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“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines the smallest one was Madeline.
” A complete collection of all the adventures of Madeline, a fearless little girl full of mischief and vitality. Madeline, first published in 1939, and its five sequels have charmed generations of readers, and have become true one of the world’s most popular and beloved fictional characters with this beautiful, deluxe collection, bringing together all six of the Madeline books in one volume. In each of these books, Bemelmans’ humorous verse, his immortal characters–Miss Clavel, Pepito, the magician, the others–and his wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris combine to create a memorable reading experience for people of all Prize-winning journalist Anna Quindlen has written an introduction to the collection, which also includes “The Isle of God,” an essay by Bemelmans on how he invented Madeline, and never-before-published working sketches of Madeline, as well as photos of the Bemelmans family.
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 4/3/2014
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.05 lbs
Size: 10.9″ H x 8.4″ L x 1.4″ W
ISBN: 9780451470515
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