It's Monday, Picture Books Past. Ludwig Bemelmans created the beloved character, Madeline, who lives in his colorful and energetic paintings set in Paris. The first book, Madeline, was recognized as a Caldecott Honor book in 1940. He won the Caldecott medal for Madeline's Rescue in 1954. Who was he? There's a bio on the "official" Madeline site here. Another version of his life story is here on Wikipedia. On the Barnes and Noble site, here, there's a readable first chapter from a biography of Bemelmans, written by his grandson (who has continued the Madeline books.) This interesting excerpt describes the turmoil of his childhood in Europe and life in America as a young man. Check out how the B&N site lets one browse the chapter--click on the "see inside" icon.
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