Madeline is a media franchise that originated as a series of
children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an
Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous
formats, spawning telefilms, television series and a live action
feature film. The adaptations are famous for the closing line, a
famous phrase Ethel Barrymore used to rebuff curtain calls, "That's
all there is, there isn't any more." The stories take place in a
Catholic boarding school in Paris. The teacher, Miss Clavel, is strict
but loves the children, cares for them, and is open to their
ideas.Much of the media start with the line "In an old house in Paris
that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight
lines ..." The stories often are written entirely in rhyme, include
simple themes of daily life, and the playful but harmless mischief of
Madeline, which appeal to children and parents alike. Most of the
books have several recurring themes, such as Miss Clavel turning on
the light and saying: "Something is not right."Madeline was written in
by Ludwig Bemelmans and published in 1939. Bemelmans wrote five
sequels between 1953 and 1961. Later books in the series were written
by Bemelmans' grandson John Bemelmans Marciano. The books focus on 12
girls in a Catholic boarding school in Paris. Madeline is the smallest
of the girls, only seven years old and the only girl with red hair.
She is the bravest and most outgoing of the girls. The images seem
classical and show scenery and landmarks of the location where the
story takes place such as the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River.In the
first book, Madeline gets sick, is taken to the hospital and has her
appendix removed to the envy of all the other girls. In Madeline's
Rescue she falls into the Seine River and brings back the dog that
saved her life.
children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an
Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous
formats, spawning telefilms, television series and a live action
feature film. The adaptations are famous for the closing line, a
famous phrase Ethel Barrymore used to rebuff curtain calls, "That's
all there is, there isn't any more." The stories take place in a
Catholic boarding school in Paris. The teacher, Miss Clavel, is strict
but loves the children, cares for them, and is open to their
ideas.Much of the media start with the line "In an old house in Paris
that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight
lines ..." The stories often are written entirely in rhyme, include
simple themes of daily life, and the playful but harmless mischief of
Madeline, which appeal to children and parents alike. Most of the
books have several recurring themes, such as Miss Clavel turning on
the light and saying: "Something is not right."Madeline was written in
by Ludwig Bemelmans and published in 1939. Bemelmans wrote five
sequels between 1953 and 1961. Later books in the series were written
by Bemelmans' grandson John Bemelmans Marciano. The books focus on 12
girls in a Catholic boarding school in Paris. Madeline is the smallest
of the girls, only seven years old and the only girl with red hair.
She is the bravest and most outgoing of the girls. The images seem
classical and show scenery and landmarks of the location where the
story takes place such as the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River.In the
first book, Madeline gets sick, is taken to the hospital and has her
appendix removed to the envy of all the other girls. In Madeline's
Rescue she falls into the Seine River and brings back the dog that
saved her life.
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