The New York Times

Book Review: “The Boy and the Elephant,” by Freya Blackwood, and “Head in the Clouds,” by Rocío Araya

Like Max and Madeline, this boy and girl keep faith with the intangible treasures of their imaginations. By Leonard S. Marcus Leonard S. Marcus is the author, most recently, of “Pictured Worlds: ...
Publishers Weekly

Picture Book Hit ‘Strictly No Elephants’ Gets a Sequel a Decade Later

Ten years has passed since Lisa Mantchev first called Pet Club to order in her debut picture book, Strictly No Elephants, featuring art by Taeeun Yoo. When a boy and his tiny pet elephant discover ...
People

Artist Behind Iconic Children's Book Character Babar the Elephant Dies at 98

Laurent de Brunhoff carried on his father's legacy by writing over 45 books featuring Babar the elephant Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...
CNN

Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98

Writer and illustrator Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued his father’s legacy by producing dozens of original books for his “Babar the Elephant” series, has died aged 98. De Brunhoff died at his home ...