''Madeline and the Gypsies'' is a children's picture book by

Ludwig Bemelmans Ludwig Bemelmans (April 27, 1898 – October 1, 1962) was an Austrian-American writer and illustrator of children's books and adult novels. He is known best for the ''Madeline'' picture books. Six were published, the first in 1939. Early life B ...

featuring Bemelman's popular character

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. It was first published in 1959 by

Viking Press Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company owned by Penguin Random House. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim and then acquire ...

under the Viking Juvenile imprint.

Plot

Pepito, the son of the Spanish Ambassador, invites Madeline and her fellow students to a

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carnival. However, in the chaos caused by a sudden rainstorm, Miss Clavel and the other girls lose sight of Madeline and Pepito, who are unintentionally left behind on the

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. The two children find themselves guests of the gypsies, and soon wind up part of the carnival themselves.

Adaptations

According to a review in Publishers Weekly, an element from this book is rehashed in a different setting for the posthumously published

book '' Madeline in America and Other Holiday Tales''. A 1966 Czech-American animated film titled ''

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'' briefly adapts the story, along with four other short stories. Beck, Jerry. 2005. ''The Animated Movie Guide: The Ultimate Illustrated Reference to Cartoon, Stop-motion, And Computer-generated Feature Films''. Chicago:

Chicago Review Press Chicago Review Press, or CRP, is a U.S. book publisher and an independent company founded in 1973. Chicago Review Press publishes approximately 60 new titles yearly under eight imprints: Chicago Review Press, Lawrence Hill Books, Academy Chicago, ...

. . pp. 12–13. In 2008, it was adapted into a musical, with script by Barry Kornhauser and score by Michael Koerner, which premiered at The Children's Theater Company in Minneapolis, MN.

References

External links

Publishers Weekly
* 1959 children's books American picture books Children's fiction books Viking Press books Books adapted into plays Fictional representations of Romani people {{child-picture-book-stub Madeline