Babar and the Succotash Bird

Babar

by Ellen Weiss

Laurent de Brunhoff charms and captivates readers in this delightful tale of mistaken identity. When he meets a strange bird who is a wizard, Babar's son Alexander quickly learns that things are not always as they appear!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Fantasy, Juvenile, Fiction

38 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Ellen Weiss has written lots of books for kids, from board books through middle grade. She often works with her husband, Mel Friedman.

Reviews

[Sean Kottke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Somehow, I missed the publication of a Babar book in 2000, a failure on my part as I had a three year old at the time. Anyway, this is more like Alexander in Wonderland, with a trippy magic bird. If a series about a family of an upright, dressed, talking elephant royal family can be said to possess much realism, this entry is nonetheless an outlier in its fantasy elements.

[Javier Trost · Rating 4 out of 5]

A simple children's story will adventure and a good moral. Things are not always what they seem. Beautiful illustrations help create a world where readers can truly imagine a kingdom run by elephants. The possibilities are endless on what ideas will come to children's imagination when reading this story.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

On a sleepness night, Alexander is visited by a wizard in the form of a bird who warns him to be aware of evil wizards. The next da y while on a hike with his family, Alexander spots what he thinks is the bird that visited him the night before. Alexander gives chase and soon finds himself in dire distress.

[Miss Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my favourite of the Babar books, but decent.

[Danielle T · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's fine. we learn a lesson about trusting wizards.

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a really lame children's book in the Babar series. The only good thing about it is this quote: "That is how life is--right mixed up with wrong. Like succotash: lima beans cooked up with corn."

So which is the right and which is the wrong? Personally, I love lima beans!

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun Babar book that adds a bit of magic for this story. The birds are exotic and the story is interesting. The illustrations are typical for the series.

[Suzan Alteri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can any Babar book be poor? No.