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PEOPLE, Page 70Pachyderms' Progress
That playful pachyderm Babar, who has delighted generations of
children in books, is headed for the small screen. Babar, an
animated series set to air on HBO in April, will bring the
adventures of the royal elephant and his shy bride Celeste to life
with voices and music. French painter Jean de Brunhoff wrote seven
volumes of Babar's adventures in the jungle and in Paris before his
death in 1937. Brunhoff's son Laurent, who did 25 more books, says
that Babar's appeal lies in "a combination of total fantasy and the
real world that kids can recognize." Sounds like a definite
improvement over Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and its ilke.