Searching for a book called "The story of Henry Badabada"

[Phil Hubbard]

I am trying to track down a book I read at Nursery School back in the mid
1970's. I believe it to be called either "The story of Henry Badabada" or
"The sad story of Henry Badabada" The book I read was a hardback square
shaped book. It had a green border round the edges and a picture from the
story on the front.

It was a story about a creature made out of paper called a badabada. Henry
Badabada lived in a house with his family and used to eat chalk and crayons
which made him sick. He ended up in a wash basin and got wet and started to
unfold. That is pretty much all I can remember of the story. There was a
section at the front or the back of the book that showed you how to make
your own badabada out of a square of paper using origami techniques. I can
still remember how to make one to this day. My mother also kept the one my
Nursery teacher made me in 1974. I am desperate to get a copy of this book
or even find someone else that remembers it other than my mother.

Can anyone help?

Regards

Phil Hubbard

[Kris Baker]

"Phil Hubbard" <ph006...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:XrQUb.4859$u47...@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk...

"Henry Bada Bada" by Polly Hobson, MacMillan, 1971, is available
from online booksellers.

http://www.biblio.com/books/577084.html
and
http://snipurl.com/4c0f (combined AddAll results)

Kris

[goldilocks]

HENRY BADA-BADA story by Polly Hobson pictures by Jane Rendel; Published by
Macmillan 1971 {sbn 333116224} original price 21sh or £1.05. Abt 31
sides.

I bought it today [4 May 2004] at an Oxfam bookshop and proceeded to look
it up on the second-hand book internet sites as I found it so delightful
but found nothing about it. Then I typed the title onto Google and your
posting came up! Have you found it yet? Sorry,I do not want to part with
it!

You are right it does exist ..perhaps I have the only remaining copy? I
could send you a synopsis.

[babyb...@gmail.com]

I too remember how to make a henry badabada from primary school. I have passed this precious knowledge onto both my children, the youngest deciple being 4yrsrs old. Good luck finding your book, i never saw one but i am intrigued now and would love to read the story.

[deb_...@hotmail.com]

Hi Phill Hubbard,
I remember making badabadas from my primary school days (Im now 51) and I still make them to this day. I’ve worked in nursery and primary school and I teach children everywhere to make them. I roll up tiny pieces of paper for food and kids love this concept. Henry badabada still lives on through ya even though the book is almost elusive. I am making a nada nada family now with my daughter as I type this reply. Good luck finding a copy of your book.

[gwol...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, 20 July 2013 06:44:45 UTC+10, babyb...@gmail.com wrote:
> I too remember how to make a henry badabada from primary school. I have passed this precious knowledge onto both my children, the youngest deciple being 4yrsrs old. Good luck finding your book, i never saw one but i am intrigued now and would love to read the story.

Please remind me how to make badabda!

[courte...@gmail.com]

Hello if you're still there — my dad used to read "Henry Bada-Bada" to his classes when he was a primary school teacher and he taught us to make bada-badas too! I still remember how and wish I could find a copy of the book as well...

In the meantime, the folding is basically the same as the origami "fortune teller" we also used to make as children (you may know it as well): http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-fortune-teller.html

Fold the same as the instructions given at that link (but don't write on it!), up to step 9 where you turn it over. Then instead of continuing as given, lift one of those four flaps upwards to make the top of the bada-bada's beak while valley-folding the other three flaps in half to make his wings and his lower beak. Hard to describe in words, but if you've done it before, I'm sure you'll recognise this stage when you get to it. Happy folding! :o)