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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NATHAN DENETTE/AP Share NEW YORK — “Babar” author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global ...

with Babar depicted in his signature green suit and crown against a black backdrop. An internal rotating bezel complements the design with two green shades, echoing the elephant’s iconic attire.

"Babar" author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father's popular picture book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global, multimedia franchise, has died. He was 98.

The appeal of the books was far from universal. Some parents shied from the passage in the debut, The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant, about Babar's mother being shot and killed by hunters.

The French native was behind the global phenomenon that is Babar the elephant, having taken over from his father Jean de Brunhoff, who died when he was just 12 years old. Jean had published four ...