Laurent de Brunhoff

The residents of Celesteville present the letters of the alphabet, accompanied by words and sentences for each letter.

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.

Queen Celeste decides to surprise King Babar with a statue of himself for his birthday but has a difficult time keeping it a secret.

Babar, his family, and the Old Lady are shipwrecked on what seems to be a desert island, but soon they have made a new friend who calms their fears and introduces them to his pleasant way of life.

Babar has forgotten how hard it is to be a child, so he attends grade school for a day with Pom, Flora, Isabelle, and Alexander.

The children of Babar the elephant want to keep the Wully-Wully they find as a pet, but a rhinoceros steals him.

Babar and his family enjoy a variety of activities during each of the year's seasons.

With the help of her animal friends, little Isabelle rescues her father, King Babar, from the land of the lost elephants.

While Babar is out for a walk with his children one fine spring day, Isabelle spies an egg rolling out of a nest and the entire family, plus mother bird, chases it through the town.

Babar pays an official visit to Washington, D.C., then travels around the United States, receiving an honorary degree from Harvard University, fishing in Lake Michigan, and touring California with his family.