Ludwig Bemelmans (1898-1962) (www.madeline.com), a painter, illustrator, and writer for both children and adults, originally published Madeline in 1939. It lives on today, along with Caldecott Medal winner Madeline s Rescue, as a seminal picture book in children s literature. Ludwig Bemelmans grandson, John Bemelmans Marciano, carries on his grandfather s legacy and has written and illustrated four books about Madeline of his own, including Madeline and the Old House in Paris and Madeline at the White House