Cecile de Brunhoff, 99; she inspired children's books From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: April 9, 2003 | Copyright 2003 Chicago Sun-Times. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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

Mrs. De Brunhoff suffered a stroke Saturday night and died Monday in a hospital in Paris, where she lived, said Mathieu de Brunhoff, one of her sons.

She first invented the tale of a little elephant as a bedtime story for her boys in 1931. They in turn told their father, painter Jean de Brunhoff, who illustrated t...

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