Laurent de Brunhoff often said that, Babar, c'est moi.. I learned only today that he died on March 22. Babar is one of those characters we grew up with, not only in the Francophonie but also in the rest of world. Fortunately for all the kids everywhere, les aventures de Babar le petit éléphant were translated in many languages, just like Spirou, Tintin, and many others...