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Madeline In America And Other Holiday Tales
Madeline, in all her incarnations over six decades, has remained first and foremost one of "twelve little girls in two straight lines" in an old house in Paris. Now, with news that will astound her many fans, not to mention Madeline herself, she and her 11 cohorts find themselves on their way to Texas, U.S.A. Madeline a wealthy cowgirl? Why not! She handles ...more
Hardcover, 112 pages
Published
October 1st 1999
by Scholastic Inc.
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As you might expect, this story begins:
"In and old house in Paris
That was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls
In two straight lines"
But things are a little different from the traditional Madeline books. In America, the girls take an exciting holiday trip to a Texas cattle ranch that Madeline has inherited. It has some very funny rhymes such as:
"Merry Christmas and howdy, ma'am
The name is Crockett, but call me Sam."...more
"In and old house in Paris
That was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls
In two straight lines"
But things are a little different from the traditional Madeline books. In America, the girls take an exciting holiday trip to a Texas cattle ranch that Madeline has inherited. It has some very funny rhymes such as:
"Merry Christmas and howdy, ma'am
The name is Crockett, but call me Sam."...more
The three stories contained in this book are written by Ludwig Bemelmans and originally printed in smaller, hand outs. For this book, the artwork is by a relative to capture, but not copy, the original style.
Only one of the three stories is about Madeleine, and that one I don't much like. I was looking for more Madeleine to read to my daughter, so the two other two didn't interest me. The last, Sunshine, is quite long, the story itself and even the stanzas which read differently t...more
Only one of the three stories is about Madeleine, and that one I don't much like. I was looking for more Madeleine to read to my daughter, so the two other two didn't interest me. The last, Sunshine, is quite long, the story itself and even the stanzas which read differently t...more
Bought a nice hardcopy edition of this book at 75% off last night at my beloved Barnes and Noble. Madeline is one of my all time favorite children book characters, and I had yet to read about her time in America. It's a bit different then her classic adventures, but still enjoyable, and four other Ludwig Bemelmans illustrated stories are also included in the book. My favorite of those is called Sunshine, about a grouchy old man who rents out his apartment to a music teacher... chaos ensues......more
This is a classic series of books about a fearless girl who lives with Miss Clavel and 11 other girls
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Ludwig Bemelmans was an American author and children's book writer and illustrator. He is most famous today for the series of Madeline books.
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