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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I always enjoyed the Madeline cartoon as a kid. The song was catchy and Madeline (and Pierre) were amusing. That said, I don't think I ever read the books. But the first book is not bad. Very similar to the show but lacking music. The story is a little confusing - orphans? Papa? boarding school? I don't really get the circumstances of Madeline's living arrangements but it's a minor thing to ignore. I enjoyed the rhymes and the illustrations were gorgeous. Particularly the watercolour ones. I really liked the text arrangement on the last page, the way it echoed the trailing off of the rhyme. The story itself was fairly simple but entertaining to follow. Target audience 4.5 stars, rounded to 5. For myself 3.5. AwardsNotable Lists
Madeline, smallest and naughtiest of the twelve little charges of Miss Clavel, wakes up one night with an attack of appendicitis. No library descriptions found.
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Awards: Caldecott Honor (1940)
The New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books, 100 Years