When a baby elephant is abandoned on the doorstep of the Rhino palace, Rataxes finds himself acting as an unwilling father.

This story begins to tell the classic tale of Babar's early life with his mother and all the other elephants in the jungle, and how his life is shattered when a hunter kills his Mother and he must cope on his own.

A successful radio show shoots Zephir to superstar status with the children of the Kingdom. Unfortunately his questionable advice on "dealing with your parents" triggers a confrontation between generations.

Babar takes his family up into the mountains ostensibly for a winter holiday. But Babar is really searching for the mythical creature he saw as a child.

Babar and the family prepare to embark on a journey to find the ""Land of Happiness.""

When Flora decides to do a newspaper story about Real Life of the Royal Family, the royal homestead is thrown into a panic as her photographs prove to be embarrassing to everyone in the palace.

Believing that magic is the only hope of Flora surviving a deadly snakebite, Alexander ventures into the dark forest to find an old lady he thinks is a witch.

As part of a school project to promote understanding and co-operation, the children convince Babar and Rataxes to change places for the day. Forced to deal with the other's problems, Babar and Rataxes learn it isn't easy to walk a mile in somebody else's shoes.

Cornelius and Pompadour have a major disagreement and vow never to speak again. However, both are unaware that their silence could cost them their lives.

Forced to run away from the jungle by the Hunter, Babar makes his way to the City only to find it just as dangerous and confusing. Motherless and alone, Babar is befriended by the Old Lady, who tries to teach him how to fit into her world, with his ultimate test at a society dinner in his honour.

As the Elephants' new King, Babar's first decree is to build a city for all the elephants. However, not only does Babar have to contend with the fact that Lord Rataxes is also trying to build a city, his own obsession to see his dream city completed on time creates insurmountable problems.

At an important palace ball, Babar's advisors Cornelius and Pompadour jeopardize Babar's relationship with Celeste by forcing Babar to take the visiting dignitary's daughter to the dance instead of her.

When Babar has to honor an old promise and grant the wish of anyone who returns pieces of an old coin to him, his entire kingdom is put in jeopardy as Rataxes shows up with a piece and demands to be made King of Celesteville.

While visiting Rhinoland to celebrate the peace treaty between their two kingdoms, Babar and Rataxes get caught up in a battle of one-upmanship which jeopardizes their attempts to rescue their lost children from a treacherous labyrinth.

Babar's health is in question when he accredits his strange behavior to mysterious visits from the Old Elephant King's ghost.

When two inept thieves make off with Arthur's treasured statue, Babar is called in to solve the mystery.

When Rataxes seals the border between Rhinoland and Celesteville, it's up to the mysterious night raider known as The Scarlet Pachyderm, to save the day.

Once Babar and his family journey through this final land they should be able to reach the fabled Land of Happiness. This of course, is easier said than done!

Babar learns that honesty is the best policy when Zephir takes up the palace duties of Pompadour and Cornelius, with disastrous results

After witnessing the arrival of a mysterious time traveler, Alexander has a hard time getting anyone to believe his story.

Babar, Celeste, Zephir and the children arrive at their first destination only to find that everything on the island is somewhat ""different.""

When the Hunter returns to threaten Babar's kingdom, Babar faces his greatest challenge as King when he unites Lord Rataxes and everyone in the jungle in an all out effort to fight the Hunter and repel him for once and for all.

When Alexander and Victor use the father-son events of a family picnic as a way to determine which of them has the best dad, Rataxes cheating not only costs him the race, but the admiration of his son.

When Uncle Arthur, the world traveller and adventurer, shows up at the palace, his tall stories propel Babars children into getting themselves mixed up in a dangerous dock side escapade.

Times are hard for Babar when Lord Rataxes stops all pomegranate shipments from reaching Celesteville. However, when Babar finds a pet warthog in the jungle, Rataxes suddenly says he's willing to negotiate. What Babar doesn't realize is the warthog belongs to Lady Rataxes, and Rataxes has to grab it back before she or Babar discover that he lost it on purpose.