Madeline's Christmas - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1407110551 ISBN 13: 9781407110554

Publisher: Scholastic, 2008

Synopsis

'In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines

lived twelve little girls in two straight lines...'

It's Christmas Eve, and Miss Clavel and her charges are all in bed with colds. All except Madeline, who answers the door to a rug-seller. But when she discovers that the rug-seller is also a magician, the little girls are whisked away on a magic Christmas carpet ride!

The small but feisty heroine, Madeline, and her charming Parisian world have been loved by children and adults alike for over seventy years.

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Madeline's Christmas

Review:

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring because of a nasty, contagious illness--even the mouse is in bed with a miserable cold. Only brave Madeline is up and about ... competently running the household until she hears a knock at the door--a visitor whom she suspects might be Santa Claus. Instead it is a magical-rug merchant, with 12 red carpets that Madeline thinks would be perfect for the 12 girls and "for our ice-cold in the morning feet". She procures a few francs from Miss Clavel and pays the merchant. Without his rugs, however, he is very chilly, and he feels quite silly for having sold them. He returns to the old house (still covered in vines), where Madeline helps him thaw out, and he works a little Christmas magic--sending the girls on cross-country carpet rides to surprise their parents. Of course, Miss Clavel's bell breaks the spell and they're all back in time to celebrate the New Year. (Ages 4 to 8) --Karin Snelson

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1407110551
• ISBN 13: 9781407110554
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Illustrator: Bemelmans Ludwig