Mad about Madeline

by Ludwig Bemelmans

Hardcover, 1993

Status

Available

Local notes

E Bem

Barcode

2146

Publication

Viking Juvenile (1993), Edition: 1st, 316 pages

Description

A collection of all of Madeline's adventures.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1993

Physical description

316 p.; 8.4 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member rampaginglibrarian
Madeline was one of my all time favorites as a child--and oh so fitting for this little rampager to be...
LibraryThing member allawishus
This contains most (all?) of the Madeline picture books. I had read them before, but it was interesting to read them again all in one go. The first is definitely the best - all about Madeline going to the hospital to get her appendix out. The intro, the rhyming, the art . . . c'est parfait!

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on, Bemelmans introduces Pepito, their next-door-neighbor; he's creepier than I remember, building a guilliotine to cut off chicken heads ?? Blergh. In Madeline and the Gypsies it was also kind of creepy that they basically get kidnapped. But, I didn't notice when I was younger, and I'm pretty sure most kids don't notice the creepy-factor! We impose such weird adult standards on things that are hand-waved by children. My least favorite is Madeline's Christmas. I almost thought it had been written by someone else. The artwork is even sketchier than usual and the concept of a Christmas hobo/genie is pretty uninspired, in my humble opinion.

Anyway, the artwork throughout the collection is absolutely lovely and wonderful and iconic. Madeline herself is feisty and lovable - one of the prototypes for spunky little girl characters in picture books!
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LibraryThing member maryanntherese
A great compendium of Madeline. The verse is memorable and the familiarity of the openings in all of the stories welcomes you back to the old house in Paris. Unfortunately, although this is billed as the "complete" Madeline, it does not include "Madeline in America."
LibraryThing member harleybrenton
This is one of my favorite books, and could be used to help children relate to their problems or challenges that life is giving them. It's colorful and full of adventure!
LibraryThing member empress8411
I know Madeline is a classic childhood story, and that years of children have enjoyed these books. But, I don't like them. They seem trite and odd and nonsensical - but not in a whimsical childlike way but in a author-on-drugs sort of way. Even the bright and colorful illustration didn't help! The
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first book was not too bad, but they went downhill fast. Boring, weird, and strange - not my cup of tea. I'm sure others will continue to enjoy these stories, but as for me - I don't think I'll introduce them to my future kids less I be forced into reading them repeatedly.
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Pages

316

Rating

(100 ratings; 4.2)
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