Babar and Father Christmas

Jean de Brunhoff. Random House Children's Books, $17.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-375-91444-7

A trio of reissues bring back the beloved elephant in a starring role. The last book to be published before his death, Jean de Brunhoff's Babar and Father Christmas (1940) follows the hero in search of Santa as he attempts to bring Yuletide cheer to Elephants' country. A few spreads were finished by de Brunhoff's then 12-year-old son Laurent. (Sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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