Babar's Birthday Surprise

by Laurent De Brunhoff (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2002

  $4.67

  Beginning in Spring 2001, Abrams began to reissue the backlist of original Laurent de Brunhoff Babar stories. For Spring 2002, Abrams presents Babar's Battle and Babar's Birthday Surprise. Both books are reproduced from the original artwork. All of Celesteville is busy preparing for the birthday celebration for King Babar. Queen Celeste has asked Podular, a talented sculptor, to carve a giant statue of Babar into the side of the mountain. Podular gets to work right away, careful not to let Babar discover the gift. He asks Cesarine the giraffe, along with a pair of friendly birds, to warn him if anyone is coming. Will Celeste succeed in keeping Babar's birthday surprise a secret? Over thirty years after its original publication in 1970, Babar's Birthday Surprise continues to illustrate to young readers the joy of planning a thoughtful surprise for a special friend.