Barbapapa

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Cover of hardbound edition of Barbapapa, ISBN 2878812301
Cover of hardbound edition of Barbapapa, ISBN 2878812301

Barbapapa is both the title character, and name of the "species" of said character, of a series of children's books written in the 1970s by Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who resided in Paris, France.[1] The books were originally written in French, and were later translated into over 30 languages.[2] As short cartoons of a length of only five minutes, they reached a broader audience via TV.

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Barbapapa himself is a generally pear-shaped, pink shapeshifting blob-like creature who stumbles upon the human world and tries to fit in. The shapeshifting is usually accompanied by the saying "Clickety Click—Barba Trick" (in the French version "Hup Hup Hup, Barbatruc"). After various amusing adventures, he comes across a female of his species (more shapely, and black-coloured), named Barbamama. They produce seven children, known as the Barbababies, each a different colour:

  • Barbazoo (Barbidou in French), yellow, male, lover of animals
  • Barbalala, green, female, lover of music
  • Barbalib (Barbotine), orange, female, lover of books
  • Barbabeau (Barbouille), black and furry, male, lover of art
  • Barbabelle, purple, female, lover of beauty
  • Barbabright (Barbibul), blue, male, lover of science
  • Barbabravo (Barbidur), red, male, lover of strength and heroism[3]

The character's name is a pun on barbe à papa, French for cotton candy.[1]

[edit] Alternative titles

Titles for Barbapapa in other languages:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Meet the Barba-authors. Naughty Kitty Studios (2002). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  2. ^ Barbapapa books. The official Barbapapa web site. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  3. ^ Barbapapa family. The official Barbapapa web site. Retrieved on 2008-05-08.

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