My son loved Babar when he was younger. We always skipped over page 3 when reading the book -- the page on which Babar's mother gets shot and killed by hunters. (Gotta love those old books!) One day my brother and sister-in-law were babysitting for the evening and read it to him -- but we hadn't warned them to skip page 3. After that, we had to put the book away for a little while! He still likes to read it once in a while, and has enjoyed the other books too.
Happy Birthday, Babar!