Madeline

This book is a Caldecott Honor Book. Madeline books sometimes (in my opinion) not so good but others are wonderful! You never know when you go to open the cover! This one I really loved and my almost 3 year old granddaughter loved sitting in my lap looking at the pictures and listening to the rhyming lines. Madeline is a little girl in France that lives with 11 other little girls with a nun that cares for them all in a boarding school. Madeline is the littlest one of the girls and the most adventurous. Sometimes (like in this book) her manners are well and shes adorable...in other books (my opinion here) shes over the top on bad manners and just gets into everything etc. In this book Madeline gets very sick and is rushed out in a hurry awakin in a hospital after an appendix operation. When the girls come visit they all are jealous of all the toys in her hospital room but mostly are jealous of her big new scar on her belly! They all leave and wish her well but that night Miss Clevel awakens to find them all crying saying they want their appendix out too! She tells them to be thankful for their good health. In the very back of the book there is a page of listing of items that are actualy in France that you can see throughout the book. So if you arent familiar with monuments-items in France this gives you a neat look into things. Like the Eiffel Tower, The Place Vendome, Notre Dame and other scenes

We bought this for our granddaughter who just turned four. We wondered if this lovely story could compete in her world of technology.....She loved it and we are delighted !

This book was a favorite of our daughter’s and her daughter immediately noted it a a “good book” because it has an award.

Love this book for life

A dear friend just had a little girl and named her Madeline, so it gave me an excuse to gift her the Yottoy My Friend Madeline 10 Soft Doll and this Madeline board book - I didnt know they made a board book of this wonderful story. Im delighted to be able to share what was one of my daughters favorites with a new generation.

PERFECT GIFT for our Great Grand daughter by the same name.

This delightful tale of a quaint childrens home ALA 1939 France is still as dear as ever, and a wonderful addition for any home library of childrens literature.

Great shorter adaptation of the original - perfect for my younger kiddos who dont have the attention span yet to sit through the entire story. Board book was a plus as I dont quite trust my 1 1/2 year old with any other kind yet ;)

Im scratching my head. I dont understand why this book is such a classic. Hated it and didnt want to finish reading it to my daughter. Story is not what I would consider kid friendly.

This book is a wonderful classic that can be passed on through generations.