the smallest of her compatriot schoolgirls who tread in two straight lines through a series of children’s books, including “Madeline” and “Madeline’s Rescue.” Bemelmans’ grandson ...

MADELINE’S RESCUE (56 pp.)—Ludwig Bemelmans—Viking ($3). In an old house in Paris That was covered with vines Lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. As well-read moppets know ...

5. Of all of the Madeline books, the only one to win a Caldecott Medal was 1954's Madeline's Rescue. 6. When you're one of the richest men in the word, I guess you can afford to have one of the ...

The exhibit features many paintings from the books (among dozens of other ... like her heroine in “Madeline’s Rescue” as “the quickest way to obtain notoriety and a dog and 12 puppies.” ...

More than 100 of his pieces, including original drawings from the Madeline books, are displayed in Madeline in New York: The Art of Ludwig Bemelmans – which marks his first solo show in close to ...