Laurent de Brunhoff (1925–2024)

Author of Meet Babar and His Family

207+ Works 6,500 Members 47 Reviews 3 Favorited

About the Author

Laurent de Brunhoff is the oldest son of Jean and Cecile de Brunhoff. He was born on August 30, 1925. Jean de Brunhoff, his father, began the Babar series of children's books. Laurent has published many more volumes of the tale of Babar. De Brunhoff, who holds both French and American citizenship, show more was made an Officier de l¿Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and a Chevalier of the Légion d¿Honneur. There have been major exhibitions of his work and his father¿s work in 1981 at the Centre Culturel du Marais in Paris, in 1983-84 in the United States (Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Baltimore Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, among others). The work of Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff has also been the subject of books by Anne Hildebrand, Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff: The Legacy of Babar, and by Nicholas Fox Weber, The Art of Babar. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: L. Brunhoff, L. de Brunhoff, Laurent Brunhoff, Laurent deBrunoff, Larent de Brunhoff, Laurent de Brunhoff, Laurent de Brunhoff, Laurence de Brunhoff

Series

Little Babar

Works by Laurent de Brunhoff

Popular Recent

Meet Babar and His Family (1973) 646 copies, 3 reviews

Babar and the Ghost (1981) 477 copies, 2 reviews

Babar's Little Circus Star (1988) 348 copies, 3 reviews

Babar's Yoga for Elephants (2002) 345 copies, 3 reviews

Babar Loses His Crown (1967) 339 copies, 4 reviews

Babar's Museum of Art (2003) 325 copies, 3 reviews

Babar Learns to Cook (1978) 309 copies

Babar Saves the Day (1976) 308 copies, 1 review

Babar Visits Another Planet (1972) 201 copies, 3 reviews

Babar's Anniversary Album: 6 Favorite Books (1981) — Author — 184 copies, 2 reviews

Babar Comes to America (1965) 172 copies

Babar's Mystery (1978) 156 copies

Babar and the Wully Wully (1975) 141 copies, 2 reviews

Babar's Little Girl (1987) 140 copies, 1 review

Babar's ABC (1963) 129 copies, 1 review

Babar's World Tour (2005) 114 copies, 1 review

Babar's Cousin, That Rascal Arthur (1948) 99 copies, 1 review

Babar's Birthday Surprise (1970) 95 copies

Babar's French Lessons (1963) 93 copies

Babar's Castle (1961) 84 copies

Babar and the Professor (1956) 83 copies, 1 review

Babar's Picnic (1949) 79 copies, 2 reviews

Babar's Book of Color (1984) 76 copies

Babar and His Family (Babar (Harry N. Abrams)) (2011) 72 copies

Babar and the Succotash Bird (2000) 68 copies, 1 review

Babar's Battle (1992) 62 copies, 1 review

Babar's Busy Year (1989) 61 copies

Babar's Celesteville Games (1991) 58 copies, 1 review

Isabelle's New Friend (1990) 53 copies

Babar's USA (2008) 51 copies

Babar's Fair (1954) 49 copies

Babar's Counting Book (1986) 48 copies, 2 reviews

Babars Geburtstag (1972) 33 copies, 1 review

Babar a New York (Babar Series) (French Edition) (1999) 33 copies

Babar's Guide to Paris (2017) 31 copies

Babar's Rescue (Harry N. Abrams) (1974) 31 copies

Babar's Visit to Bird Island (1952) 30 copies

Babar's Family Album (1991) 28 copies, 1 review

Babar: The Race to the Moon (1990) 26 copies

Babar Goes to School (1992) 26 copies

Babar Goes Skiing (1969) 25 copies

B Is for Babar: An Alphabet Book (2012) 24 copies

Babar the Magician (1980) 23 copies, 1 review

Babar and the New Baby (2013) 23 copies

Babar's Little Girl Makes a Friend (2002) 21 copies

Babar and His Friends in the Forest (1991) 20 copies

Babar on Paradise Island (2014) 19 copies, 1 review

At the Farm (1991) 18 copies

Babar the Gardener (1971) 18 copies

Babar and His Friends on Vacation (1991) 17 copies

Babar Four Stories to Read & Share (2006) 16 copies

Babar and His Friends at the Amusement Park (1991) 15 copies

Babar and His Friends in Celesteville (1991) 15 copies

Babar the camper (1972) 14 copies

Bonhomme (1965) 14 copies

Babar and His Friends at Home (1991) 14 copies

Babar at the Seashore (1971) 14 copies

Babar: An Elephant's Best Friend (1990) 13 copies

Babar's Trunk (1969) 13 copies

Babar's Busy Week (Chunky Shape Books) (1990) 13 copies

Babar et les quatre voleurs (1997) 13 copies

Babar the Pilot (1973) 12 copies

Babar's Little Library (1980) 11 copies, 1 review

Babar's Day Out (1971) 11 copies

Babars Spanish Lessons (1965) 10 copies

Babar's Moon Trip (1969) 10 copies

Babar's Peekaboo Fair (1993) 10 copies, 1 review

Babar and the Doctor (1972) 8 copies

Serafina the Giraffe (1965) 8 copies

Babar's French and English Word Book (1995) 8 copies

A Pop-Up Book: Babar's Games (1968) 8 copies

Babar's Lost and Found (2013) 8 copies

Gregory and Lady Turtle in the Valley of the Music Trees (1971) 8 copies

Babar in the Snow (1979) 8 copies

Babar en forêt (1990) 8 copies

BABAR IN THE JUNGLE (Babar Mini-Storybooks) (1989) 8 copies

Babar the Sportsman (1973) 8 copies, 1 review

Babar à la ville (1992) 7 copies

Babar Goes on a Picnic (1966) 7 copies

Babar's Bookmobile (1974) 7 copies

Babar und das Gespenst (1981) 7 copies

Pet for Babar (1990) 6 copies

Babar Bakes a Cake (1974) 6 copies

Babar's First Step (1990) 6 copies

Bonne nuit Babar (1990) 6 copies

Babars Choice Mini Hardback (1990) 6 copies

Je Parle Anglais Avec Babar (1966) 5 copies

The New Adventures of Babar (1999) 5 copies

Babar the Cook (1982) 5 copies

Babar the artist (1972) 5 copies

Babar Returns Mini Hardback (1990) 5 copies

About air (1980) 5 copies

Babar's Christmas Tree (1974) 5 copies

Babar. Wie der See gerettet wurde (1991) 4 copies

Babar and the Christmas Tree (1972) 4 copies

BABAR Que la fête continue (Collection PEtites Histoires) (1990) 4 copies

Roi Babar (1991) 4 copies

BABAR le Héros du Jour (Lis avec moi) (1992) 4 copies

The one pig with horns (1979) 4 copies, 2 reviews

About earth (1980) 4 copies

Babar Treasure Map (Babar) (1998) 4 copies

Babar's bookmobile : little books just for you : [with] Babar's concert : Babar to the rescue : Babar bakes a… (1974) 3 copies

Babar: LA Fete De Babar (French Edition) (2005) 3 copies

Babar's Bath Book (1992) 3 copies

Anatole and His Donkey (1963) 3 copies

Babar Board Book: Babar's Garden (1991) 3 copies

Babar's Concert (1974) 3 copies

Babar Learns to Drive (1969) 3 copies

Bon Anniversaire Isabelle ! (Babar) (French Edition) (2008) 3 copies

Babar: Fete De Celesteville (French Edition) (2004) 3 copies

About water (1980) 3 copies

Babar Dress Up Day Leap Frog Lift-A-Flap (1998) 3 copies

Babar the Musician (1973) 3 copies

Baba et ses amis au spectacle (1994) 3 copies

Babars Picnic 3 copies

Babar Discovers Day and Night (1993) 3 copies

Babar de Campamento (Argentinian Edition) 2 copies

Babar s'amuse avec les lettres et les chiffres 012497 (1998) 2 copies

Babar's Spanish lessons. Las lecciones españoles de Babar 2 copies

Babar's Trunk. Includes; Babar Goes on a Picnic, Babar Goes Skiing, Babar at the Seashore and Babar the Gardener 2 copies

Les Trois Belles Histoires de Babar (1999) 2 copies

Babar's French lessons. Les leçons de français de Babar 2 copies

Babar's Coloring Book (1984) 2 copies

Babar the athlete 2 copies

Babar, artiste peintre (1976) 2 copies

ババールのこどもたち (評論社の児童図書館・絵本の部屋―ぞうのババール 4) 2 copies

Captain Serafina (2018) 2 copies

Babar the Painter (1971) 2 copies

Babar En Que Siga La Funcion (1990) 2 copies

BABAR IMAGES AUTOCOLLANTES 2 copies

Babar raconte Flore reporter (1995) 2 copies

BABAR'S CAR (Little Wheel Books) (1992) 2 copies

Babar: Royal Parade (1997) 2 copies

BABAR ET LE SOUTERRAIN BTE#3 (1993) 2 copies

BABAR'S OTHER TRUNK [BOX SET: BABAR THE PAINTER, BABAR AND THE DOCTOR, BABAR THE ATHLETE, AND BABAR THE CAMPER] (1967) 2 copies

Babar visite son royaume 032897 (1991) 2 copies

Babar, Tome 1 : Le Livre des couleurs (1985) 2 copies

Serafina's Lucky Find (1967) 2 copies

Babar Discovers the Seasons (1993) 2 copies

Babar musicien (1975) 2 copies

About fire (1980) 2 copies

Wir Lernen Franzosisch Wit Babar (German language) (1987) 2 copies

Babars räknebok (1998) 2 copies

Fifty years of Babar (1983) 2 copies

Babar får en vän (1991) 2 copies

Babar nell'isola degli uccelli (1999) 2 copies

Cousin Arthur's New Camera 1 copy

Möt Babar och hans familj : Trollkarlen Babar (1994) 1 copy

BABAR S'AMUSE 1 copy

Babar fer í ferđalag 1 copy

Babar Packs His Trunk (1978) 1 copy

BARBAR ET LE FANTÔME 1 copy

BABAR ET LE MIROIR MAGIQUE (1998) 1 copy

BABAR--LA COURONNE DISPARUE 1 copy

BABAR--LE JOURNAL DES ENFANTS 1 copy

BABAR--LA SYMPHONIE DE BABAR 1 copy

Babar de pianist 1 copy

Babarin värikirja (1989) 1 copy

Babar: Las primeras 500 palabras (1992) 1 copy

Bonhomme (1965) 1 copy

Je parle anglais avec Babar [French/English] 1 copy

BABAR und Arthurs Abenteuer 1 copy

Bal Costume Chez Babar - Album a Colorier et a Decouper Par Laurent de Brunhoff (French Language) 1 copy

Babar får ett slott 1 copy

Babar and Father Christmas AND Babar and His Children (1990) 1 copy

Babar Discovers Opposites (1993) 1 copy

De avonturen van Babar 1 copy

Barbar's Castle 1 copy

Babar Take-Along Treasury (1998) 1 copy

BARBAR und die Vier Diebe 1 copy

Babar goes visiting (1969) 1 copy

Babar's Other Trunk (Four little books in a box) (1971) 1 copy

Babar the Elephant Comes to America 1 copy

Babar - stop tyven (1991) 1 copy

Babar Discovers Shapes (1993) 1 copy

Babar: Babar et Le Professeur Grifaton (French Edition) (ALBUM) (1990) 1 copy

Babar's Trunk: Babar the Gardener, Babar at the Seashore, Babar Goes on a Picnic & Babar Goes Skiing (1966) 1 copy

Babar calin : Babar cherche le wouly-wouly (1993) 1 copy

Babar calin : Babar et le château hanté (Hachette Jeunesse) (2001) 1 copy

Babar calin : Une surprise pour Babar (1993) 1 copy

Memoires: Laurent De Brunhoff (2005) 1 copy

Babar holder byfest (1988) 1 copy

Babar et l'oiseau magicien (French Edition) (2001) 1 copy

La fête de Célesteville sera ouverte dimanche prochain 1 copy

Babar Le Meilleur Ami Des Elephants (BABAR) (1990) 1 copy

La fiesta de Villa-Celeste 1 copy

Barbar's World Tour Storybook Game 1 copy

Picnic At Barbar’s 1 copy

Le cheau de Babar 1 copy

Babar et sa famille (Le Lion) (1976) 1 copy

Babar's picnic; 1 copy

Babars lille pige (1989) 1 copy

Les bébés animaux (2000) 1 copy

Gregory et dame tortue (1973) 1 copy

Bonhomme et la grosse bête qui avait des écailles sur le dos (Grasset jeunesse) (French Edition) (1974) 1 copy

Merveilleux Noël de Babar Le 1 copy

World Classic Picture Book- Barbar the Elephants Travel (Chinese Edition) (2012) 1 copy

Le Meilleur Ami des éléphants 1 copy

Babar au jardin 1 copy

Memoires 1 copy

Wir Lernen Englisch (1987) 1 copy

Babar et l'arbre de Noël (1976) 1 copy

ABC of Babar 1 copy

Babar's French lessons. Les lecÃÂ§ons de francÃÂ§ais de Babar 1 copy

Babar m'apprend l'anglais (2000) 1 copy

La Fête de Célesteville (1982) 1 copy

BABAR I ELS SEUS AMICS A LA MASIA 1 copy

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Associated Works

Babar: The Movie [1989 film] (1989) — Original stories — 23 copies, 1 review

Babar: King of the Elephants [1999 film] (1999) — Original stories — 18 copies, 2 reviews

The cats of the Eiffel Tower (2018) — some editions — 8 copies

Babar and Father Christmas [1986 TV movie] (1986) — Narrator — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Brunhoff, Laurent de
Birthdate: 1925-08-30
Date of death: 2024-03-22
Gender: male
Nationality: France
Birthplace: Paris, France
Places of residence: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Key West, Florida, USA
Paris, France
Education: Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France
Occupations: children's book author
illustrator
Relationships: Brunhoff, Jean de (father)
Rose, Phyllis (spouse)

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Reviews

Babar's Yoga for Elephants by Laurent De Brunhoff

I never realized elephants were so flexible.

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mykl-s | 2 other reviews | Jun 17, 2023 |

Babar's Anniversary Album by Jean de Brunhoff

Contains: The Story of Babar, The Travels of Babar, Babar the King, Babar's Birthday Surprise, Babar's Mystery and Babar and the Wully-Wully.

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Eurekas | 1 other review | May 3, 2023 |

Babar's Battle by Laurent de Brunhoff

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |

Babar and the Ghost (Step into Reading) by Laurent de Brunhoff

A cute story intended for beginning readers. A rained out picnic leads the family to a castle where the children encounter a ghost. When he comes home with them, antics begin.

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LindaLeeJacobs | 1 other review | Feb 15, 2020 |

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