Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline represents the daring, carefree, curious and adventurous side of children. She is the smallest child out of twelve other girls that she lives with. The picture book Madeline is relatable for all children. Some of the girls in this picture book are obedient while others are mischievous. Although this picture book presents a variety of personalities the author still indicates that all children need comforting and direction from adults. The book Madeline is about a young girl who is very brave but had to get rushed to the hospital due to problems with her appendix. I loved the character Madeline because of her spunky personality but I did not particularly enjoy the plot of this picture book. On the other hand, I thought the illustrations were great. Instead of using typical sketches it seemed as though the illustrations were made using water colors.