Madeline's Winter Vacation/Madeline in London

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Summary: A great DVD to share with the children in your life!
Review: "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.

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Summary: Madeline's Winter Vacation
Review: 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.