The beloved Madeline Charecter was created by Ludwig  Bemelmans' in 1939 but not with much notiriety. Bemelmans presented his Madeline to publishers in 1939, and editors at several publishing houses felt the book was too sophisticated for children, but it was finally published by Simon and Schuster on September 5, 1939. All five subsequent Madeline books were published by Viking, which remained his principal publisher for adult and children's books. After the success of Madeline's Rescue, for which Bemelmans received the Caldecott Award in 1954, he continued to write about the adventures of the Parisian schoolgirl in Madeline and the Bad Hat (1957), Madeline and the Gypsies (1959), and Madeline in London (1961). Viking published Madeline's Christmas, which appeared originally in McCall's magazine, in 1985.

Little girls, and thier mother's have been playing with the Madeline doll and all her friends for quite some time. The Original manufacture of Madeline Dolls and Accessories was EDEN, they then sold the rights to Learning Curve.  Around 2003 Learning Curve felt Madeline needed an update and changed the look of the Classic Madeline we love in the Bemelmans' books and gave the doll a more "MODERN" look.  This did not go over very well with long time fans, sales dropped and production stopped. Thus all Madeline Dolls, Clothes, Furniture, Animals such as Genevieve, Clarabell, the cute Accessories, Games, etc. have all been discontinued by the current manufacture in 2004.

But don't dispair, I took my love for the adorable Classic Madeline Charecter and created my EBAY STORE, A BABIES SMILE . There you will find Everything and Anything MADELINE!  I have every outfit ever made, all the accessories, furniture and even the darling Madeline French Doll House,  with all her friends including Pepito, Nona, Chloe, Danielle, Nicole, & Miss Clavel.  Supplies are limited and once they are gone they can't be replaced.

Thanks for taking the time to learn a little about Madeline and Enjoy your shopping experience at A BABIES SMILE.