Nostalgia

Such was the case this weekend when I found the official Barbapapa website. Andrew had mentioned my beloved book from childhood recently, but neither of us could remember the title character's name. Fruitless Google searches of "family of blobs" and "children's shape-shifting book character" yielded nothing. I finally figured out the magic combination of search terms (i believe it was "1970s children's book blob") and was handsomely rewarded. Out of print for years, the Barbapapa books still catch a pretty penny on eBay. But thankfully, a fan with some time on her hands has gone ahead and created a detailed fan site that provides a Cliffs Notes-style summary of each book, including my favorite, Barbapapa's New House. Now please excuse me while I scour YouTube for old episodes of Reading Rainbow...