Laurent de Brunhoff

Illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff (1925-2024) was the son of Babar creator Jean de Brunhoff. He was an accomplished artist and a worthy heir to the legacy his father began in 1931. Laurent originated dozens of Babar books over 60 years, including the New York Times bestselling Babar and the Succotash Bird, Babar’s Museum of Art, and Babar’s Yoga for Elephants, among many others. Babar was called by the New York Times a “beloved storybook character,” was praised by Where the Wild Things Are creator Maurice Sendak as “at the very heart of my conception of what turns a picture book into a work of art,” was featured in USA TODAY, which said, “Few series have had such enduring appeal to young readers,” and was cited in The New Yorker, which wrote, “There are a few parents who haven’t tried the Babar books, and the rare small child who doesn’t like, or even love them.”

Laurent de Brunhoff's Titles

Babar's Guide to Paris A Picture Book

Babar's Guide to Paris

Babar's Guide to Paris is amust-have picture book for fans of Babar, as well as for anyone planning a family trip to Paris. Babar the elephant,...


Babar and the New Baby A Board Book

Babar and the New Baby

Laurent de Brunhoff's board book Babar and the New Baby is a bite-size adaptation of the classic picture book Babar's Little Girl that's sure...


Babar's Birthday Surprise

Babar's Birthday Surprise

Babar's birthday is coming, and Queen Celeste has a big surprise planned. She's having a sculptor carve a giant statue of Babar into a mountainside....


B Is for Babar An Alphabet Book

B Is for Babar

Author and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff continues his father Jean de Brunhoff's wondrous Babar children's series with this introduction to...


Babar's Book of Color

Babar's Book of Color

This Babar classic is a fresh and fun introduction to exploring the world of color. A visit to Babar's art studio turns into an adventure in...


Babar's Little Girl

Babar's Little Girl

Babar and Celeste welcome a new little girl to their elephant family in this classic picture book. Isabelle is playful, spunky, and curiousmaybe...


Babar Visits Another Planet

Babar Visits Another Planet

Babar's fame has spread to the farthest corners of the universe, as he discovers when he and his family are abducted by aliens! Fortunately,...


Babar and His Family A Board Book

Babar and His Family

Laurent de Brunhoff'sBabar and His Family is a lively adaptation of the classic picture book Meet Babar and His Family. Join this royal family...


Babar's USA

Babar's USA

In a brand-new picture book, Babar and his family travel across the USA. Using collage, Laurent de Brunhoff places the elephant clan in famous...


Babar's Yoga for Elephants

Babar's Yoga for Elephants

Now in a small, gifty edition, here is the bestseller that paired Babar and yoga. The step-by-step illustrations for 15 positions and stretches...


Babar's Museum of Art

Babar's Museum of Art

Celeste and Babar decide to turn the old Celesteville train station into an art museum filled with witty and striking elephant-inspired versions...