Madeline

It feels too long. It just goes on and on about unimportant things. There are twelve girls in a boarding school in France. The woman in charge, Miss Clavel, dresses like a nun for some reason (wouldnt she be Sister Clavel or Mother Clavel if she were a nun?). The smallest of the 12 girls is named Madeline. Shes brave but a little foolhardy (which is irrelevant to the story, but the book feels it necessary to tell us this). One night shes in bed crying. Miss Clavel calls the doctor. Madeline has appendicitis. Shes in in the hospital for like 10 days. The other eleven girls go and visit her, where they see the toys and candy and the dollhouse from Papa (the only way I could tell she wasnt an orphan). She has a scar. Then the other girls go home, and then theyre all crying in bed because they all want to have their appendixes out also. Miss Clavel says, Good night, little girls! Thank the lord you are well! And now go to sleep! I feel like like I could draw this well. The art is very stylized, as if the artist just really roughly sketched things and wasnt interested in making things look realistic in any way, shape, or form. It uses far too many words to tell a fairly uninteresting story. Madeline gets appendicitis. Or, a little longer: A brave little girl named Madeline who is in boarding house with 11 other girls gets appendicitis, and the other kids are jealous. Thats it. Literally nothing else happens in this book. It does not need to go on this long. Its not terrible at rhyming and the meter is okay, but it changes the rhyme scheme all over the place. Quatrains, couplets, and triplets are just thrown about with abandon. And is he trying to rhyme Papa with car and star? Its more annoying than anything else. It doesnt do anything for me. Its not imparting any knowledge to me. Its not interesting. Its just fairly mediocre, and the art is not very well done in my opinion. Message: Appendicitis is fun! For more childrens book reviews, see the drttmk website.

A timeless classic from childhood. A perfect gift to pass on to the next generation. Thank you.

Excellent service; will buy again!

The illustrations engage the littles in the story.

This book never goes out of style. Visually and rhythmically appealing. Its rhymes will become a part of your family lingo.

Kids love it AAA+++

Love this character. I was very young when I had my first experience with Madeline. One of my favorite childhood books

Especially bought for my Gdaufhter

My kiddo already had this book but since he was still a baby he destroyed the other one, lol. This is definitely his favorite book, the condition of the book was amazing, and on top of all a super bargain. Kudos!

The book itself appears fine, but the paper cover is ripped in multiple places.