Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans

The Gallery also features detailed didactics to bring meaning to various pieces in the collection. It is the largest permanent, private collection of work by Bemelmans on public display in North America, and showcases select pieces which have never been seen by the public before. The curated Gallery collection, owned by the historic hotel's proprietors Charles and Deborah Royce, includes original works, architectural commissions, illustrations of product campaigns, and illustrations of the beloved Madeline series. WATCH HILL, R.I., Ap/PRNewswire/ - Ocean House pays homage to the beloved illustrator and author Ludwig Bemelmans on the 125 th anniversary of his April 27, 1898, birthday with the announcement of the Bemelmans Gallery and Bemelmans Suite. Bemelmans was also a painter, whose art was displayed in exhibitions around the world.The new Bemelmans Gallery is the largest permanent, private collection of work by Ludwig Bemelmans on public display in North America He was a frequent contributor to magazines, including The New Yorker, Town and Country, and Holiday. Although best known for his children's books, he also wrote fiction and non-fiction for adults, on subjects he knew best: hotels, traveling, and Hollywood. Ludwig Bemelmans (1896-1963) was born in the Austrian Tirol, coming to the United States in 1914. 'That old house in Paris that is covered with vines' still holds the irrepressible Madeline, who here manages to keep things going when everyone is sick abed Christmas Eve.The pictures are vintage Bemelmans - brisk, energetic, and strikingly composed.' Booklist

Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) was the author of the beloved Madeline books, including Madeline, a Caldecott Honor Book, and Madeline's Rescue, winner of the Caldecott Medal. Taking care of eleven little girls and Miss Clavel is hard work, but when Madeline finds help from a magical merchant, the girls embark on a Christmas journey that will surely make them forget their sniffles and sneezes. All except brave Madeline, who is up and about and feeling just fine. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are true classics that continue to charm readers even after 75 years! It's the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed.

Nothing frightens Madeline-not tigers, not even mice.

About the Book With everyone else sick in bed with a cold on Christmas eve, it is up to Madeline to run the school and she finds a remarkable helper in a rug-selling magician.

Madeline's Christmas by Ludwig Bemelmans