Babar's Counting Book - Hardcover

Laurent De Brunhoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810942437 ISBN 13: 9780810942431

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2003

Synopsis

Babar's children, Flora, Pom, and Alexander, go for a walk and count all of the interesting things they see, pleasing their father so much that he teaches them to count all the way to twenty.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurent de Brunhoff has kept the spirit of Babar and his family alive for more than 50 years, in more than 30 classic books. He and his wife, author Phyllis Rose, live in Connecticut.

From Publishers Weekly:

Like so many concept books, Babar's Counting Book exploits a popular character's appeal to sell children (and their parents) on an educational tool. Any child who is already hooked on Babar will naturally be drawn to the book, but it doesn't represent de Brunhoff's best work. The textwhich inexplicably changes tenses twiceis uninspired. (Babar's children go for a walk and count one bird, two balloons, three race cars, etc.) Although the elephant and his extended family are always delightful to look at, de Brunhoff doesn't appear to have given these illustrations a great deal of thought, and the colors look washed out.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810942437
• ISBN 13: 9780810942431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40