Title: Madeline
Author/Illustrator: Ludwig Bemelmans
Publication Year: 1939
Website: www.madeline.com
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten
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Recommended By:
- 1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
- 100 Best Books for Children
- The Read-Aloud Handbook
- Babies Need Books
- Valerie and Walter’s Best Books for Children
- What to Read When
- The New York Times Parent’s Guide to the Best Books for Children
Comments: My son has liked this book for over a year. As a toddler, I think he mostly liked the rhyming. He had the first page memorized from a young age. However, now that he’s 4, despite the simplicity of the story, he’s always interested when I bring this book along to read in our travel bag. I also remember liking this book as a child (as well as a cartoon based on this book). There is something very appealing about Madeline. I’ll definitely admit this book does seem timeless and worthy of the numerous recommendations, but there’s also something very odd about it, almost like it didn’t have an editor. Why are some of the illustrations so detailed and polished and other ones look like rough draft sketches? Also, does anyone else think it’s weird how there are still 12 girls sitting at the dinner table when Madeline is in the hospital?
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