Babar the elephant is a fictional character who first appeared in children’s books in 1931 in France. Written by Jean de Brunhoff, Babar’s first adventure – Histoire de Babar – was a huge success and led to further stories being published. In 1933, Winnie the Pooh author A.A. Milne introduced Babar to British and American readers with an English-language translation – The Story of Babar.
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