Celesteville turns topsy-turvy when a friendly but mischievous ghost follows the elephant children home from a haunted castle. Babar was called by theNew York Timesa "beloved storybook character," was praised byWhere the Wild Things Arecreator Maurice Sendak as "at the very heart of my conception of what turns a picture book into a work of art," was featured inUSA TODAY, which said, "Few series have had such enduring appeal to young readers," and cited inThe New Yorker, which wrote, "There are a few parents who haven't tried the Babar books, and the rare small child who doesn't like, or even love them."