''Madeline in London'' 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 ...

. It features popular children's character

Madeline ''Madeline'' is a media franchise that originated as a series of children's books written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans, an Austrian-American author. The books have been adapted into numerous formats, spawning telefilms, television series ...

. It was published in the August 1961 issue of '' Holiday Magazine'', complete with Bemelmans's drawings.Bemelmans, Ludwig, Holiday Magazine, August 1961, at 50-55. It was first published in book form 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 acquir ...

in 1961.

Plot

Madeline and her class, accompanied by Miss Clavel, journey to London to visit their friend Pepito, the son of the Spanish Ambassador. Pepito used to be the neighbor of Madeline and the other students but had to move to London and is sad. The visit by his friends is a special surprise.

, Publisher: Viking Juvenile Edition: Hardcover; 1961-10-06

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20110604122600/http://isbndb.com/d/book/madeline_in_london_a02.html ;Notes 1961 children's books American picture books Children's fiction books London in fiction Children's books set in London {{child-picture-book-stub