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Madeline's Winter Vacation/Madeline in London

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"In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines." In 1939, Ludwig Bemelmans began writing stories about a group of girls in a school in Paris, foremost among whom was the irrepressible Madeline. In the 1990s these wonderful stories were animated (and narrated by Christopher Plummer), producing a series of cartoons that are certain to be considered classics for many years to come.

This DVD contains two 25-minute features. In Madeline's Winter Vacation, the girls set out for a visit to Miss Clavel's aunt, who lives in the Alps. Pepito fills the girls heads with stories of the Abominable Snowman, which really begin to bear fruit when a sudden snowstorm snows the girls in. In Madeline in London, the girls are saddened when Pepito's father (the Spanish Ambassador) is reassigned to London. But, ever resourceful, Madeline organizes a trip to visit Pepito...and then she remembers that it is Pepito's birthday!

My family and I love this DVD; the stories are wonderful, and funny. We consider this a great purchase. If I have one complaint against this DVD, it is that it has no "extras"; there are the two episodes and a short commercial for the other DVDs, and that is all. However, as this DVD is so reasonably priced, I would not let that stand in your way. This is a great DVD to share with the children in your life; buy it!

I loved these movies for several reasons. First of all, these movies have the same quality as all the Madeline cartoons, and secondly, I loved the lessons that they taught. This is an excellent DVD.

I love how the Madeline DVDs are told just like it's being read out of the book - with rhyme and everything! The songs are cute too, esp the catchy little Madeline theme song. The animation is of good quality. My only reservation is that in "Winter Vacation", there is an abominable snowman that could be scary for young children. We picked this up in a 2-DVD pack at our local grocery store of all places - for a baragain price! I'll sure be looking for more next time I go!

The movie is really cute, except there is an abdomindable snowman that my two-year old daughter is afraid of. She covers her eyes when she sees him. Otherwise she loves the show.