'In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived twelve
little girls in two straight lines...' Something is not right with
little Madeline. Her friends are sad when she goes to hospital
to have her appendix removed. But they cheer up when see her impressive
scar!

The small but feisty heroine, Madeline, and her charming Parisian
world have been loved by children and adults alike for seventy years.