Ludwig Bemelmans wrote and illustrated children's books best known for Madeline. The first book introduces a fearless girl living at a Paris boarding school with eleven other children under Miss Clavel, using rhyme, repeated visual patterns and recognisable Paris landmarks. Later Madeline stories involve a rescue by a dog, encounters with a neighbouring boy and further adventures that keep the same school community at the centre. Bemelmans's loose, expressive illustrations are inseparable from the text and give the books a distinctive sense of movement and place. The stories are brief, funny and easy to read aloud. His work fits classic picture books, rhyming children's fiction and illustrated stories set in Paris. Read more Less
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