Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) (www. madeline. com), a painter, illustrator, and writer for both children and adults, originally published Madeline in 1939. It lives on today, along with Caldecott Medal winner Madeline’ s Rescue, as a seminal picture book in children’ s literature. Ludwig Bemelmans’ grandson, John Bemelmans Marciano, carries on his grandfather’ s legacy and has written and illustrated four books about Madeline of his own, including Madeline and the Old House in Parisand Madeline at the White House.
