Madeline's Christmas

Madeline's Christmas is an illustrated children's book by Ludwig Bemelmans. It features popular children's character Madeline. It was first published in 1956 as a special book insert to McCalls Magazine.[1] It did not get issued independently until 1985.

Madeline finds herself having to manage the needs of the school when everyone else falls ill.

There was a TV version of this story, only the magician was replaced by an old lady named Madame Marie.

Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans
Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking Kestrel, 1985.

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