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Barbapapa #1
Татко Барба
Eдин ден в градината на Франсоа се появява необикновено същество - симпатичният Татко Барба. Двамата с Франсоа се сприятеляват, но татко Барба е огромен и не може да остане в къщата на своя приятел. Той тръгва из улиците на града, но никъде не го искат. Докато обикаля самотен и тъжен, открива, че може да променя формата си, и успява да помогне на много хора, да спечели много приятели и да стане герой.
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1970
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March 1, 2019
This is charming and weird but not as weird as the rest of the series. I like when the rest of the Barba family is in play, doing bizarre semi-human things together with their giant shapechanging bodies.
So, the early picture of Barbapapa growing in the earth as he's watered like a flower and then popping up to surprise everyone is a real winner.
For something this imaginative, I did find it a little generic that he was sent to the zoo at first, but it at least led to some good scenes of him mimicking other animals with his giant gelatinous pink body. My kid liked when he helped the people escape from the burning building, but we're in a real firefighter phase right now. (There's an odd parallel there with the first and also not-as-good-as-the-sequels Curious George book, where George deals with firefighters and the zoo too. Maybe that's what first books did back then?).
The sequels, where the Barba family are off having their own bizarre shape-changing adventures are weirder, more interesting, and better. But this is a fine start.
And really, the image of him growing in the earth and popping up is fantastic.
So, the early picture of Barbapapa growing in the earth as he's watered like a flower and then popping up to surprise everyone is a real winner.
For something this imaginative, I did find it a little generic that he was sent to the zoo at first, but it at least led to some good scenes of him mimicking other animals with his giant gelatinous pink body. My kid liked when he helped the people escape from the burning building, but we're in a real firefighter phase right now. (There's an odd parallel there with the first and also not-as-good-as-the-sequels Curious George book, where George deals with firefighters and the zoo too. Maybe that's what first books did back then?).
The sequels, where the Barba family are off having their own bizarre shape-changing adventures are weirder, more interesting, and better. But this is a fine start.
And really, the image of him growing in the earth and popping up is fantastic.
May 1, 2022
As a young child, I often did tend to think that some (if not even many) of the imaginative picture books stories I was encountering might indeed be realistic (or at least partially true). So of course, when my maternal grandfather read Annette Tison’s 1970 picture book Barbapapa to five year old me in the summer of 1971 (and of course in German translation), I immediately had to check if there could perhaps not also be another Barbapapa creature growing for me in my grandparents’ very large and expansive garden (since Barbapapa originally comes to life in a little boy’s backyard). And yes, I sure was majorly disappointed when this was obviously not the case, and my grandmother was also a bit upset that during my search for Barbapapa in her garden, I managed to pretty much consume her entire crop of black currants.
But my childhood annoyance at not being able to find and make friends with my very own Barbapapa notwithstanding, I totally adored that huge and smiling pink blob, I loved loved loved Annette Tison’s storytelling and Talus Taylor’s accompanying artwork and I probably asked my grandfather to read Barbapapa to me at least twenty or so times during that summer visit (until he got so sick of the story that he bought me a stuffed Barbapapa toy and pretended that he could not locate the Barbapapa book, which I of course did not really believe, but also quite readily accepted, since the stuffed Barbapspa was a very decent replacement and I could even playact finding him growing into being in the garden).
An utterly sweet story with magical illustrations is Barbapapa, and with delightful messages of friendship, acceptance and the power of imagination. But even though I do very highly recommend Barbapapa, I can really only say this with regard to Annette Tison’s original French text (which I read as a young adult) and the German translation I encountered as a five year old (as I have not read any English translations of Barbapapa). And no, I also am only familiar with the first of the Barbapapa books, I have not had the chance to encounter any of the sequels (but will hopefully be able to remedy this, as I am definitely interested, but only with regard to the French language originals).
But my childhood annoyance at not being able to find and make friends with my very own Barbapapa notwithstanding, I totally adored that huge and smiling pink blob, I loved loved loved Annette Tison’s storytelling and Talus Taylor’s accompanying artwork and I probably asked my grandfather to read Barbapapa to me at least twenty or so times during that summer visit (until he got so sick of the story that he bought me a stuffed Barbapapa toy and pretended that he could not locate the Barbapapa book, which I of course did not really believe, but also quite readily accepted, since the stuffed Barbapspa was a very decent replacement and I could even playact finding him growing into being in the garden).
An utterly sweet story with magical illustrations is Barbapapa, and with delightful messages of friendship, acceptance and the power of imagination. But even though I do very highly recommend Barbapapa, I can really only say this with regard to Annette Tison’s original French text (which I read as a young adult) and the German translation I encountered as a five year old (as I have not read any English translations of Barbapapa). And no, I also am only familiar with the first of the Barbapapa books, I have not had the chance to encounter any of the sequels (but will hopefully be able to remedy this, as I am definitely interested, but only with regard to the French language originals).
October 28, 2022
ใครที่เป็น Gen X-Y น่าจะรู้จักกับตัวการ์ตูนร่างใหญ่สีชมพู ที่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงรูปร่างได้อย่างใจนึกอย่างบาบ้าปาป้าเป็นอย่างดี
นี่คือหนึ่งในการ์ตูนตัวโปรดและความบันเทิงเล็กๆ ของเราตอนเด็ก เวลากลับมาจากโรงเรียนจะได้ดูบาบ้าปาป้าทางทีวี ทุกครั้งจะได้ผจญภัยไปกับครอบครัวของบาบ้าปาป้าที่มีทั้งหมด 9 ชีวิต แต่ละตัวก็มีคาแรกเตอร์แตกต่างกันไป
บาบ้าปาป้าเป็นตัวการ์ตูนที่ได้รับแรงบันดาลใจมาจากขนมสายไหมสีชมพูที่นักเขียนได้ยินเด็กพูดว่า barbe à papa
เล่มแรก กำเนิดบาบ้าปาป้า บาบ้าปาป้าเกิดจากการรดน้ำในสวนหลังบ้านของฟร็องซัว เมื่อบาบ้าปาป้าเกิดขึ้นมาแล้ว แม่ของเด็กชายคิดว่ามันตัวใหญ่เกินไปจึงส่งไปอยู่ในสวนสัตว์ แต่ภายหลังบาบ้าปาป้าก็พิสูจน์ตัวเองจนได้กลับมาอาศัยร่วมกับมนุษย์อีกครั้ง
Goodreads ให้ 4.1 เราให้ 5
เล่มที่ 2 การเดินทางของบาบ้าปาป้า หลังจากได้อยู่กับฟร็องซัวสักพัก บาบ้าปาป้าก็อยากมีแฟน มันเลยออกเดินทางไปทั่วทั้งในและนอกโลกเพื่อตามหาบาบ้ามาม่า แต่สุดท้ายก้รู้ว่าบาบ้ามาม่าไม่ได้อยู่ที่ไหนไกลเลย
เมื่อทั้งสองตกหลุมรักกัน บาบ้าปาป้าและบาบ้ามาม่าก็ช่วยกันฝังไข่ 7 ฟองลงพื้นในสวนของฟร็องซัวแล้วช่วยกันรดน้ำจนเกิดเป็นบาบ้าคิดส์ 7 สีที่มีบุคลิกและนิสัยต่างกัน
Goodreads ให้ 4.3 เราให้ 5
นี่คือหนึ่งในการ์ตูนตัวโปรดและความบันเทิงเล็กๆ ของเราตอนเด็ก เวลากลับมาจากโรงเรียนจะได้ดูบาบ้าปาป้าทางทีวี ทุกครั้งจะได้ผจญภัยไปกับครอบครัวของบาบ้าปาป้าที่มีทั้งหมด 9 ชีวิต แต่ละตัวก็มีคาแรกเตอร์แตกต่างกันไป
บาบ้าปาป้าเป็นตัวการ์ตูนที่ได้รับแรงบันดาลใจมาจากขนมสายไหมสีชมพูที่นักเขียนได้ยินเด็กพูดว่า barbe à papa
เล่มแรก กำเนิดบาบ้าปาป้า บาบ้าปาป้าเกิดจากการรดน้ำในสวนหลังบ้านของฟร็องซัว เมื่อบาบ้าปาป้าเกิดขึ้นมาแล้ว แม่ของเด็กชายคิดว่ามันตัวใหญ่เกินไปจึงส่งไปอยู่ในสวนสัตว์ แต่ภายหลังบาบ้าปาป้าก็พิสูจน์ตัวเองจนได้กลับมาอาศัยร่วมกับมนุษย์อีกครั้ง
Goodreads ให้ 4.1 เราให้ 5
เล่มที่ 2 การเดินทางของบาบ้าปาป้า หลังจากได้อยู่กับฟร็องซัวสักพัก บาบ้าปาป้าก็อยากมีแฟน มันเลยออกเดินทางไปทั่วทั้งในและนอกโลกเพื่อตามหาบาบ้ามาม่า แต่สุดท้ายก้รู้ว่าบาบ้ามาม่าไม่ได้อยู่ที่ไหนไกลเลย
เมื่อทั้งสองตกหลุมรักกัน บาบ้าปาป้าและบาบ้ามาม่าก็ช่วยกันฝังไข่ 7 ฟองลงพื้นในสวนของฟร็องซัวแล้วช่วยกันรดน้ำจนเกิดเป็นบาบ้าคิดส์ 7 สีที่มีบุคลิกและนิสัยต่างกัน
Goodreads ให้ 4.3 เราให้ 5
October 30, 2014
I owe my French instructors some thanks. I managed to read this book in its original language without a dictionary. I checked my translation later and was pleased to see I did alright. To be fair, others in my house who don't speak French did nearly as well.
Cute kid's story about a blob that can make itself into nearly any shape.
Cute kid's story about a blob that can make itself into nearly any shape.
February 28, 2016
A giant flesh-pink appendage wanders the streets of Paris, lonely, before redeeming itself by playing the hero. Ostensibly a children's classic, it made me shudder. Simple but disturbing pictures and a clunky English translation.
May 16, 2014
Barbapapa is a giant shapeshifting creature, who sprouts out of François' garden one sunny morning. Unfortunately, François' parents won't let him stay, so Barbapapa must try to find his place in the world. After a tearful goodbye, Barbapapa has many adventures, before eventually moving into a special home of his own in François' back garden.
Annette Tison and Talus Taylor's sweet story with simple illustrations takes on themes of loneliness, not fitting in, adventure, heroism, and friendship.
This review and more like it available at http://bibliopapa.blogspot.com/2014/0...
Annette Tison and Talus Taylor's sweet story with simple illustrations takes on themes of loneliness, not fitting in, adventure, heroism, and friendship.
This review and more like it available at http://bibliopapa.blogspot.com/2014/0...
February 28, 2023
83/1001 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
Barbapapa#1
Barbapapa is an unique being who changes shape, originally shunned for being different. By the end of the book it shows children that being unique is a blessing and can be seen as an advantage and how you shouldn't judge based on first appearances/ impressions.
Barbapapa#1
Barbapapa is an unique being who changes shape, originally shunned for being different. By the end of the book it shows children that being unique is a blessing and can be seen as an advantage and how you shouldn't judge based on first appearances/ impressions.
March 8, 2022
Lapsena tykkäsin kovasti Annette Tisonin luomasta Barbapapa-hahmosta. Nostalgiahengessä valikoin sarjan ensimmäisen tarinan mukaan myös satutunnille, ja kylläpä muksut vaikuttivat yli viisikymmentä vuotta sitten debytoineen vaaleanpunaisen muodonmuuttajan seikkailuista edelleen tykkäävän. Ja miksipä eivät tykkäisi, onhan Barbapapa varsin sympaattinen tapaus. Ja rohkea! Hän pelastaa ihmiset tulipalolta ja nappaa kiinni eläintarhasta karanneen leopardin.
Kirja myös inspiroi meidät keskustelemaan aiheesta "miksi muuttuisit itse, jos osaisit tehdä saman kuin Barbapapa".
Kirja myös inspiroi meidät keskustelemaan aiheesta "miksi muuttuisit itse, jos osaisit tehdä saman kuin Barbapapa".
November 6, 2022
It was cute. It reminded me a little of Put Me in the Zoo by Dr. Suess, but backwards - he wanted to be in the kid's home because of his talents. It also reminded me of Clifford - because he was so big, they didn't have room for him. I loved the character wanting to fit in, his talent for changing shape, and the simple acts of heroism.
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October 7, 2018
i. This book tells the story of a large pink blob that was born in a garden. He looks very different from anything anybody has ever seen and gets turned away by many people. He is taken to the zoo, where he tries to make friends, but nobody wants to play with him. Barbapapa wonders the streets and feels lonely, until he sees a house fire and saves the day! Barbapapa soon realizes that although he is unique, he can use his different traits to help people, so he does.
ii. The major theme in this story is that it is okay to be different and you should use your unique traits for the better.
iii. I gave this book a 4 star rating.
iv. I really enjoyed reading this book, and parts of it reminded me of things from my own life. The girl I nanny feels like she is different and doesn't alway fit in well with her classmates. She sometimes feels sad about it, but I always try to tell her that she should embrace her uniqueness. This book really made me think of her situation and how she might be feeling.
v. I recommend this book because it does a very good job of telling the entire story. I think this book would be good for young children to read because many children often want to fit in and don't like to be considered different. It is important to teach children form a young age that it is Olay to be different and you should embrace it, and I think this book does a great job of doing that.
ii. The major theme in this story is that it is okay to be different and you should use your unique traits for the better.
iii. I gave this book a 4 star rating.
iv. I really enjoyed reading this book, and parts of it reminded me of things from my own life. The girl I nanny feels like she is different and doesn't alway fit in well with her classmates. She sometimes feels sad about it, but I always try to tell her that she should embrace her uniqueness. This book really made me think of her situation and how she might be feeling.
v. I recommend this book because it does a very good job of telling the entire story. I think this book would be good for young children to read because many children often want to fit in and don't like to be considered different. It is important to teach children form a young age that it is Olay to be different and you should embrace it, and I think this book does a great job of doing that.
September 6, 2018
Всички „младежи“ позадминали трийсетте няма как да не помним една сладка поредица детски книжки за странни яйцевидни същества в цветовете на дъгата, които ако ме питате със сегашния ми акъл, ще ви заявя, че са си били истинския символ на едно европейско, разнолико, разноцветно и разнопосочно в интереси, а вероятно и в ориентация, ако погледнем нещата от днешния контекст, семейство; плюс доста начална идея за хипстърия за деца, и не на последно място – урок по класическо френско безупречно възпитание. Та това си е било едно изключително симпатично западно облъчване, някак преминало през процепите на желязната стена, и успяло да вдъхнови не едно малко мозъче с български гръбнак да си пожелае спокойствието на природата, уюта на създадения с две ръце дом, далече от сивата цивилизация, и семейното щастие и разбирателство в една огромна фамилия от очевидно извънземни нашественици.
И ето я добрата новина – вече имаме удоволствието да четем пълната колекция от приключенията на вълшебните гуменовидни същества, способни да се преобразяват в практически всичко, в прекрасни малки издания на едни от най-добрите приятели на четящите фърфалаци и техните родители – Фют, които и мен едно време ме научиха как се пише баобаб и разни отдавна забравени към момента, но доста впечатляващи преди години любопитни факти, с които можеш да се заявиш пред кварталната тайфа като най-интелигентното нърдче, в едноименното им списание, отдавна неиздавано доколкото знам. Както познатите ни случки на любимите ни барбарони, така и няколко съвсем незнайни истории – всичко вече е достъпно, и изкушението сами да се заровите до колене в планината шарени детски спомени е почти непреодолимо. Но пък няма и нужда да бягате от добрата сантименталност.
Как се раждат барбароните, как се влюбват, как си правят деца, как си градят домове, къде ходят на почивка, кои са извънземните им роднини, как го разбират това свободното обучение, как се помага на природата, на животните, на баланса в живота, как се забавляват по празници, как се справят с домашните дрязги, нормални за едно големичко семейство – всичко това ви чака пъстро и усмихнато, готово да даде първите уроци по толерантност, търпение и доброта на който има сърце и очи да ги слуша. Нещо повече от спомен, нещо много по-голямо от урок, и нещо далеч по-страхотно от инфантилно забавление – муминтроли и барбарони по целия свят – обединявайте се! 🙂
И ето я добрата новина – вече имаме удоволствието да четем пълната колекция от приключенията на вълшебните гуменовидни същества, способни да се преобразяват в практически всичко, в прекрасни малки издания на едни от най-добрите приятели на четящите фърфалаци и техните родители – Фют, които и мен едно време ме научиха как се пише баобаб и разни отдавна забравени към момента, но доста впечатляващи преди години любопитни факти, с които можеш да се заявиш пред кварталната тайфа като най-интелигентното нърдче, в едноименното им списание, отдавна неиздавано доколкото знам. Както познатите ни случки на любимите ни барбарони, така и няколко съвсем незнайни истории – всичко вече е достъпно, и изкушението сами да се заровите до колене в планината шарени детски спомени е почти непреодолимо. Но пък няма и нужда да бягате от добрата сантименталност.
Как се раждат барбароните, как се влюбват, как си правят деца, как си градят домове, къде ходят на почивка, кои са извънземните им роднини, как го разбират това свободното обучение, как се помага на природата, на животните, на баланса в живота, как се забавляват по празници, как се справят с домашните дрязги, нормални за едно големичко семейство – всичко това ви чака пъстро и усмихнато, готово да даде първите уроци по толерантност, търпение и доброта на който има сърце и очи да ги слуша. Нещо повече от спомен, нещо много по-голямо от урок, и нещо далеч по-страхотно от инфантилно забавление – муминтроли и барбарони по целия свят – обединявайте се! 🙂
July 18, 2024
Such an enchanting and exquisite story and a real childhood favourite of mine. I love the late 1960s style of minimalist illustration, lots of white with a muted colour palette. But, most of all I love the moving story of a large pink shapeshifting chap who struggles to find his way in the world. An absolute treasure.
May 24, 2021
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Cute story about an interesting...individual?... who at first is shunned for his unique traits but then shows that being unique can be a huge advantage and help. I actually liked the quaint illustrations!
Cute story about an interesting...individual?... who at first is shunned for his unique traits but then shows that being unique can be a huge advantage and help. I actually liked the quaint illustrations!
May 3, 2022
Questa non è l'edizione che leggevo da piccola, però la uso per poter descrivere queste storie meravigliose che tanto hanno insegnato ai bambini e tanto hanno ancora da insegnare anche ai bambini di oggi.
October 22, 2019
A very cute story about a shape shifting being who is alienated at first, but embraced in the end. But also, honestly, kind of the shape of nightmare for me.
June 26, 2023
Раждането на Татко Барба е интересна история, интересно и как той разбра, че може да се преобразява, че може да помага.
October 4, 2023
Harrowing.
October 26, 2023
A lovely little book!
February 2, 2025
Barbapapas början
April 2, 2025
Bellissimo questo primo numero!
June 7, 2025
First book I ever read as a kid, love it!
November 30, 2025
Loved this as a kid, doesn’t hold up. Teaching kids to fit certain molds so they can be liked instead of finding people who like them who they are?? No thanks.
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February 28, 2021Ik ben gewoonweg fan van Barbapapa.....en dat al heel mijn leven! Het is zo'n heerlijk fantasierijk concept. Een familie in alle kleuren, die in elke vorm kan veranderen die ze maar wensen. De uitlating 'Huup huup barbatruc' is ook zo lekker aanstekelijk en wordt vrij snel overgenomen door kinderen, waardoor ze mee kunnen doen aan het verhaal. Ik ken geen kinderen (en trouwens ook geen volwassenen) die niet van Barbapapa houden. Een tijdloos concept dat al ruim vijftig jaar blijft boeien. Een boekenreeks die je een kind niet mag onthouden.
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October 30, 2015Personally, I like the illustrations, they're quite simple and they remind me of the style of books from when I was younger. I love the detail that has been put into them. From the zoo keepers shocked expression when the tiger gets out, to the intricate Metro sign. I love how he can change shape, similar to Gumby, I think kids love that as well. I'm going to read it to my story time group this week and see what they think.
As with the way of kids books, it's teaching them about being kind and helping others. Which is a good message to share. And it does it without being condescending (of course that's through the eyes of an adult).
As with the way of kids books, it's teaching them about being kind and helping others. Which is a good message to share. And it does it without being condescending (of course that's through the eyes of an adult).
February 24, 2016
I am not sure what to think except maybe don't be so judgmental based on initial appearances. Still seems hard to believe that the blob would always be so friendly and helpful after being displaced a couple of times from where he was living. I hate to be the party-pooper here, but the book just lacked appeal.
October 9, 2015
Questo libro è stata una vera sorpresa. Conoscevo il design dei Barbapapà dei cartoni animati, e non mi aveva mai ispirato più di tanto. Il vero disegno dei libri, invece, è delicato e affascinante; la storia ha dei pezzettini di imprevedibilità ed è costellata di piccoli dettagli graziosi che fanno sorridere.
December 20, 2025
An Aunt gave me this for my 4th birthday. I really liked it as a kid, my dad could sometimes be persuaded to translate it for me.
And maintenant, je peux le lit tout seule! Mais Barbapapa, il est un peut bizarre... peut-être sa peau rose? c'est trop similaire de flesh. Ses enfants ont moins bizarre.
And maintenant, je peux le lit tout seule! Mais Barbapapa, il est un peut bizarre... peut-être sa peau rose? c'est trop similaire de flesh. Ses enfants ont moins bizarre.
December 6, 2013
Utterly delighted these are back in print in English. Would be 5 stars but am not quite convinced by the format - with lots of white open space (the same for the Dutch editions, but larger than the original English versions).
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December 7, 2009I can't believe I'm reading this again today.
July 28, 2011
The first step in re-discovering a bit of my childhood that I'd forgotten. Only available in French though.
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