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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

A Carnival of Modern Humor (1967)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

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A Carnival of Modern Humour (1968)

A collection of humorous pieces from the twentieth century.

The Castle Number Nine (1937)

Baptiste comes out of retirement to go to work for the Count at the Castle Number Nine.

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

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1937

The Children Come Running (1960)

A collection of UNICEF greeting cards, some by famous illustrators.

Dogs, Heroes, Adventurers, Friends (1964)

A collection of thirty favorite dog stories.

Fifi (1940)

While on an African safari, Fifi the poodle is captured by hostile natives.

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

The Golden Basket (1936)

Two girls from England are on holiday in Bruges, Belgium and meet the littlest orphan, Madeleine.

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

Newbery Honor Book
Newbery Honor Book - 1937
Newbery Honor Book
Junior Literary Guild - 1936

Good Times Together (1958)

Includes Willie’s Pocket by Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Crockett Johnson reproduced in color. An anthology for younger children about people around the world.

Hansi (1934)

Hansi spends Christmas with his aunt and uncle high in the mountains of the Tyrol.

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

The Happy Place (1952)

Winthrop the rabbit finds refuge in the zoo with his friend the elephant.

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

The High World (1954)

A novel about life in the Tyrol between the world wars.

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

How the Rabbit Fooled the Whale and the Elephant 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.

Ludwig Bemelmans’ Favorite Stories: Hansi, Rosebud and The Castle Number Nine (2016)

An Austrian boy spends the Christmas holidays in the Tyrolean mountains, a rabbit tries to prove he is the smartest animal and the Castle Number nine suffers a vocabulary disaster.

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

Mad About Madeline (1993)

A compendium of all things Madeline from Madeline to Madeline’s Christmas.

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

Madeline (1939)

The smallest of the twelve French orphans under the care of Madame Clavel wakes up one night with a tummy ache.

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

Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1940

Madeline (1954)

In an old house in Paris
That was covered in vines
Lived twelve little girls …
The smallest one was Madeline.

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

Madeline: A Pop-Up Book (1987)

In an old house in Paris
That was covered with vines
Lived twelve little girls …
The smallest one was Madeline.

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

Madeline and the Bad Hat (1956)

When Pepito the Spanish ambassador’s son moves in next door he disrupts the lives of the orphelines.

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

Madeline and the Gypsies (1958)

Pepito and Madeline join a gypsy circus.

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

Madeline and the Gypsies (1959)

Pepito persuades Madeline to run away with a gypsy circus.

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

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