Laurent de Brunhoff
publication date: Sunday, September 7, 2025 (part of September 2025)
category: 
Literature
clue: Continuing the work of his father, this French pachydermophile's books controversially implied that cities and civilization were the best Elephant Trainer.
explanation: de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated more than 50 Babar books, which began with The Story of Babar by his father Jean. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
trivia: Scott did not realize that Jean and Laurent were different people when he created the goo. It was originally supposed to be a goo of Jean, but Scott used an image of Laurent. When guesses for Laurent started coming in, Scott corrected the goo and added a day to its expiration deadline, per the game's rules -- but in the process, he changed it to be a goo of Laurent, and merely added the words "continuing the work of his father."
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