Mad About Madeline

Collection of Madeline stories by Ludwig Bemelmans...with an introduction by Anna Quindlen. This was a LOVELY step back in time. As a kid I enjoyed the Madeline books and yesterday I sat down with this collection while in the waiting room and relived the pleasure of reading the stories...you all know how it goes...In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines....The smallest one was Madeline. After visiting Paris and parts of France last summer, I enjoyed the illustrations of things that I had seen, Carcassonne and places in Paris. There are six books included in this, my favorite is a toss up between the original Madeline or Madeline and the Gypsies. This has made me think about re-reading other picture books from my youth...the Richard Scarry ones, or Steven Kellogg. I already re-read Dr Seuss every so often..go back and read those books that you remember fondly!