Follows the adventure of Babar the elephant as he meets Father Christmas.

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.

King of the Elephants Babar and his wife Celeste welcome new baby Isabelle.

Babar's family is off on a world tour! First stop is Italy where they learn to say "Buon giorno! Hello!" After that, it's off to Germany, Spain, Russia, India, Japan and Thailand. Then Mexico, the Southwest United States, Egypt, Antarctica, and, of course, France.

Babar explains how yoga was introduced to Celesteville and how he and Queen Celeste keep fit doing yoga on their many travels. Full color. Consumable.