The debut Barbapapa book shows us where the legend began. Well, not really, but it's a great book anyway. Apparently, a Barba-embryo lay dormant underground until an unsuspecting gardener watered it, sparking the seed to grow rapidly into a full-grown pink blob, our friend, Barbapapa. We don't know what he is made of, how he got there, or how he can change shapes and sizes so very easily, but who cares?

He becomes a local hero, thanks to his shape-shifting
skills, sips wine with his new friends, and finds a home.
( The house is not much larger than his own body, but
Barbapapa looks happy anyway. )