Book Title:Madeline
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
Year Published: 1939
Genre: Children's Literature
Madeline is the first book of many series. The book is about 12 little girls who walk in two straight lines and live in a house covered in vines. The smallest of the girls in Madeline and she is the bravest of them all. One night though she wakes up crying and in pain and is rushed to hospital. She finds out she has to have her appendix taken out. This book would be good to have in a classroom so some silent reading as it shows that a person that is sick is going to need extra attention because they need extra care to get better. In this book Ludwig captures concern and envy other children feel when their friends get sick but have more attention. Madeline also gets a scar from her operation but says its best of all which can help some students that have got a scare from an operation and are worried about the appearance of it.
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