Module 2 - Madeline

Module 2 – Madeline

Book Summary –
Madeline lives with eleven other girls.  Miss Clavel watches over all of them every day.  One night, Miss Clavel knows that something is wrong.   Madeline is sick.  She is rushed to the hospital and her appendix is taken out.  The other eleven girls go to visit her and see what an adventure Madeline has had.  Now they all want to go to the hospital!

APA Reference –
Bemelmans, L. (1967). Madeline.  New York: The Viking Press.

My Impressions –
This book is fun, sweet, and entertaining.  Madeline and Miss Clavel are great protagonists, and this book is a great set up for many more Madeline adventures.  The book should allow younger students to imagine life living with eleven others all the time, eleven built –in best friends. 

Professional Review –
"In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines," lives plucky Madeline with eleven other girls under the care of the kind Miss Clavel. Madeline wakes up in the night with appendicitis and is rushed off to the hospital. The other girls visit Madeline after the operation, and see her gifts, her candy, and above all, her scar. That night they all cry, "Boohoo, we want to have our appendix out too!" Bemelman's drawings of Paris bring the charm of the city to young readers.

Barnes and Noble.  (n.d.).  Madeline review. 

Library Uses –
The librarian could use this as a set-up for talking about times that students were sick and what needed to be done to make them better.  She could also gather suggestions on where the group of girls should go in order to have a good time, and what Madeline would be doing there.