Download or read book Babar the King written by Jean De Brunhoff and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1937-09-12 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third title about Babar and his family follows the elephants as they build a magnificent city: Celesteville. Life is peaceful and contented, everyone has a job to do, and celebrations are frequent. But one fateful day a snake bites the Old Lady and Babar fears that he may lose his oldest friend. Illus. in full color by the author.