second son, Mathieu, when he was sick, by his wife Cecile de Brunhoff. After its first appearance, six more titles followed. He was the fourth and last child of Maurice de Brunhoff, a successful publisher, and his wife Marguerite. He attended Pro...more
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