Babar Loses His Crown

Babar

by Laurent de Brunhoff

Everything looks great for Babar and his family's trip to Paris, until his luggage gets mixed up with another passenger's at the train station, and Babar loses his crown The search is on for the mysterious Moustache Man who has carried off the crown, and Babar becomes more and more concerned as the time approaches for his evening out on the town, where he'll be mortified to show up without it.

A fun mystery in which children can empathize with poor Babar, who must appear in public without everything just so.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, France

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

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

[Mansoor · Rating 4 out of 5]

گاهی آدم از لحاظ روحی نیاز دارد کتاب‌های تصویری کودکان بخواند، به‌ویژه اگر اینقدر خوب باشند

[Laura]

A fun little story about Babar and his family adventuring around Paris on the hunt for his lost crown.

[Brian Koser · Rating 2 out of 5]

"I'm Babar the Talking Elephant, and I can't go to the opera without my crown." My children really related.

[Archibald Thistle Whistle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love Babar but this wasn’t my favorite. It’s a pretty engaging read a loud but just not quite top notch. I’m a children’s librarian so I read kids books and judge them mainly on how fun/engaging they are.

[Kristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this was a cute book. my daughter enjoyed reading this book. I would recommend this book to others.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everyone in my family loves Babar, so of course we enjoyed this book. Still, I found myself wishing for more of a traditional mystery. Randomly chasing a man with a mustache through the streets of Paris felt like it got old pretty quickly.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little adventure in Paris for Babar and his family.

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read Babar since I was a child!! This was enjoyable.

[Mort's Kids · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is what happens when you let the common man mingle with royalty. Madness.

A jaunt around Paris that's a bit long but generally enjoyable, with a predictable but still pleasing ending.

[Haley · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute!!!!!!!!!!!

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite children's books when I was a kid.

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great read for my first grade daughter, age 7. She enjoyed the story and was challenged at the same time.

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nostalgia alone gives all of the Babar books five stars.