Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
Title: Madeline
Illustrator: Ludwig Bemelmans
Year: 1939
Genre: Caldecott
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Original Publisher
Reading Level: Intermediate Level
Interest Level: Elementary
Topics: Madeline, boarding school, classmates, caldecott.
Summary: Madeline is the story of a little girl named Madeline who lives at a boarding school. In the boarding school there lived twelve little girls who did everything in two straight lines. One night Miss Clavel woke up with the feeling that something was not right. She ran to find that the smallest girl, Madeline, was ill. She called the doctor who came immediately it was her appendix. Madeline was rushed to the hospital where she stayed for ten days. On the tenth day Miss Clavel decided that it would be a nice day to go visit Madeline. They all brought flowers for her, and when they walked in they were surprised to see all of the toys and most of all the scar on Madeline’s stomach. That night Miss Clavel with the feeling that something was not right she rushed to the girls room where all of the girls were crying because they wanted their appendix out too.
Extension Activity: The kids will make up a story of what what a boarding school would be like if they were to run one. Would they have all girls, all boys or would it be co-ed. What kind of activities would the children be doing everyday etc.
