Who can't help but fall in love with Ludwig Bemelman's classic tale of a Parisian schoolgirl.
This classic from 1939 is still one of the best children's books ever.
Madeline has been described as charmingly impetuous, irrepressible, mischievous, and precocious. She may have been the smallest of the 12 little girls in two straight lines, but she certainly was the feistiest.
Madeline is a gutsy little girl, and that's what makes her such a unique role model in a time when storybook princesses defined femininity for girls (and often still does). Madeline gave young girls a reason to explore who they were as individuals, even if that meant being a tad disobedient.
