Babar and the Christmas House - Hardcover

De Brunhoff, Jean; De Brunhoff, Laurent

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810945835 ISBN 13: 9780810945838

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Synopsis

Newcomers to Celestville have so many Christmas decorations on their hilltop house that Babar, the king of the elephants, receives a demand from King Rataxes of nearby Rhino City that the "ugliness" be removed.

About this title

About the Author:

Ellen Weiss is the author of numerous picture books and novels, including tie-in books for several DreamWorks films: Antz, Chicken Run, The Road to El Dorado, and Shrek. She has also written books for Henson, Disney, Random House, and Puffin.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-K-In this spin-off, "Conceived and developed by Harry N. Abrams, Incorporated, New York, Images adapted by Judith Gray, after characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff," one of the houses in Celesteville is going overboard with decorations. The new owners have put up fountains, blinking lights, an enormous sleigh with reindeer, zillions of colored feathers, a climbing tower-the works. King Babar receives a complaint from the neighboring rhino king and CUR (Committee for Ugliness Removal). The issue is resolved rather anticlimactically when the residents claim their house is "art." Readers looking for authentic Babar and/or memorable holiday books will want to pass on this one.-S. P.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810945835
• ISBN 13: 9780810945838
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 28