Madeline (book series)

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Madeline (book series)

Books by John Bemelmans Marciano consist of the following:

Contents

  • Madeline in America
  • Madeline Loves Animals
  • Madeline Says Merci
  • Madeline and the Cats of Rome
  • Madeline at the White House
  • Madeline and the Old House in Paris
Author Ludwig Bemelmans and John Bemelmans Marciano
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's literature
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

Madeline is a book series, part of the Madeline media franchise, originally created by Ludwig Bemelmans. The series follows the daily adventures of Madeline, a seven-year-old girl attending a boarding school in Paris with eleven other girls, under the care of their teacher, Miss Clavel.

The first book was published in 1939, and proved to be a success, so Bemelmans wrote many sequels in the 1940s and 1950s. The series continued, written by Bemelmans' grandson John Bemelmans Marciano. As of 1998, the series had sold over 15 million copies worldwide. [1] Since then, the books have also been made into a film, a short film, and an animated series. [2] [3]

Series summary

Each book in the series begins with the rhyme:

In an old house in Paris
That was covered in vines
Lived twelve little girls
In two straight lines.

Madeline is the smallest yet bravest of the twelve girls at the boarding school. She is only 7 years old and is the only redhead in the school. She has many adventures while there, including falling off a bridge and being saved by a stray dog, and meeting Pepito, the mischievous boy next door.

Books

The original series by Ludwig Bemelmans consists of six books: [4]

The first five in the series were recorded as audio-books narrated by Carol Channing, originally released on LP by Caedmon Records and later released on audio-cassette:

The new series by John Bemelmans-Marciano consists of the following books:

Characters

Sales

At the time of the 1998 film adaptation's release, the series has sold over 15 million copies worldwide [5] making it one of the best-selling book series of all-time.

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References

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  5. Christian Science Monitor 1998