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Barbapapa
''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. The books were originally written in French (''barbe à papa'' - literally "Daddy's beard" - is French for ''cotton candy'' or candy floss), and were later translated into over 30 languages.
Several European publishers expressed interest in Barbapapa but did not wish to embark on spending the publishing cost. Frank Fehmers Productions, an Agent who later became a publisher, subsequently set up a co-production and the first edition was published in French, by ''L'École des Loisirs'', in British English, by the Ernest Benn Company, and in American English by the Henry Z. Walck Co. A few years later, when more titles had been published, Fehmers expanded the project to television films in conjunction with Joop Visch of Polyscope-Polygram, with the story boards designed by Taylor. After twelve years, Fehmers and Tison/Taylor discontinued their business relationship.
As short cartoons of a length of only five minutes, the Barbapapa stories reached a broader audience via TV. Also a comic book version was created. Both the cartoons and comics sometimes show concerns about the environment and contain environmental messages. On May 19, 2015, Google created a doodle celebrating the 45th anniversary of the publishing of Barbapapa.
==Background ==
The inspiration for Barbapapa came by chance in the Luxembourg Garden in Paris one day in May 1970. While walking in the park with Annette Tison, Talus Taylor thought he heard a child ask his parents for something called "Baa baa baa baa". Not speaking French, he asked Tison what the words meant. She explained that the child was asking for a treat called ''la barbe à papa'' (cotton candy). Later at a restaurant, the couple began to draw on the tablecloth, and came up with a character inspired by the candy: a pink and round character. When it came time to give it a name, ''Barbapapa'' came naturally.〔(Les Barbapapa pleurent la mort de l'un de leurs créateurs ), Le Figaro, 2 March 2015.〕
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