Friday 24 February 2012

The Hero in Childrens Books - Babar


Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated Babar in 1931, as a story of a young elephant who ventures into human society. Despite being a delightful story it has been criticised for being a metaphor for colonisation with Babar being a wild creature who was civilised





I also added in the introduction to the Tv series because I loved it so much as a child.

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