Babar the Magician

Author(s): Laurent de Brunhoff

Picture Books

Babar has been taking magic lessons, and he decides to put on a show at the palace. First, Babar makes two doves fly out of his hat. Then, he covers Flora with his cloak - and pulls it away to reveal Arthur! Babar even uses magic to make Zephir the monkey float out of the room. However, will Babar be able to get Zephir back? Twenty-five years after its first publication, Babar the Magician enchants a whole new generation of Babar fans.


Product Information

Laurent de Brunhoff has been illustrating the Babar books since 1946, after his father, Jean de Brunhoff, illustrated the first titles a decade before. Since that time, he has created more than 30 books about the world-renowned elephant and his family. He and his wife, writer Phyllis Rose, reside in Connecticut.

General Fields

  • : 9780810958630
  • : ABRAMS
  • : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
  • : 0.29
  • : 26 May 2005
  • : 210mm X 210mm X 9mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Laurent de Brunhoff
  • : Hardback
  • : 843.914
  • : 24
  • : illustrations, (some colour )