Babar and Father Christmas

High quality product delivered in time for Xmas . My daughter loved having the book read to her on Xmas eve. An obvious element of nostalgia and I remember my mum doing the same

Beautiful stir taking me back to my childhood. Birthday present for my great granddaughter.

A second hand copy but in good condition. A lovely illustrated story for children and adults!

lovely story and illustrations

Sweet little book in good condition :)

Book torn and small size so hard to read - not "near new" as advertised and poor reproduction. Love the story but don't recommend this seller

It's just a delightful book, with wonderful illustrations. It's the story of Babar's quest to find Father Christmas and ask him to bring gifts to the elephant children. After several amusing false leads, Babar falls through a hole in the ground into Father Christmas's home/workshop. As a child, I just loved looking at the diagram of the secret underground building. In the end, Babar is deputized to deliver gifts to the elephant children, and Father Christmas gets a summer vacation in the elephant kingdom.

livre anglophone relié rigide très grand format ancien (1968/1940) présentant une des "aventures" du célèbre héros créé par J de Brunhoff et repris par son fils; dans cet épisode, Babar et Céleste préparent Noël avec leurs enfants; mais le Père Noël n'a pas répondu aux lettres des enfants et Babar décide de partir à sa recherche pour l'inviter à Celestevile; c'est un épisode attachant de ce grand classique de la littérature enfantine célébrant le mythe de l'orphelin étranger qui émigre dans un pays riche, fait fortune et revient sur sa terre natale pour y être couronné roi; on ne peut renier son époque d'origine: le vingtième siècle occidental et colonialiste triomphant imbu de sa supériorité sur les sauvages; tout cela est affaire d'adultes et n'empêchera pas les tout-petits d'apprécier ces histoires au moment du coucher; cette édition récente cartonnée Random américaine de format confortable et au papier de qualité sera parfaite pour compléter ou renouveler une collection dont les ouvrages ont subi les outrages du temps et des nombreuses menottes entre lesquelles ils sont passés

I read this book as a child and have now passed it on to my youngest grandchildren. Their has read it to them. By second or third grade, they should be able to read this on their own and then enjoy it for years.

I am 37 and still have this book from my childhood. (Sadly I think my mom gave away my other Barbar books but this one escaped) I keep it with the Christmas stuff and read it every year. Cute story about babar meeting father Christmas. Just different enough of a st nick description to be fun but not so off as to make children question the existence of Santa Claus. Bright beautiful illustrations. I recently bought another copy for my niece.

My daughter is babysitting for a bright but difficult four year old. The travels of this kingly elephant and his family, along with the intricate illustrations really hold the child's interest. This is a beautiful, over-size book that I hope always remains in print. The blend of the fantastical and the practical is wonderful.