Jean de Brunhoff was a French writer and illustrator remembered best for creating the Babar series of children's books concerning a fictional elephant, the first of which was published in 1931.
Jean de Brunhoff's grave
Babar the Elephant is an elephant character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff.
Cover of the first Babar story, Histoire de Babar (Story of Babar), published 1931
Marriage and coronation of King Babar and Queen Celeste, The Morgan Library & Museum
A Babar stuffed animal with a bright green suit, shoes with spats and a yellow crown.