Beginning in Spring 2001, Abrams began to reissue the backlist of original Laurent de Brunhoff Babar stories. For Spring 2002, Abrams presents Babar's Battle and Babar's Birthday Surprise. Both books are reproduced from the original artwork. All of Celesteville is busy preparing for the birthday celebration for King Babar. Queen Celeste has asked Podular, a talented sculptor, to carve a giant statue of Babar into the side of the mountain. Podular gets to work right away, careful not to let Babar discover the gift. He asks Cesarine the giraffe, along with a pair of friendly birds, to warn him if anyone is coming. Will Celeste succeed in keeping Babar's birthday surprise a secret? Over thirty years after its original publication in 1970, Babar's Birthday Surprise continues to illustrate to young readers the joy of planning a thoughtful surprise for a special friend.
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More Babar Abrams is reissuing a quartet of Babar titles by Laurent de Brunhoff, son of Babar creator Jean de Brunhoff. First published in 1970, Babar's Birthday Surprise chronicles the attempts of Babar's friends to keep his gift a secret. In Babar's Battle (1992), the king finds a nonviolent way to fight his rhino nemesis, Rataxes. Meet Babar and His Family (1973) and Babar's Little Girl Makes a Friend (1990) are paper-over-board books in a smaller trim size. The first introduces King Babar, Queen Celeste and their children, Pom, Flora and Alexander; in the second, Flora challenges prejudice when she befriends a little rhino, who happens to be Rataxes's son.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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