Recently my friend asked me to recommend a book about school children to him. The first book that came to my mind was "A Little Princess" by F.H. Burnett. It is one of my favourite books but may not be suitable for a seven year-old girl who is just learning to read. Then I started to search on the Internet and found "Madeline w Paryżu" (Eng. Madeline in Paris) written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American children' author.
The action of the book takes place in a Catholic boarding school in Paris, France. Madeline is the smallest of the girls. She is seven years old, and the only redhead. She is the most daring and often gives Miss Clavel a headache as she gets into a lot of trouble.
"Madeline w Paryżu" is a collection of all six stories written by Ludwig Bemelmans:- Madeline, 1939: in which Madeline has her appendix removed.
- Madeline's Rescue, 1953: in which Madeline is rescued from drowning by a dog - later taken by the girls and named Genevieve.
- Madeline and the Bad Hat, 1956: in which the "bad hat" is Pepito, the Spanish ambassador's son, who is a very naughty boy.
- Madeline and the Gypsies, 1959: in which Madeline and Pepito have an adventure at a circus.
- Madeline in London, 1961: in which Pepito moves to London, and Madeline and the girls go to visit him.
- Madeline's Christmas, 1965: in which everyone in the house catches cold, except Madeline.
Each story begins with the same rhyme:
In an old house in Paris
That was covered in vines
Lived twelve little girls
In two straight lines.
The last chapter is dedicated to the origins of Madeline. It also contains a selection of original sketches from the author's notebooks. |
| Madeline w Paryżu by Ludwig Bemelmans |
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