Il y longtemps, à Paris, dans une vieille maison aux murs recouverts de vigne vivaient douze petites filles. La plus petite s'appelait Madeleine.
Born in Austria in 1962, Ludwig Bemelmans was an author and illustrator of children's books. He is well known for his series of Madeleine books, which his grandson, John Bemelmans-Marciano, continues to write to this day.