A review by jaredolin
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

 What a cute book! If I ever go to France, I now have some locations to visit in the backdrops of all the illustrations here. I thought it was interesting to have the dramatic point of the story to center on Madeline's appendix getting taken out. It's nice, too, to see everyone's love for this book, but it's not one that I read growing up sadly. I would've been keen to that tiger line and probably would've used it in class. Dang. Missed opportunities. Oh well, maybe in the next life. For now, this book served its purpose in getting me closer to my reading goal this year hehe. 1 hour left till New Years!