Madeline

　　在巴黎近郊的一棟老房子裡，住著12個天真活潑的小女孩，她們每天一起吃飯、刷牙，一起出遊，其中年紀最小的叫瑪德琳。瑪德琳這個繪本中的角色，深受讀者喜愛，一系列的書曾被拍成多部電影及卡通，劇情多少經過改編，但瑪德琳善良、活潑、好奇、愛冒險的特質卻不曾改變。這位陪伴小朋友長大，自己卻永遠長不大的『永遠的瑪德琳』，為小朋友們留下美麗的童年。

"In an old house in Paris
that was covered with vines
lived twelve little girls
in two straight lines
the smallest one was Madeline."

Nothing frightens Madeline--not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers, even after 75 years

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) was the author of the beloved Madeline books, including Madeline, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Madeline's Rescue, winner of the Caldecott Medal.

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) (www.madeline.com), a painter, illustrator, and writer for both children and adults, originally published Madeline in 1939. It lives on today, along with Caldecott Medal winner Madeline’s Rescue, as a seminal picture book in children’s literature. Ludwig Bemelmans’ grandson, John Bemelmans Marciano, carries on his grandfather’s legacy and has written and illustrated four books about Madeline of his own, including Madeline and the Old House in Paris and Madeline at the White House