Babar's Rescue

Babar

by Laurent de Brunhoff

When Babar and Isabelle go on a camping trip, the king is captured by mysterious striped elephants and it is up to Isabelle, with the help of a monkey, a lion, and a snake, to rescue him.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, France, Fantasy, Adventure, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Laurent de Brunhoff est un auteur et illustrateur français.

Laurent De Brunhoff has kept the spirit of Babar and his family alive for over 50 years. Babar was created by Laurent's mother as a bedtime story, and was first illustrated by Laurent's father, Jean de Brunhoff.

After his father's death, Laurent continued to create over 30 Babar stories.

Laurent de Brunhoff lived in Connecticut with his wife, writer Phyllis Rose.

Reviews

[Jennifer B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little dark, definitely missed this one as a kid.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little Isabelle, the only female triplet in the family, has a turn to drive with her Dad, King Babar. He deftly guides their big-enough red car. Here's a sample of their adventures.

At one point, Isabelle goes looking for her father. Unaccountably, he has disappeared. When a lion sprang out from the underbrush:

"Isabelle took a deep breath for courage and said, "I am going to rescue my father."

In that case," said the lion, "climb on my back and I'll help you find him.

What a gentle world they live in, these sweet royal creatures! So much happens in this book. Yet, of course, there's a happy ending.

[Georgina Warren · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book so many times as a kid. Babar is going on a camping trip with his little daughter Isabelle. When Isabelle returns to the camp, Babar is missing and she undertakes a quest to rescue him with the help of some new friends. Great lessons about solving mysteries and teamwork.

[Eva-Marie Nevarez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I want to know who came up with the idea to make this book so damn BIG. They should be smacked in the head with this huge ass book. Besides that, we liked the story. It's a lot like the Babar shows that Julia still loves to watch. But this one has Isabelle play more of a starring role when she has to rescue her Father after he's kidnapped while on a camping trip.
Isabelle, instead of sitting down crying, decides she needs to come up with a plan. She manages to get the help from some of the local animals and handles her business.
The ending was pretty good and I wasn't expecting it - Babar is under a spell from some different elephants - and Isabelle has to come up with a way of not only breaking the spell but rescuing her Father.
The text is in cursive, like you're reading someones journal which is different also. It's probably prove somewhat difficult for early readers but if you're a parent reading it out loud it's fine.

[Rishmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, actually in the story, Babar's little daughter rescues him when they go camping. Other elephants take babar to their town and keep him there by giving him juice that makes him forget about evrything else.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Babar and Isabelle go on a camping trip and Babar goes missing. Little Isabelle needs to find him and rescue him from an elephant city hidden inside the mountain. Fortunately she has new friends: a lion, a snake, and a monkey.

[Katherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked that they gave Babar poisoned watermelon smoothies, lol.

[Dee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was to long to keep my daughter's interest. It's her age, not the book. I will come and revisit it when she is 4-5.

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to James

[LeAnne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought it was pretty dumb but it is one of 3-year-old Bella's favorites, maybe because the hero is Isabelle. The text is in cursive which must be a challenge for beginning readers.