1954 Caldecott Medal Winner

I am so tired that I can't even guess what medium these illustrations are. Some are multicolored and some are mostly yellow.

The little girl Madeline is rescued by a dog, then some inspectors kick the dog out of the (orphanage? Boarding school? I'm not up on my "Madeline" books). When the dog comes back, it gives birth. We know what that dog's been up to (wink wink). ( )

The is the first book I've read in the series regarding Madeline. I'll be sure to read more. In this rhyming book, Madelne's adventure includes the story of 12 little girls walking the two straight lines, leaving the house at half past nine.

Madeline, living in Paris, France is the smallest, fell from the wall and was rescued by a dog. The dog became part of the every day life of the group of the girls and their Mistress who took care of them. When a huge snow storm occurred, Lord Cucuface that the dog was a perfect disgrace and ushered him out the door into the snow.

The hunt for the dog was fruitless, and at night finally he was found. The 12 girls continued to argue regarding who would have the dog sleep with them. If they did not stop fighting the dog would need to leave. As the Mistress who previously made the dog stay outside discovered, there was a litter of puppies awaiting their dog.

All were more than happy as each little girl had her own dog to walk and pet all day and night long.

I liked the snappy poetic rhyming of the story! ( )

Not one of my favorites, but still good. ( )

The lively adventures of the twelve famous little girls and Genevieve, the dog, take us once more to Bemelmans' unique and delightful Paris.

Really liked this one because of Genevieve. ( )