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112 pages; Ages 5-8 Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic;
$24.99 ISBN 0-590-03910-5
In 1939, readers first picked a fearless little girl
named Madeline out of a parade of "twelve little girls in two straight
lines." Through six published adventures she rose to every challenge,
worried her guardian, Miss Clavel, and earned the affection of millions of
Americans. But she never came here to visit... until now!
In time for the sixtieth anniversary of her birth comes one last
wonderful story to treasure about the mischievous Madeline. Here readers
will learn Madeline's last name, join her and the girls for horseback
rides and a tour of the world's greatest store, and get a hint at what
lies in Miss Madeline's future.
John Bemelmans Marciano discovered Ludwig Bemelmans's manuscript and pencil
sketches for Madeline in America waiting for him among his grandfather's
files. Now he has lovingly completed what his grandfather began - with
full-colour paintings done in tribute to the great master.
As a further tribute to Ludwig and as a treat for his fans, we are proud to
present two more holiday classics from the Bemelmans archives: The Count
and the Cobbler, a gem of a parable about a brilliant baby who engineers a
happy holiday for his desperately poor family; and Sunshine, the timeless
tale of a music teacher whose greedy landlord wants to evict her on
Christmas Eve.
This is a landmark collection: a true gift for
every fan of Ludwig Bemelmans and
Madeline.
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