Obituary Cecile de Brunhoff: creator of Babar

From: The Scotsman | Date: April 9, 2003 | Copyright information

CECILE de Brunhoff, the inspiration for Babar, the enchanting little elephant whose adventures captivated generations of children, has died in Paris. She was 99.

She first invented the tale of a little elephant as a bedtime story for her boys in 1931. They in turn told their father, Jean de Brunhoff, an artist, who illustrated the story and filled in details, naming the elephant Babar and creating Celeste, Zephir and the "Old Lady", who takes care of young Babar after his mother is killed.

"For children, a story of an elephant who has so many adventures in such a short time is really ...

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