Babar the elephant, who has appeared in dozens of children's books dating back to the 1930s, has been a toy, a movie character in films like Babar: The Movie and Babar: King of the Elephants and more.

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After releasing her first adult novel, Think Again, last year, Dame Jacqueline Wilson is thrilling fans with an adult sequel to another one of her iconic children’s books, The Illustrated Mum.