Kid-lit character with a green suit and gold crown (5)

I believe the answer is:

babar

(Other definitions for babar that I've seen before include "subject of French children's book" , "Elephant monarch of children's literature" , "Literary elephant" , "Fictional elephant" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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