As a child, I did not get to read any of the Babar books. I mostly read a bunch of Clifford and Dr. Seuss when I was younger so when I saw the original at the library a while back, I decided to give it a try. And I found that it's a pretty nice story. The book follows the life of Babar. From the t...
My kids got this book as a hand-me-down from someone (the inscription on the cover is "To Ben, Christmas 1974," but we don't have any Ben's in the immediate family), and lately my three-year-old has been requesting it almost every night. Frankly, as with many French things, I don't see the appeal. ...
Recently, my family rented a cabin for a week. Now, most cabins have a collection of books that the owners leave around, and it's usually along the lines of a swap shelf with a bunch of thrillers, romance novels, and the lesser known works of 70s scifi authors. This cabin was notable in the quality ...
I didn't enjoy this very much at all. It was tedious and rambling and random. I honestly couldn't wait to be done reading it. The first Babar book has some charm and novelty. With this second book in the series the novelty of a walking/talking/civilized elephant was completely gone. And now I d...
What a very odd story! On one hand this is a very silly story about an elephant who gains some sophistication in the big city returning to rule and civilize his old herd. I think that is all children see. But on the other hand there are some disturbing elements - death, violence and colonial atti...
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