Madeline's Rescue

by Ludwig Bemelmans, and published by Viking

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About

Madeline's Rescue continues the gay boarding-school adventures in Paris of the earlier Madeline, with the dog Genevieve rescuing little Madeline from the Seine. The richly detailed and lively doublespreads, with clear Parisian landmarks, have fine, full-color reproduction and with equally humorous and original two-color sketches and rhymed text tell a story.

Awards Won

Title Year
Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is intended to create more abundant and joyful life in pictures for children. It is awarded to the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States during the year, and shall be awarded to the artist whether or not he be author of the text.
 1954 - Winner(s)