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Ludwig Bemelmans

Author, Illustrator

(1898 - 1962)

Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austria-Hungary-born American writer and illustrator of children’s books and an internationally known gourmet. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published from 1939 to 1961; a seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999.



Bibliography

Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales (1999)

Includes Madeline in America, The Count and the Cobbler: A Bemelmans Christmas Memory and Sunshine.

Read online at archive.org. 

Madeline in London (1961)

Madeline and the orphelines visit Pepito in London and return with a new pet.

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Madeline in Texas (1999)

A special edition of Madeline in America sold by Neiman-Marcus.

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Madeline’s Christmas (1956)

Everyone is in bed with a cold on Christmas eve but Madeline, who finds them all a beautiful Christmas present.

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Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline’s Christmas (1985)

Everyone is in bed with a cold on Christmas eve but Madeline who finds a beautiful present for each.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Madeline’s Rescue (1953)

Madeline falls in the Seine and is rescued by Miss Genevieve, a dog.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Caldecott Medal
Caldecott Medal - 1954
Caldecott Medal
Junior Literary Guild - 1953

Marina (1962)

Marina, a young seal is saved from a shark by the porpoises.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Noodle (1937)

Noodle the wiener dog thinks it might be nice to be a different shape - or would it?

Author(s): Munro Leaf
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Parsley (1955)

A tale of a deer, a tree and a hunter. It does not end well for the hunter.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1955

Quito Express (1938)

A baby stows away on the Quito Express.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

A Tale of Two Glimps (1947)

A promotional book for color television.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Illustrator(s): Ludwig Bemelmans

Told Under the Christmas Tree: An Umbrella Book (1948)

A collection of stories and poems about Christmas and Hanukkah.

Read online at archive.org.

Welcome Home! (1960)

A fox hunt from the fox’s perspective.

Why the Bear Has a Short Tail and Other Stories (1946)

A collection of short stories including How the Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant, originally published as Rosebud by Ludwig Bemelmans along with The Man Who Kept House and Why the Bear Has a Short Tail.

Author(s): Ludwig Bemelmans
Et al
Illustrator(s): Anne Fleur

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