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`Babar: The Movie' follows trunk line into hearts of kids
; Babar, King of the Elephants, the children's storybook character, will make his feature film debut when "Babar: The Movie" opens Friday nationwide. The animated movie is...pleasure for Laurent de Brunhoff, author and illustrator of the Babar children's books. "I'm very happy that Babar is going to...
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`Babar' moves to big screen with most of charm intact
; Babar the Movie (STAR) (STAR) 1/2 Nelvana-Ellipse presents an animated...Running time: 75 minutes. Classified G. At local theaters. Babar the Elephant is one French import that kids can't resist...pastel colors and soft outlines, is instantly endearing. Babar, who has been in many books since he was created ...
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BABAR'S ENDURING APPEAL
; BABAR , the storybook elephant created by the artist Jean de Brunhoff...the United States except for an undercurrent of belief that Babar is too sexist, racist, or imperialist for children today...scrupulous reader can find all sorts of messages in the 30 or so Babar books published since 1931, but the ...
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Babar, King of Elephantland, Goes to Court;Battle Rages Over Rights To Children's Book Character
; By any measure, Babar, the ubiquitous king of Elephantland who...reigning monarch of Celesteville, the capital Babar built for his wife. At stake is millions...as toy factories churn out more than 300 Babar products, including stuffed Babars, Babar...
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A shrine for Babar
; KENT, Ohio "Kent State University, home of Babar the Elephant." Margaret Garmon doesn't...about the university's new collection of Babar memorabilia, the greeting certainly fit. Kent State is now the home of a huge Babar the Elephant collection - 3,600-plus pieces...
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Interview: Laurent de Brunhoff discusses his book "Babar's Museum of Art"
; ...Laurent de Brunhoff discusses his book Babar's Museum of Art Host: MELISSA BLOCK, ROBERT...intertwined. They are both elephants. Welcome to Babar's Museum of Art, and welcome to the artist...Mr. LAURENT DE BRUNHOFF (Illustrator, Babar's Museum of Art ): Hello. SIEGEL: Tell...
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LONG LIVE KING BABAR
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 10-08-1991 LONG LIVE KING BABAR -- CHILDREN'S FAVORITE ELEPHANT IS HONORED...children's picture books work. Consider Babar, the story of an elephant king who wears...illustrations. Such is the premise of "The Art of Babar: Drawings and Watercolors by Jean and Laurent...
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Babar transformed into a true work of art
; 'Babar's Museum of Art' *Saturday-Feb. 18, 2004...admission *(312) 443-3600; www.artic.edu Babar began as a bedtime story for two little boys...elephant is the focus of an art exhibit. Babar's Museum of Art (Abrams, $16.95) is Laurent...
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KIDS/SNEAK PEEK BABAR IS BACK, THIS TIME WITH A SUCCOTASH BIRD.(L.A. Life)
; ...growing up, his mother created a character called Babar to entertain him and his brother at bedtime. Babar was a young elephant whose parents had been...Jean, who was an artist, decided to capture Babar in paint. The elder de Brunhoff went on to...
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'BABAR'S FIRST STEP' ON HBO
; ...television screen this morning at 8 on HBO. Babar the Elephant will star in a new animated family series, beginning with "Babar's First Step." Additional episodes will...subsequent Sundays at the same time. "Babar's First Step" describes what happens...
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